SCORE Portland

Serving Northwest Oregon

Welcome to SCORE Portland. Our chapter volunteers are dedicated to helping people in Northwestern Oregon start and grow businesses. We are a seasoned group of business executives that have decades of experience from many different industries. We donate our time to provide free business One on One or Team mentoring for existing and new businesses. We facilitate free and low-cost business webinars and workshops throughout the year, and provide free local and national business resources. Browse our chapter services on the BLUE menu bar above.

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SCORE 2024 Impact

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SCORE Portland Wins Oregon Chapter of the Year!

SCORE Portland is honored to receive the SCORE District Chapter of the Year Award for outstanding performance in 2025. This award shows that we are more dedicated than ever to helping our clients succeed and we look forward to continuing to serve our local community.

2025 SCORE District Chapter of the Year Portland

Upcoming Events

Get Free PR to Drive Sales, SEO, and Branding | 4/22/25

Think PR is fluffy or a nice-to-have? Think again. In this action-packed session, founder and serial entrepreneur David Niu shares real-world lessons (including early failures and later wins) on how startups can land PR hits without a PR budget. David highlights how earned media is one of the most underutilized weapons in an early-stage startup's go-to-market strategy. He’ll show you how to:

How to pitch like a reporter, not a marketer
Brainstorm story angles that journalists actually respond to
Participate in a live crowdsourced brainstorm to create pitches for live audience members.
This is PR

The New Work Life Balance: Creating Your Portfolio Life

Have you ever considered creating a vision of what your life should look like? Here’s an executive seminar that will inspire you to do just that. The presenter will share a number of key developments and milestones that led him in that direction.

Unlock the Power of Google Ads for Small Business Success | 4/24/25

Leverage Google to put your business directly in front of people seeking your products and services. Google Ads offers fast, cost-effective solutions for businesses of all sizes. Learn about:

Setting up a free Google My Business profile
What Google Search Ads are and why they are valuable
Search trends for your business
How to budget for a campaign
Common mistakes to avoid when running Google Ads

About us - Marina and Sandra’s combined experience covers almost every marketing channel across diverse industries like retail, recruitment, healthcare, and more. They met while working on the same team at

SCORE Portland CEO FORUM

Next Level Business Leadership

Shared Knowledge. Shared Experience. Better Results

Each month, CEO Forums meet to solve the common challenges that top executives encounter in their daily operations. In addition, cutting edge trends are debated to stretch and elevate each member's skills.
The Portland SCORE CEO Forum luncheon meetings are held at The Portland City Grill in downtown Portland, with secure underground parking available.

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April is

National Volunteer Month

As we celebrate our amazing volunteers this month, it is also an ideal time to think about how you can give back.

Statistics show that entrepreneurs that work with SCORE mentors start businesses, create jobs and increase revenue. The work you will do at SCORE will make a measurable impact on our local community and - more importantly - someone’s life.

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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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Business Startups helped by SCORE Portland Mentors

Elle Crée Paints a Picture of Success

Discover Elle Crée's inspiring journey from jewelry crafting to creating nostalgic paint-by-number kits. Learn how they scaled up and thrived during the pandemic. Visit elle-cree.com or their Milwaukie, OR storefront today!

Rock Dojo Succeeds With the Help of SCORE Portland

SCORE helped Rock Dojo owner Brian Parham turn a struggling business into a thriving one. Learn how mentoring transformed his guitar teaching venture. Visit rockdojo.org.

LightSource Energy

After retiring from the banking industry, Robert Sandberg decided to follow his passion and start a solar energy company. Sandberg began meeting his SCORE mentor Robert Steinberg two months before launching the business. Sandberg calls Steinberg “a guiding influence.”