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SCORE, Grand Strand & Pee Dee Chapter, receives over 60 requests for mentoring every month. There are many great business ideas coming across our desks and computer screens every day. And we LOVE it!

Small business owners continue to face challenges surrounding inflation, hiring, supply chain disruptions and labor shortages according to recent SCORE data. In the wake of these obstacles, SCORE, mentors to America's small businesses and a resource partner of the U.S. Small Business Administration, offers support and guidance to navigate economic issues.

In 2021, SCORE Greater Cincinnati provided free business mentorship to more than 1,000 new clients and helped start 224 small businesses, leading to the creation of 504 new jobs. The organization is recruiting business professionals and retired business professionals to help grow the impact on Cincinnati’s small business community.

SCORE, mentors to America’s small businesses and a resource partner of the U.S. Small Business Administration has launched SCORE for Rural Entrepreneurs. This centralized hub provides rural small business owners with information, tools and personalized support to start and grow their business.

During Pride Month, SCORE, mentors to America's small businesses and a resource partner of the U.S. Small Business Administration, is honoring the 1.4 million LGBTQ+ entrepreneurs throughout the country.

Small businesses with less than 50 employees provide 42% of all jobs in rural America, according to a meta-analysis from SCORE, mentors to America's small businesses and a resource partner of the U.S. Small Business Administration.

Tip of the Mitt SCORE has selected Circle M Meat as the 2022 Client of the Year. The Client of the Year is selected by the local SCORE mentors from the clients served in the year prior. “Based on my personal experience, I think my SCORE mentors knocked it out of the park. They reignited in me the enthusiasm I had in the beginning by helping me shift my thoughts to something in my wheelhouse that will be easier and more profitable over the long term and provide a legacy for my kids," says Circle M owner, Jeff Gardner.

Most small business owners (62.7%) report lower profits than expected over the past six months due to declining sales and higher expenses as inflationary pressures rise, according to new survey data from SCORE, mentors to America's small businesses and a resource partner of the U.S. Small Business Administration.

In honor of Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, SCORE, mentors to America's small businesses and a resource partner of the U.S. Small Business Administration, has launched SCORE for Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Entrepreneurs. This centralized hub provides the AAPI community with information, tools and support to start and grow successful small businesses.

SCORE, mentors to America's small businesses, is co-hosting the 2022 National Small Business Week Virtual Summit, "Building a Better America Through Entrepreneurship," with the U.S. Small Business Administration from May 2-5.