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Union Miles Development Corporation & Cleveland SCORE Form Partnership to Support Small Businesses

Published April 10, 2023

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CLEVELAND, Ohio, April 10, 2023 –Union Miles Development Corporation and SCORE Cleveland have signed a Memorandum of Understanding whereby SCORE will assist with free mentoring, workshops and educational services designed to help small businesses and entrepreneurs in the Union-Miles and Mt. Pleasant neighborhoods, located in Southeast Cleveland.

 

The partnership’s goal is to foster local neighborhood business development and equitable economic growth by providing experienced mentoring and educational services that local businesses can avail themselves of free of charge.

 

“We are extremely excited with this new partnership with SCORE,’’ said Roshawn Sample, Executive Director of the Union Miles Development Corporation (UMDC). ‘’Partnering with SCORE will assist UMDC in the growth and development of businesses on the Southeast side, an area that has been neglected for many years. Businesses will get the support they need and an opportunity to scale,’’ she added.

 

 

SCORE will provide free certified mentoring services, free business education webinars and workshops as needed for the small businesses located in the Union-Miles and Mt. Pleasant neighborhoods. They will also have access to a wealth of additional resources and information available on SCORE’s website at Score.org. Users may be aspiring entrepreneurs, startups or existing small businesses.

“One of our chapter’s major strategic initiatives is to foster small business development and growth programs, neighborhood by neighborhood, building capability and capacity in our local communities and empowering local businesses and entrepreneurs to be successful,” said Bob Cohen, Co-Chairman of the Cleveland SCORE chapter. “

 

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UNION MILES DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION:

UMDC’s mission is to improve the quality of life in the Union-Miles service area though community engagement, housing, and economic development. In 1981, the Union Miles Development Corporation organized as a full-service community development corporation through a coalition of concerned citizens committed to improving the quality of life across their neighborhood. Today, UMDC has a rejuvenated staff, refined mission and is implementing a series of cohesive plans designed to evoke both civic engagement and pride within the Union-Miles and Mt. Pleasant neighborhoods.

 

SCORE:

 

SCORE Cleveland is the Northeastern Ohio chapter of SCORE, a nationwide organization comprised of over 10,000 volunteers providing free mentoring, workshops and educational services to 1500 plus communities across the country. Since, 1964, SCORE has helped 11 million entrepreneurs to start or grow a business and most recently, creating over 25,000 new businesses and almost 72,000 new non-owner jobs in 2021. More for information, please visit https://www.score.org/cleveland. Follow @SCOREMentors on Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn.

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