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SCORE mentors are experienced business professionals who volunteer their time to help others start and grow their own businesses. SCORE East Texas offers free, confidential small business mentoring for startup and existing businesses.
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.
5 Simple Steps to SCORE Mentoring:
Identify your small business needs and desired support.
Request a SCORE Mentor as your advisor to small business success.
Schedule a mentoring session with your assigned SCORE mentor
Set goals for your small business with guidance from your SCORE mentor.
Work with your SCORE mentor through the life of your business.
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.
Kelly’s advice to budding entrepreneurs includes seeking help from SCORE: “You must find mentors! You can’t do this alone and you don’t have to. It’s so easy to make mistakes but SCORE mentors can help you avoid them.”
Colton Knittig grew up watching his dad enjoy cooking for and entertaining large groups of people, which is where his passion for grilling began. “It was always fun,” Colton explains. “Those days inspired me to grill, too.” About eight years ago, Colton was grilling on a friend’s porch without an overhead light, so he held his phone under his chin to ensure the meat was cooking properly. That’s when the idea for Grillight, Inc. was born.A little more than a month later, Colton and his co-founder, a product designer with lighting expertise, developed the prototype for the Grillight spatula. “It
Multi-talented Michelle Anderson always dreamed of owning her own business. As a piano teacher, online English professor and business minded-individual, she noticed, “People were always asking me to help with resume writing (because of my English degrees) and I loved helping match people with their best career.” A natural listener and people person with an intuitive knowledge of human character, she explains: “I can easily tell if a person will fit well with a job.” With that, a business was born: EazyBreezy HR Solutions, a human resources management service. During the height of the pandemic
