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No matter where you are on your entrepreneurial journey, our SCORE mentors are ready to assist. Our mentors are highly successful and seasoned business professionals and entrepreneurs with the experience and knowledge to help you achieve your business goals.

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New Partnership: SCORE North Coast + Redwood Credit Union

SCORE North Coast is proud to partner with Redwood Credit Union to support the growth and success of local small businesses. This exciting new collaboration includes a series of in-person business workshops hosted at the RCU Community Room in Santa Rosa.

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New Partnership: SCORE North Coast Builders Exchange

SCORE North Coast is proud to announce its new partnership with North Coast Builders Exchange to support the growth and success of local contractors. We anticipate that this new collaboration will lead to co-sponsored workshops to be held at NCBE offices and other jointly sponsored activities to support area builders.

Stay tuned for announcements of additional ways that NCBE and SCORE will be
supporting the local contracting industry.
 

Upcoming Events
2026/04/20 - Visualize Your Success: Strategic Planning Tools

Fail to Plan? Plan to Fail! Use an easy, visual tool to plan! Entrepreneurs just starting, existing businesses adding products or

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Meet Your AI Team - Save Time and Grow Your Business Using AI Agents
Learn how to use customized agentic workflows that understand their business, remember key information, and help handle tasks
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Marketing Plan 101: Create Your Roadmap To Success | 4/22/26

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Amazon Seller Success Series 2025

Register today for the free online series.

Elevate your business with SCORE’s Amazon Seller Success Series 2025, sponsored by Amazon. This series reveals proven strategies to optimize product listings, marketing tactics and operations—empowering you to scale fast. Gain actionable insights from industry experts and connect with like-minded entrepreneurs for lasting success.

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14 Tax Preparation Resources for Small Businesses

From researching American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) listings to taking a free course from the Small Business Administration (SBA), there are several small business resources to help you prepare and conquer tax season. 
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Independent Financial Audits

Why and When a Startup Should Consider a Financial Audit

In this discussion, we'll delve into the significance of independent financial audits for private companies, the ideal stage for their implementation, the revenue thresholds that might trigger the need for an audit and related considerations. 
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Small Business Taxes

12 Small Business Tax-Saving Strategies

To help small business owners and entrepreneurs save taxes through legitimate and easy ways, we asked experienced entrepreneurs and financial advisors this question for their best strategies. 
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SCORE: 60 Years of Small Business Success

Helping 17 Million Entrepreneurs achieve their dreams

SCORE proudly celebrates 60 years of helping America’s small businesses launch, grow and thrive. Since 1964, more than 17 million entrepreneurs have received support from SCORE, a resource partner of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). 

Today, SCORE has a nationwide network of more than 10,000 volunteers serving all 50 U.S. states and territories, guiding entrepreneurs on their path to success.


 

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Become a Volunteer

Since 1964, SCORE has educated and mentored more than 17 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. 

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Small Business Resource Hubs

SCORE empowers all entrepreneurs to succeed.

We believe that anyone can start a small business with the right support. We also know that the path to success may vary based on where you are in your business journey.

SCORE is here to help with curated resources for all entrepreneurs. 

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Washington, DC 20002
1-800-634-0245

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Funded, in part, through a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration. All opinions, and/or recommendations expressed herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the SBA.

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