Local Mentors

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Get Free Expert Help from SCORE Modesto-Merced to Start & Grow Your Small Business.

A Partnership Focused on Making You More Successful

Whether you are a start-up or an existing business, our business experts will help you and your business open new markets, reach new customers, and achieve new goals. Find your mentor today!

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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:

Identify

Identify your small business needs and desired support.

Request

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

Schedule

Schedule a mentoring session with your assigned SCORE mentor

Set Goals

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

Advance

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

Our Mentors

Stephen J Gonzalez

I can help SCORE Clients by sharing my knowledge and resources to help clients in their journey.

Michael D Moore

Recently retired after 40+ years in financial services (mostly commercial lending to small and...

Pete J Pellizzari

I can help guide clients in understanding how to validate their business ideas, creating and...

Vesselin G Gueorguiev

Lisa H Schwartz

I 'retired' in 2022 after a long and varied career encompassing nearly two decades of public and...

Gary McKinsey

.Guide them in structuring their 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.

SCORE Success Story: Keisha Finnie Art

Discover how SCORE empowered Keisha Finnie to turn her passion for art into a thriving business. Balancing creativity and entrepreneurship with guidance.

Fukuburger

Discover the inspiring journey of restaurateur Colin Fukunaga, who transformed the dining experience in Las Vegas with Fukuburger. Find out how SCORE advisors helped him turn his passion into a thriving business.

Front Porch Baking Co. Owner with SCORE Mentor

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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