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This article in Forbes highlights seven actions you can take to bolster your professional career at different levels, in different fields and across industries, including mentoring other entrepreneurs.

All three women found fulfillment heading their own businesses and are among female entrepreneurs in Westmoreland County being recognized by the nonprofit SCORE during March, Women’s History Month.

SCORE clients Anna Lustberg and Zoë Johnson, two creative women entrepreneurs, were recently featured in Authority magazine discussing how women founders can be empowered and the important role their SCORE mentor played in their success.

April is National Volunteer Month and American volunteers have a strong impact on both the U.S. economy and small business recovery, while benefiting from the good they do as volunteers, according to statistics gathered by SCORE, mentors to America’s small businesses.

A recent article in MSN Money noted that starting a successful small business looks very different depending on whether you open in a large city or a small town. Entrepreneurs in small towns may benefit from less competition and enjoy lower costs of living and real estate than in urban areas, according to SCORE.

This Women's History Month, SCORE, the nation's largest network of volunteer, expert business mentors, announces the launch of SCORE for Women Entrepreneurs, a resource center designed to meet the unique needs and challenges of today's female business leaders, helping them achieve even greater success.

As a part of our series about “5 Things You Need To Know To Successfully Run a Live Virtual Event”, I had the pleasure of interviewing Ramon Ray, founder of Smart Hustle Media.

According to recently released data by Software Advice and SCORE, small business owners shared that new software that was brought on in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic helped increase company productivity by 47% and increased their sales by 45%. The data also revealed 42% of business owners shared that their software helped reduce costs and improve customer engagement by 45%. According to the same data, 45% of business owners also plan to up their investment in technology this year. (Source: Yahoo Finance)

Who to reach out to? One group Rhyu said is “important” to connect with is other founders. "They will be extremely helpful and crucial as you build and oftentimes they will be the only ones who can empathize and understand what you are going through in successes and failures," Rhyu explained — the SBA recommends reaching out to industry leaders through SCORE, too, its volunteer network of mentors for both women and men.

 Small business owners report new software adopted last year in response to COVID-19 increased productivity (47%), improved engagement with customers (45%) and increased sales (45%), according to data gathered by SCORE and Software Advice. Nearly half of small business owners (45%) surveyed expect to increase their 2021 investment in technology.

As a part of our series about strong women leaders, I had the pleasure of interviewing Erica Suppa. She was a cancer research scientist who shifted careers to become an expert skincare specialist and developed Fresh Faced Skin Care; products that are science-based, clean, natural, non-toxic, safe, and organic quality, superseding any others on the market.

SCORE, the nation's largest network of volunteer, expert business mentors, congratulates its Washington D.C. chapter on being named SCORE National Chapter of the Year by the U.S. Small Business Administration.