Our Sponsors
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SCORE "Counselors to America’s Small Business" is proud to form alliances with leading companies and organizations to expand small business outreach, services and resources to communities nationwide. Learn how this could impact you. |
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| NATIONAL CORPORATE PATRONS |
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| American Express OPEN |
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 This year, American Express OPEN and SCORE have partnered to develop innovative, speed mentoring events that will be launched in five cities. Up to 200 small business owners can test drive SCORE’s nationally recognized mentoring program, test drive OPEN’s tools & resources, and test drive their own business ideas during a one-to-one coaching session. OPEN will also serve as the lead sponsor of the SCORE Small Business Web site through June 2009 and provide SCORE with additional content to help entrepreneurs grow their businesses. |
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| Avaya |
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 Avaya - Avaya enables businesses to achieve superior results by designing, building, and managing their communications networks. Focused on enterprises small to large, Avaya helps customers leverage existing and new networks to create value and enhance business performance. Avaya is working with SCORE to provide educational resources to assist small businesses in understanding the opportunities and challenges of telecommunications in their new or growing business. |
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| The Company Corporation |
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The Company Corporation brings entrepreneurs two, free how-to workbooks, How To Really Structure Your Business and How to Really Start Your Own Business. TCC is a long-time sponsor. |
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| Concentric |
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Concentric provides secure, reliable and affordable website and email hosting for thousands of small to medium sized businesses. They also offer website design, maintenance and marketing packages to help manage all aspects of a company's online sales efforts. |
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| Constant Contact |
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Constant Contact®, Inc. is a leading provider of on-demand email marketing and interactive communications services for small businesses, associations and nonprofits. Through customizable, easy-to-use tools, including email marketing and online surveys, Constant Contact helps all types of small organizations build stronger customer relationships, drive sales and achieve success. |
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| HP |
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HP & Microsoft are a leading technology solutions provider for small businesses globally. HP & Microsoft offer workshops, online courses, tools and resources to help you get the most out of your technology, for the good of your business. HP is committed to small business and are proud to be the lead sponsor of the Business Matchmaking program since it’s inception, along with Microsoft, SCORE and the SBA. |
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| PartnerUp |
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PartnerUp, a Deluxe Corporation Company, is the first and largest online community geared solely toward small business owners and entrepreneurs. They are the leading provider of enterprise solutions software for companies looking to target the small business market. PartnerUp was founded in February 2005 and acquired by Deluxe Corporation in July 2008. PartnerUp is headquartered in Minneapolis. |
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| The SCORE Foundation |
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 The SCORE Foundation is a nonprofit charity dedicated to supporting the SCORE Association.
The foundation raises contributions and makes donations to support SCORE counseling and training. In FY06, the foundation provided more than $361,000 in support to SCORE. |
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| Sony |
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Sony is proud to be associated with SCORE and to sponsor the Small Business Basics Workbook, an invaluable guide that will enable you to make your entrepreneurial dreams come true. Sony shares your relentless commitment to innovation and passion to succeed. The Sony difference provides business owners with a diverse line of total business solutions that fully leverage our breadth of expertise and resources. You get our best, so you can do your best.
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| U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) |
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The U.S. Small Business Administration established in 1953, provides financial, technical and management assistance to help Americans start, run, and grow their businesses. SCORE is a resource partner with the SBA. The SBA administers a Congressional grant, which provides SCORE with funding. SCORE volunteers work with the SBA to provide small business counseling and training to entrepreneurs through SBA offices. |
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| The UPS Store |
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 Mail Boxes Etc., Inc. (MBE), a UPS company, is the world’s largest franchisor of retail shipping, postal and business service centers. Its franchise brands, The UPS Store® and Mail Boxes Etc.®, together comprise more than 5,900 independently owned locations around the world, providing convenient and value-added business services to the small-office/home-office (SOHO) market, corporate "road warriors," and consumers. The UPS Store is underwriting an educational workbook for SCORE. You can find out more at http://www.theupsstore.com/ and download UPS 10 Steps for Delivering the Goods here.
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| NATIONAL CORPORATE SPONSORS |
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| AARP Financial |
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AARP Financial strives to set the standard for financial products designed to meet the needs of Americans over the age of 50. We believe that our active involvement in the marketplace serves as a catalyst to produce better products for AARP members across the nation. AARP Financial has been a loyal SCORE alliance partner and SCORE conference sponsor. |
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| Bank of America |
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Bank of America serves individuals, small and middle market businesses and large corporations with a range of banking, investing, asset management and other financial and risk-management products and services. Bank of America is the No. 1 overall Small Business Administration (SBA) lender in the United States and the No. 1 SBA lender to minority-owned small businesses. A strategic SCORE alliance partner. |
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| FranNet |
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FranNet assists individuals with the entire franchise process – from franchising an existing business to purchasing or selling a franchise. FranNet, with more than 55 offices in five countries, is committed to providing continuous marketing, business and operational support so that they may be looked upon as the most knowledgeable, professional and successful franchise consultants in the industry. www.frannet.com. |
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| Office Depot |
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 Office Depot, Inc. Founded in 1986, is one of the world's largest sellers of office products and an industry leader in every distribution channel, including stores, direct mail, contract delivery, the Internet and business-to-business electronic commerce. Office Depot formed the Office Depot Foundation in 1994, which supports non-profit organizations around the world, focused on improving the lives of children, building communities and disaster relief. |
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| Visa USA |
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SCORE and Visa USA joined forces to produce educational guides and resources for entrepreneurs. Visa USA is also a SCORE leadership conference and survey sponsor.
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| SPONSORS |
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| AmerAssist Turnaround Management Corporation |
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AmerAssist Turnaround Management Corporation helps businesses facing cash flow challenges by providing proven solutions for excessive accounts payable and aging accounts receivable. They have helped small business owners across the U.S. settle or restructure their past-due debts, resolve tax issues, find financing, collect delinquent accounts and avoid bankruptcy. |
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| AT&T |
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 AT&T is recognized as the leading worldwide provider of IP-based communications services to businesses and the leading U.S. provider of wireless, high speed Internet access, local and long distance voice, and directory publishing and advertising services. Continuing its dedication to serving small business customers, AT&T Inc. developed a small business resource site, www.att.com/OnwardSmallBiz, which features tips, tools, events and advice. AT&T is a strategic SCORE alliance partner. |
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| Corporate Turnaround |
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 Corporate Turnaround has helped thousands of smaller companies find financing, settle past-due debts, resolve tax problems and avoid bankruptcy. They have also published a guide on How to Pay Business Debts You Can't Afford. (Can't download? Get updated Adobe Reader.) This SCORE alliance partner helps small businesses nationwide access SCORE counseling and training. |
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| Dolans.com |
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 Ken and Daria Dolan have been the trusted source for real money solutions for more than 20 years. Ken and Daria give you the Straight Talk when it comes to providing advice on debt management, retirement planning, and personal finance. Now, you can have unprecedented access to this wisdom and the Dolans through their new Web site, Dolans.com. |
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| MyBizHomepage |
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MyBizHomepage is a free, Web-based service that provides easy-to-use financial analytics and other information to help small and emerging businesses run more smoothly and profitably. MyBizHomepage offers SCORE to its national community of entrepreneurs and small business owners. |
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| National Business Association (NBA) |
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 The National Business Association (NBA) is a not-for-profit association with more than 40,000 members. The NBA has supported SCORE for more than 10 years. NBA supports SCORE in its media relations efforts. |
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| NetBooks |
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NetBooks is on a mission is to revolutionize the way small businesses are managed by uniting technology, people, and partners into solutions that are as simple as possible, and as powerful as necessary, to run the whole business. Using a Software as a Service (SaaS) delivery model, NetBooks addresses the long-standing need for a comprehensive, easy-to-use business management system for America's small businesses. |
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| Palo Alto Software |
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Palo Alto Software develops, publishes and markets software products for use with personal computers. Its #1 selling products, Business Plan Pro and Marketing Plan Pro, offer task-oriented, "know how" solutions for small-business and home-office entrepreneurs, professionals, and middle managers. Its award-winning site, www.bplans.com, offers exceptional business planning resources. Palo Alto Software is donating Business Plan Pro and Marketing Plan Pro software to SCORE chapter offices.
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| Sage Software |
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 Sage Software is a world-leading supplier of accounting and business management software to small and medium sized businesses. Sage is donating ACT! and Peachtree software to SCORE chapter offices.
ACT! by Sage is the #1 selling contact and customer manager with more than 2.5 million users and 32,000 corporate customers. |
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| Sam's Club |
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Sam’s Club, the nation's largest members-only warehouse retailer, assists SCORE with marketing its services and programs through inclusion in its national tradeshow tour. Sam's is an alliance partner.
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| Thomas Nelson Publishers |
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 Thomas Nelson Publishers, in cooperation with SUCCESS Magazine & SCORE, are sponsors of the Dream Test Competition. |
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| VendorSeek.com |
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VendorSeek.com connects business consumers with pre-qualified vendors based upon the dynamics of the purchaser’s needs and the specific nature of the services that the seller provides. This process enables business consumers to locate the right vendor to fill their needs and allows vendors to identify customers who are seeking the very services they provide.
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| MEDIA SPONSORS & SUPPORTERS |
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| AllBusiness |
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AllBusiness.com is an online media and e-commerce company that provides SCORE with valuable articles and resources. AllBusiness.com helps entrepreneurs, small and growing businesses provides how to info online. |
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| AOL/Small Business |
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AOL/Small Business features prominent links to the SCORE Web site. In addition, SCORE is a featured content provider with numerous articles and 60-second small business guides on the AOL/Small Business site. AOL/Small Business offers information, resources and links on starting and running a small business. |
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| Assets for Independence |
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The Assets for Independence Program, a Federal grant program administered by the Office of Community Services in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, helps low-income families by enabling them to use a special savings account (Individual Development Account) to save and receive matching funds for purchasing a first home, capitalizing a small business or for post-secondary education. SCORE is working with the AFI Program to provide counseling and training to AFI participants and grantees. |
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| Count Me In/Make Mine a Million |
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Count Me In promotes economic independence and the growth of women owned businesses. Their Make Mine a Million program provides support for women entrepreneurs seeking to grow micro businesses to million dollar enterprises. Count Me In is a SCORE sponsor.
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| Easi Media |
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 Easi Media develops learning products for small businesses. Together, SCORE and Easi Media distribute learning resources to entrepreneurs nationwide. SCORE chapters distribute the joint SCORE/Easi Media iEdition, free software to small businesses. |
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| E-Myth Worldwide |
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.jpg) For more than 30 years, E-Myth Worldwide, Inc. has provided business coaching and training programs for businesses all over the world. Founded by author Michael Gerber, E-Myth helps business owners become successful with proven system strategies. SCORE and E-Myth launched the |
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| eWomen Network |
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The eWomen Network is a resource for connecting and promoting women and their businesses on both a local and global scale. A leader of the GLOW project and GLOW movie, the eWomen Network is also SCORE sponsor.
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| Entrepreneur Magazine |
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 Entrepreneur magazine and Entrepreneur.com feature the latest developments in technology, money, management and marketing, highlighting products, services and strategies to help run better businesses. Entrepreneur is SCORE's magazine, media partner. |
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| Google |
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Google is the most frequently used search engine. Google has donated free Google AdWords to SCORE through a Beta grant. |
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| Hugh O'Brian Youth Leadership |
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HOBY is a youth leadership organization in the U.S., providing leadership development programs to more than 8,000 high school sophomores. HOBY is a nonprofit with 71 affiliate organizations. SCORE is partnering to provide business counseling and business speakers to HOBY. |
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| Image Direct |
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 Image Direct specializes in providing turn-key, multi-channel direct marketing solutions. Image Direct is a long-standing SCORE alliance partner. Image supports SCORE volunteer training conferences and a small business resource kit for new small businesses throughout the country. |
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| Inc. 500|5000 |
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SCORE thanks Inc.com for providing information & content for the SCORE site. The Inc. 500|5000 award is one of the most prestigious entrepreneurial awards in American business. It ranks the 5,000 fastest-growing companies based on revenue growth over a three-year period, from 2005 to 2008. SCORE clients have made it to the Inc. 500 list, including Metier Software. |
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| Intuit, Inc. |
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Intuit Inc. is a leading provider of business and financial management solutions for small and mid-sized businesses, consumers and accounting professionals. Its flagship products and services, including QuickBooks®, Quicken® and TurboTax® software, simplify small business management and payroll processing, personal finance, and tax preparation and filing. ProSeries® and Lacerte® are Intuit’s leading tax preparation software suites for professional accountants. |
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| My Own Business |
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My Own Business (MYOB) is a nonprofit organization committed to helping entrepreneurs prosper. MYOB offers free online courses and resources compiled by a team of business experts who have volunteered their experience to help others succeed. |
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| Peachtree by Sage |
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Peachtree by Sage has provided small business owners and their employees with the insight essential to making better business decisions for nearly 30 years. |
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| PR Newswire |
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 PR Newswire offers the most comprehensive news distribution services available as well as targeting, measurement, translation and broadcast services to help customers worldwide reach a variety of critical audiences. PR Newswire provides SCORE with a complimentary membership to PR Newswire and ProfNet, a service that gives reporters convenient access to expert sources. |
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| Reni Publishing |
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Reni Publishing supports SCORE as an alliance partner. Reni Publishing produces a news magazine and Web site for franchisees: Franchise Market Magazine and franmarket.com. SCORE and the International Franchise Association will have copies in their local offices. The magazine and Web site contain valuable information and resources for franchisees nationwide. |
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| SBTV |
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SBTV - Small Business Television Network is the first television network on the Web devoted 100 percent to the small business market--from business start-ups to established enterprises. SBTV is a SCORE supporter. |
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| Small Business School |
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Small Business School, founded by Bruce Camber and Hattie Bryant, is a weekly, half-hour television show that began in 1994 on PBS-member stations in the United States. In 1995 it also began airing on IBB Voice of America TV (VOA) around the world, then on cable stations worldwide. The website provides key ideas of every episode, including an executive summary, transcript, case study guide and streaming video. Entrepreneur and host Hattie Bryant's blog provides small business information and daily video tips. Small Business School is a content provider for the SCORE Web site. |
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| Soundview Executive Book Summaries |
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 SCORE's alliance with Soundview Executive Book Summaries brings SCORE counselors the latest small business practices, trends and research. Each year, Soundview chooses the 30 best business books of the year and summarizes key points into easy-to-read, eight-page summaries. |
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| Tammy Says |
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Tammy Says is a daily Internet and over-the-air radio show that addresses business issues that affect small business owners. SCORE leaders and small business clients are featured on Tammy Says Web casts and information programs. SCORE is also a featured content provider in the Tammy Says e-newsletter. |
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| Verizon |
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Verizon is working with SCORE to deliver workshops targeted at women and minority owned small businesses, along with an e-learning component to the workshops.
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| The Veterans Corporation |
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SCORE and The Veterans Corporation work together to provide resources and business counseling to Veteran business owners. The Veterans Corporation features Ask SCORE for business counseling on its Web site. |
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| The Wall Street Journal Online |
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The Wall Street Journal operates WSJ.com/SmallBusiness—an information and resource site for entrepreneurs and business owners. This section of the site provides business columns, how-to articles and links to SCORE counseling. In addition, it provides business plan tools, blogs and podcasts, a trademark search option, as well as information on business opportunities and franchises. SCORE and WSJ Small Business also share links and content. |
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| Welcome Business USA |
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 Welcome Business USA is a national, multi-channel effort to place information, tools and resources in the hands of newly licensed small businesses. Each month, nearly 170,000 success start-up kits are sent to new entrepreneurs. SCORE participates in the resource mailing with information about SCORE counseling and training. |
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