Local Mentors

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Get Free Expert Help from SCORE El Paso to Start & Grow Your Small Business.

A Partnership Focused on Making You More Successful

Our mentors are ready to assist no matter where you are on your entrepreneurial journey. SCORE El Paso mentors are highly successful and seasoned business professionals and entrepreneurs with the experience and knowledge to help you achieve your small business goals.

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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.

5 Simple Steps to SCORE Mentoring:

Step 1 - Identify your business question

Identify your small business needs and desired support.

Step 2 - Search for a mentor, or let your local chapter pair you with a mentor

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

Step 3 - Step 3 - Submit a mentoring request to share your business question with an expert.

Schedule a mentoring session with your assigned SCORE mentor

Step 4 - Start working on your business goals with help from your mentor.

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

Step 5 - Continue working with your mentor throughout the life of your business.

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

Our Mentors

Chester H Frame

I can help you improve your business performance in Operations, Supply Chain, Accounting, Not for...

Nan Napier

Whether a startup or an existing business, I can help you. As a CPA first, then a highly successful...

Kenny Granville II

As a business owner, I understand the importance of having a passion and communicating it...

Albert Lanza

I can help you with manufacturing, sales, international trade, and conflict resolution. Im bi...

John Romero

Tax Preparer- Began in 1978, Prepare tax returns for Individuals, Businesses and Corporations...

Miguel Marquez

As a certified FocalPoint business and executive coach, I help business leaders maximize their...

Sandra Gutierrez Lasprilla

I can help with my expertise in Customer Experience and Digital Transformation. I have over 12 years...

Willie Sosa

I can help improve business performance in operations and overall productivity. I have 28 years...

Frequently Asked Questions About SCORE Mentoring

What exactly is SCORE mentoring?

SCORE mentoring is a free service offered to any citizen or permanent resident that owns or wants to start a business. Partnering with you one-on-one, SCORE mentors support your success through offering experienced advice, consulting on best practices, and educating on small business topics.

How can a SCORE mentor help me?

SCORE mentors bring years of business experience, many of them successful small business owners themselves. Mentors volunteer through SCORE to help other entrepreneurs like you, by sharing their real-world experience and bona fide knowledge in running successful small businesses. SCORE mentors also provide practical tools and resources to make some owner tasks easier.

What can a SCORE mentor not do?

SCORE mentors will not make decisions for you or complete important ownership tasks on your behalf. They also cannot provide tax or legal advice. However, SCORE mentors can provide clear guidance on what your options are so you can confidently make decisions and take positive action toward your own success.

What should I expect in a SCORE mentoring session?

SCORE mentoring sessions are collaborative meetings between the small business owner and the SCORE mentor. During these sessions, you can share your business goals, progress, challenges and questions. SCORE mentors will offer advice, resources, and insights so you gain clarity on your next best steps.

What is a typicaly mentoring session like?

SCORE mentoring sessions are typically scheduled for an hour and held virtually, through online meetings, phone calls, and even through email exchanges. While mentoring sessions have goals and objectives, the partnership is informal and informational with your assigned mentor.

How long will a SCORE mentoring relationship last?

A SCORE mentoring relationship lasts as long as you need it. That can mean it is a few meaningful sessions to achieve a specific goal or overcome a particular challenge. Or, it can be a SCORE mentoring relationship lasts for years, when you always have a trusted advisor for the life of your small 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.

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SCORE Success Story: Front Porch Baking

Discover how SCORE empowered Kristen Richards to turn her passion for baking into a thriving local business, Front Porch Baking Co., in Millersville, PA. Learn how mentorship and determination led to her sweet success story.

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