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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.

Article mentions SCORE as a resource.

SCORE mentor Hal Shelton provides advice to small business owners on how they can go about getting a business loan.

SCORE client Bonnie Healey began mentoring with Steve Wolfson of SCORE Bucks County after her business Hope and Meaning Counseling saw an increase in client traffic.

SCORE Green Bay clients Angel Van Noie and Jenny Conley are highlighted for opening Crossfire Fitness. Van Noie is a police officer and Conley is a 911 dispatcher.

KeyBank’s Key4Women program and SCORE Cleveland are sponsoring a business pitch contest for women-owned businesses located in Northeast Ohio.

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.

Patricia Wynn Series - Patricia discusses navigating social media marketing in her business. This is an installment of year long-series on Patricia as she embarks on becoming an entrepreneur with her North Carolina lifestyle assistant business.

SCORE data is mentioned and incorporated in this piece.

SCORE examines how small businesses are impacted by inflation and the economy.

SCORE resources were mentioned in this piece as a way to make your business more efficient.

Musician and author Cliff Beach shares important insight about his SCORE journey: Get a mentor- I used Score.org to get mentored when getting one of my businesses of the ground and it was helpful. I believe in the power of apprenticeships, and informational interviews to gain info that you need. I have mentored and coached several people in my life, and it has been extremely rewarding on both sides. It is just like writing, another way to impart knowledge into someone.