Local Mentors

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A Partnership Focused on Making You More Successful

SCORE mentors are experienced business professionals who volunteer their time to help others start and grow their own businesses. SCORE North Central Ohio offers free, confidential small business mentoring for startup and existing businesses.

Browse Mentor Profiles

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

Kathleen A Shambre

I feel as though I could help business in the area of collection (accounts receivables). I have...

Shil Chawla

Healthcare Consultant; Population Health Analytics; Practice Operations and Management; Value Based...

Kiran Goyal

Gary Michael Burns

Corporate taxation, accounting and finance

Darrel Kent Wilcox

Degree in Mechanical Engineering. Started in work force 1964 as draftsman and engineer. Worked on...

Robert E Donaldson

Currently a management consultant providing management assessment, process reengineering, project...

Merris A Welge Jr

As a retired bank loan officer, I am familiar with local banks, bankers and banking rules...

Nancy Hartman

Neil Hamilton

I am the founder and CEO of Hamilton Insurance Group, Inc of Mansfield, Ohio. I began my insurance...

Franklin Gibson

Mary A Young

Let’s work together to discover and realize solutions to the most pressing problems your small...

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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