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SCORE Fairfield County offers FREE business mentoring and workshops from experienced advisors, entrepreneurs, and corporate executives with diverse industry experience and specialties to help small business owners start, develop and grow their business.
Are you an entrepreneur looking to launch your business or a small business owner seeking to grow and thrive? SCORE Fairfield County is here to support you every step of the way.
Our Mission: To foster vibrant small businesses by providing education and mentorship.
What We Offer:
Whether you're a startup or an established business, SCORE Fairfield County is committed to empowering you to succeed.
SCORE Fairfield County is honored to be named the SCORE Northeast Region District Award Winner in Connecticut for outstanding performance in 2024. The award recognizes the SCORE Fairfield County Chapter for the exceptional growth in the services provided to local entrepreneurs the success of its public outreach, and excellent client satisfaction.
SCORE Fairfield County now ranks among the Top 5 of all 230 SCORE chapters nationwide after a successful 2024 fiscal year, according to Fairfield County chapter co-chair Ashwini “Ash” Bhaskar.
Comprised of 112 volunteer professionals spanning a diverse scope of business experiences and industries, the Fairfield County chapter answered nearly 1,000 mentoring requests free-of-charge during the fiscal year which ended Sept. 30.
Starting and growing a successful business is an ongoing journey—full of setbacks, triumphs, and hard-earned wisdom. Dive into these 10 lessons gleaned from 15 years of hands-on experience, and discover practical insights you can apply to your own venture. Whether you’re just getting started or looking to expand, these tips will help you navigate the road to long-term success.
Elevate your business with SCORE’s Amazon Seller Success Series 2025, sponsored by Amazon. This series reveals proven strategies to optimize product listings, marketing tactics and operations—empowering you to scale fast. Gain actionable insights from industry experts and connect with like-minded entrepreneurs for lasting success.
SCORE proudly celebrates 60 years of helping America’s small businesses launch, grow and thrive. Since 1964, more than 17 million entrepreneurs have received support from SCORE, a resource partner of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA).
Today, SCORE has a nationwide network of more than 10,000 volunteers serving all 50 U.S. states and territories, guiding entrepreneurs on their path to success.
Our mentors work with business owners and people working on starting a business. We embrace a diverse business community and welcome all to utilize our services. SCORE's services are always free, no matter how much assistance you need.
Since 1964, SCORE has educated and mentored more than 11 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.
Get to know our mentors. They represent a broad range of business experience, knowledge, and skills. They're ready to help you on your business journey.
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Many small business owners in their first few years in business focus on selling their products or services via tactics involving digital or social media. What is lacking is a marketing plan or strategy that could enable them to be strategic and targeted.
Discover the perfect start up for your lifestyle and talents.
• Do you want to own a business but have no idea what that should look like?
• Do you want to work for yourself and make money using your talents?
Does your computer desktop look like a junk drawer? Do you worry about losing important documents to the inexplicable "cloud," or waste time searching for files – if you can even find them at all? You’re not alone.
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Funded, in part, through a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration. All opinions, and/or recommendations expressed herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the SBA.
