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SCORE Kansas City
Free Business Mentoring in the Greater Kansas City, MO area.
Our expanded service area includes Johnson and Wyandotte Counties, Kansas and Columbia and the Lake of the Ozarks region in MO.
In the past year this SCORE chapter's volunteers served over 7000 clients with our free and confidential mentoring and education services. SCORE's Mission is to help you achieve your business goals.
In-Person | June 5th
Access to Money
With overwhelming response-registration is now CLOSED to the June 5 Access to Money event.
Thank you for the overwhelming response. Non-registratrants will not be permitted access. Thank you!
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Small Business Success Starts with SCORE Mentorship
Celebrate Asian American Pacific Islander Month
SCORE has the resources you need to achieve success like Fanni from Uni Uni Bubble Tea! Our expert mentors provide guidance on everything from business planning to marketing strategy, helping you build a thriving enterprise while staying true to your unique cultural identity. Celebrate Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month by accessing SCORE's invaluable resources and joining the ranks of successful small business owners like Fanni. Together, let's create a more diverse and prosperous business community!
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SCORE Empowers All Entrepreneurs
We believe that anyone can start and manage a successful small business. We also know that the road is harder for some than for others. Diverse backgrounds, different voices and unique needs may call for specialized resources and mentoring approaches.
SCORE is listening, recognizes these diverse needs, and provides personalized support in a wholly-inclusive platform called SCORE for All.
Impact Your Community
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.
This IN PERSON workshop focuses on testing your business idea and identifying the key factors that influence start up success.
We will discuss implementing an eMail Marketing campaign – the most cost-effective tool in your marketing kit.
In 2022: SCORE Kansas City served 7000 clients with free
professional mentoring and educational programs.
SCORE Kansas City earns National Outstanding Diversity Award
The Kansas City chapter received the only national SCORE diversity award for successfully executing a three-year plan to expand its volunteer base by recruiting more women into the chapter and into leadership roles. This program of Inclusion and Diversity resulted in the chapter moving from 19% female volunteers to 40% with women in key chapter leadership roles.
During this period, chapter services grew from 2700 to 7700 people served.
SCORE Kansas City earns District Chapter of the Year for KS/MO
This prestigious award recognizes the efforts of so many dedicated and hardworking volunteers that have devoted so much time to growing our presence in our community, serving our clients, and supporting SCORE's mission and vision.
SCORE Kansas City earns 2020 Regional Chapter of the Year for the Midwest Region
The chapter received this award for increasing its client services by 40% with 7700 people helped in 2020 with free mentoring and attendees to 100 local workshops. The chapter was an early adopter of moving it's services to virtual assistance and programming when Coviid hit in March 2020
Kansas City became the largest SCORE chapter in the Midwest Region in services provided.
SCORE Kansas City Achievements
This video presents SCORE Kansas City and it's accomplishments as of 2021. Speakers include Raymond Berger, SCORE Regional Vice President for the Midwest, and Karen Foelsch, Chapter Chair for SCORE Kansas City. The video celebrates the many accomplishments SCORE Kansas City achieved for Fiscal Year 2021 and recognizes the support of our volunteers and community partners.
