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SCORE can help you start, grow or successfully exit a business. Small business owners who receive three or more hours of mentoring report higher revenues and increased growth. Enter your ZIP code to find a free SCORE business mentor today.
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VOLTA ion
“SCORE played a pivotal role in VOLTA ion's journey. My SCORE mentor, Mark, guided me through rewriting our business plan during COVID, liaising with banks to secure our first loan, and providing invaluable advice through their extensive network of experts.” - Chris Rourk, VOLTA Ion
Disaster Recovery and Preparation Resources
Navigating Business Challenges with SCORE
At SCORE, we understand the severe challenges that disasters, economic downturns and catastrophic events can impose on your business.
SCORE offers comprehensive checklists to prepare you for various weather-related events, including tornadoes, hurricanes, winter weather and earthquakes.
Additionally, you can connect with SCORE mentors who can assist you in creating a robust emergency or recovery plan, ensuring your business is well-prepared for any future challenges.
The Startup Roadmap: Your Guide to Successfully Starting a Business
SCORE offers free online learning: Our self-paced learning provides an opportunity for you to learn valuable business skills.
Getting Started with
E-commerce
The Getting Started with Small Business eCommerce learning course guides your journey from brick and mortar to click and order.
Simple Steps for Starting Your Business: Startup Basics
If you’re thinking about starting your own business, this module will teach you the basics. You will learn whether business ownership is right for you.
Online Marketing for Small Business Owners
How to brand your business, top tips for choosing the right domain name, best practices for building your website and ways to leverage social media for growth.
Simple Steps for Starting Your Business: Marketing Plan
In this module, you’ll learn how to market your business by doing a competitive analysis, identifying target markets, outlining a marketing message and more.
Simple Steps for Starting Your Business: Financial Projections
In this online module, you'll learn the importance of financial planning, how to build your financial model, how to understand financial statements and more.
The Startup Roadmap: Marketing Your Business
Learn about how SCORE's Startup Roadmap details how to market your business, find your first customers, and how serves a need they have.
The Startup Roadmap: Accounting, Insurance, and Legal Considerations
In this module of the SCORE Startup Roadmap, you’ll establish your administrative and operational structure and processes to helps ensure that your startup runs effectively and efficiently.
Leverage these free templates and resources to propel your business toward success, while complementing your journey with the guidance of a SCORE Mentor, ensuring a well-rounded strategy for achieving your business goals. With the right tools and expert guidance, your business can thrive and reach new heights.
SCORE for All is the bridge that makes the journey to success more direct and sure-footed for entrepreneurs who need more support.
The Startup Roadmap outlines each step in starting a business with detailed information and resources. And with SCORE, you don’t have to do it alone.
Download our easy-to-use business planning, finance, sales, marketing, and management templates to help you plan for a new business or grow your existing business.
Hispanic entrepreneurs are at the forefront of transformative change in their communities, addressing unique challenges and harnessing opportunities with resilience and determination. These visionary leaders drive economic growth, create essential jobs, and develop innovative solutions tailored to the needs of their communities. With a strong connection to their cultural heritage and a deep commitment to their local environments, Hispanic-owned businesses are building dynamic, sustainable economies that highlight their exceptional capacity for creativity, adaptability, and long-term impact.
Have a quick business question and need it right away? You can use our online chat to connect 1:1 with a mentor. Simply click on the chat bubble that appears on the bottom of every page. Chat mentors are available:
Mondays - Thursdays, 9 am - 5 pm ET.
Cheri Bales is an accomplished marketing and communications professional with over 25 years of experience, helping businesses grow through strategic, results-driven approaches. As a SCORE Livechat Mentor, she brings her expertise in digital marketing, content creation, and branding to support entrepreneurs in achieving their goals. With a passion for empowering business owners and a dedication to clear, effective communication, Cheri provides personalized mentorship to guide entrepreneurs through their challenges and opportunities. Whether you're launching a startup or growing an established business, Cheri offers valuable insights to help you succeed in today’s competitive marketplace.
SCORE’s 60th Anniversary Pitch Competitions promise to be an electrifying celebration of innovation and entrepreneurship. These competitions are designed for small business owners who want to improve their presentation and selling skills.
Participants will gain valuable insights and guidance from SCORE mentors and industry experts, ensuring they are well-prepared to deliver a compelling pitch for this event and for prospective customers and investors. This event promises inspiration, networking opportunities, and a chance to witness groundbreaking ideas take flight.
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