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Get Free Expert Help from SCORE Columbus OH to Start & Grow Your Small Business.
A Partnership Focused on Making You More Successful

No matter where you are on your entrepreneurial journey, our SCORE mentors are ready to assist. SCORE Columbus OH mentors are highly successful and seasoned business professionals with the experience and knowledge to help you achieve your small business dreams.

Five Simple Steps to SCORE Mentoring:

Identify


Identify your small business needs and desired support.

Request


Request a SCORE Mentor as your advisor to small business success.

Schedule


Schedule a mentoring session with your assigned SCORE mentor

Set Goals


Set goals for your small business with guidance from your SCORE mentor.

Advance


Work with your SCORE mentor through the life of your business.

If you are ready to request a free business mentor who has successfully navigated the world of business, there are two options available.

  1. If proximity for in-person meetings is most important, you can enter your zip code and use the Mentor Request Form to be assigned a mentor.
  2. If your Central Ohio mentor can be based in any of the counties listed below and you’d like to filter based on criteria such as preferred communication method, expertise, industry and language, you can Browse Mentor Profiles and then request a specific mentor. If the mentor you request cannot be assigned additional clients at this time, SCORE Columbus will help identify an available mentor.
Let us do the matching for you.

Enter your zip code below and fill out the mentoring request form. We will pair you with a mentor and assist you in setting up a free mentoring appointment.

Browse Mentor Profiles

Our Mentors

In my role as an IT Business Relationship Manager, I excelled in securing buy-in for critical IT...

"I can help new and growing businesses gain traction through marketing and optimizing their...

I can help SCORE Clients by aiding in the development of business plans, five-year financial plans...

As a SCORE mentor, I have over 20 years of industry experience and offer several ways to help get...

I am a seasoned business owner, team coach, and human development specialist with expertise in...

Strategic leader and CEO of a profitable and growing manufacturing business in the mining and...

I have over 30 years of accounting experience in a manufacturing environment. For most of my career...

I specialize in improving business performance through expertise in budgeting, cost negotiations...

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As an experienced technology and business strategist, I bring two decades of expertise in driving...

I have a long history of entrepreneurship, business ownership, business management, and life...

Provide direction to various resources related to business plan formation, marketing, and accounting...

I can help you develop communication, marketing, media, and public relations research, plans...

Healthcare Management and Operations; Population Health Analytics; Accountable Care Organization...

Specialties:
I specialize in marketing strategy, branding, digital marketing, social media, content...

For 32 years, Jim was a Buyer/ Merchandiser for a large retailer for many categories including beer...

Specialties include growth strategies, process improvement, marketing, fundraising, and nonprofit...

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As a retired bank loan officer, I am familiar with local banks, bankers and banking rules...

I have started four companies and transitioned out of three. I also own three patents and am very...

My background is in consumer packaged goods and food manufacturing, working within Supply Chain...

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I have worked with small businesses all my life. At a Fortune 500 company where I have helped them...

I can help improve your business performance in the areas of business planning, product development...

I have 25+ years of experience in Information Technology. 10+ years of experience is in leadership...

I bring 40 years of experience in the healthcare and software industries to help businesses excel in...

Michael Loffa

I have a 30-year diversified career in financial and general management in financial services...

Degree in Mechanical Engineering. Started in work force 1964 as draftsman and engineer. Founded own...

I have extensive experience in sales, marketing and training. My background also includes years of...

I can help improve business performance through expertise in strategic planning, finance and...

I can help you with expertise in Project Management, Budgeting, Profit and Loss Management, Quality...

I am passionate about supporting small businesses through mentoring. My goal is to contribute to the...

Business start-up activities including Business Formation, developing business and marketing plans...

The same year that I became a CPA I detoured from an accounting career and co-founded a start-up in...

Entrepreneurs Succeed with SCORE Mentors

What is better than one very passionate, forward-thinking entrepreneur working to make a business highly successful? How about two very passionate, forward-thinking entrepreneurs working on your business ownership goals? That is what SCORE offers to all small business owners: mentors who work alongside entrepreneurs to realize their small business ownership dreams.

See how SCORE mentors have made a difference for other small business owners like you.

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