Our Sponsors

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.

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.  

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.

The Deluxe Corporation Foundation, SCORE and The SCORE Foundation will be working together to develop a new program, the DELUXE/SCORE Success Advantage business mentoring methodology. The Deluxe Corporation Foundation will underwrite funding for the creation and implementation of this initiative which will support SCORE’s new business model. The standard mentoring methodology can significantly increase business survival rates and help small businesses create new jobs. The program will provide specific training, templates and processes that SCORE mentors can use to help aspiring entrepreneurs start new businesses.

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.

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.

Administaff is a leading professional employer organization (PEO), serving as a full-service human resources department for small and medium-sized businesses throughout the United States. The mission of Administaff is to help the best small to medium-sized businesses succeed, making life better for clients, employees, their families and shareholders. SCORE and Administaff are partnering to bring a variety of  human resource tools and tips to entrepreneurs.

BeneTrends offers a comprehensive variety of business growth and wealth building strategies. Benetrends programs, plans and services are designed specifically to help minimize debt, enhance cash flow, stimulate business growth, build equity and take full advantage of tax benefits. www.benetrends.com

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.

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.

crowdSPRING is an online marketplace for graphic design. Entrepreneurs and small businesses who need things designed—everything from logos and stationery to web sites and brochures—simply post what they need and how much they want to pay. Once posted, 45,000 designers submit an average of over 100 actual designs from which to choose. crowdSPRING gives small businesses access to creative talent they never had before.

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.

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.

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.

Thomas Nelson Publishers, in cooperation with SUCCESS Magazine & SCORE, are sponsors of the Dream Test Competition.

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.

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 SCORE Business Skills Workshop, powered by E-Myth.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.