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Meet the husband-and-wife team behind Kept House, an estate sales company formed in 2021. Greg and Jamie Pipkins are joined by their SCORE Mentor Jerry Blais to share how they have overcome challenges and seized opportunities in their first five years in business. Kept House was a finalist for the 2025 SCORE Greater Cincinnati Client of the Year Award!
She loves creating things from scratch! Dora Cheng had a family recipe and passion for high-quality wontons. With hard work and support from SCORE Mentors, she has launched Yee Mama into wholesale and more recently, opened a storefront at Cincinnati's Findlay Market!
Megan Hils started Raise and Shine Parent Coaching and Consulting because she wanted to get ahead of issues she encountered working as a school psychologist. Her SCORE Mentor Diane Powers joins her on this episode of My Cincy Small Business Story to talk about applying her expertise to community need to develop a successful small business. In fact, Raise and Shine was a finalist for the SCORE Client of the Year award!
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January is National Mentoring Month
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Find Your Mentor
As the new year begins, with fresh business goals in mind, it's the perfect time to kickstart an entrepreneurial journey by working with a SCORE mentor. Entrepreneurs who work with a mentor are five times more likely to start a business and three times more likely to stay in business.
Find your expert mentor
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Become a Mentor
Are you interested in becoming a SCORE mentor? Statistics show that aspiring or established entrepreneurs that work with SCORE mentors start businesses, create jobs and increase revenue. As we celebrate our amazing mentors this month, it is also an ideal time to think about how you can give back.
Learn More About MentoringFor over 50 years, SCORE has served as America’s premier source of free, confidential business education and mentoring.
Most of our mentors are experienced business owners and managers. They understand your challenges because they’ve faced them too.
Your SCORE mentor can be both your coach and cheerleader to help you start or grow your business.
Since 1964, SCORE has educated and mentored more than 17 million small business owners and entrepreneurs. We're looking for people with diverse backgrounds and experiences to serve in a variety of roles — from knowledgeable business mentors to local community advocates.
SCORE empowers all entrepreneurs to succeed.
We believe that anyone can start a small business with the right support. We also know that the path to success may vary based on where you are in your business journey.
SCORE is here to help with curated resources for all entrepreneurs.
