A recent study conducted by the U.S. Small Business Administration cites SCORE as a trusted, FREE small business resource and the organization’s reputation as the primary reason why today’s entrepreneurs seek counsel from its 13,000+ volunteer mentors every year.

The report also highlights the fact that businesses that avail themselves of counseling services early on have a greater success rate overall.

Etiquette is not always about which fork or glass to pick up at the table, said Diane Marcus, owner of Essential Business Etiquette.The Penfield woman offers etiquette seminars to businesses on variety of topics, such as social situations, introductions, international and health care settings, and more.

The good news is you’ve started your business. But how do you sustain that business and not become part of the more than 50 percent of small businesses the Small Business Administration says fail within the first five years? Austin Woman Magazine asked Celia Bell, a retired senior executive who volunteers as a SCORE mentor, for her tips on keeping a small business running.

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Denny Gross has had back injuries all his life.  He started sprint car racing in 1973 at the age of 22 and has kept up with the competition ever since.

"When you're an engineer and race for a lifetime, you come up with ideas to solve problems," Wickham said.

When Nathan P. Shultz, 37, was pursuing a degree in fine arts from Kutztown University in the late 1990s, he never dreamed that he would someday run his own business designing teeth.

In 2009, Shultz began working with the Reading Chapter of SCORE to begin the process of starting a business.

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