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Get Free Expert Help from SCORE Portland to Start & Grow Your Small Business.

SCORE Portland offers free, confidential small business mentoring for startup and existing businesses in Northwest Oregon. Browse the options below or get paired with your expert mentor today!

Browse Mentor Profiles

Our Local SCORE business professionals have decades of experience in a wide range of industries and expertise in the basic business disciplines. They are available to just answer a few of your business questions, or mentor you ongoing into the future assisting you develop and grow your business.  Some of the many business activities they can advise you on include:

Starting a new Business

Creating a Business Plan

Registering a New Business in Oregon

Project Management

Negotiating a Lease

Customer identification

 

Managing cash, financial forecasting

Contracting with government

Brand creation and management

Financing a business

Government contracting

Buying or selling a business

Hiring and training employees

Franchising

Creating a website

Selling to customers

Business and demographic research

Engaging an accountant,  attorney, tax preparer

Experts in these basic business disciplines

Accounting    Finance   Human Resources   Operations Management    Sales   Marketing    eCommerce    Strategic Planning     Customer Service     Information Technology

Experience and knowledge from many industries

Information Technology - Domestic Service - Real Estate - Retail Management - Food Production - Hospitality - Restaurants - Insurance - Import & Export - Logistics and Distribution Services - Medical/Therapy, Personal, Professional - Communications Tech - Computer Technology - Manufacturing - Software & Applications - Wholesale - Product Development - Construction - Logistics/Transportation - Training and much more

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

I have purchased an existing small business franchise as well as started a small cafe from scratch...

1983 to 2021, owner of Leads Club Inc. where I have held all positions. My experience has allowed...

As a Business management professional with nearly 40 years of experience in both private and public...

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Provide export/import mentoring and conduct workshops in,
Import/Export For Profit,
Importing Into...

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If you are looking for advice and direction with a business in the Hospitality Industry, Hotel, and...

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I have 40 years of experience in the banking industry primarily working with businesses with up to...

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SCORE CERTIFIED MENTOR
2015 - Present

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AND RELATED SKILLS
ACCOUNT...

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Involved in building materials, operations, manufacturing, marketing and distribution.

help others with my experience building a business, including sales, Pricing,vendor relations...

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Owned and operated a retail furniture store for 45 years. Able to provide insight into the front end...

I grew up in a many-generations entrepreneurial family and was expected to be a significant...

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I have started companies in the healthcare industry, which were essentially medical office...

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I would like to help those that may face similar obstacles as I did when I started my business and...

Help start ups and existing businesses with a positive plan on increasing the bottom line!!!

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Typical mentoring sessions can include some or all of the following topics: I have a business idea...

I have over 25 years of experience in executive leadership positions in global Technology companies...

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I offer assistance to both new startups and established small businesses in evaluating their initial...

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Over 30 years experience in high technology; primarily in flat panel displays. In the role of senior...

Looking to grow your business, increase profitability, create a business plan, get started? Let's...

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My career began in the early 70’s. As is common it would seem, a business opportunity presented...

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I am here to assist you in Starting, Improving, and Growing your Business. I am an experienced Small...

I owned my own business for 10 years and can help answer questions in all aspects of startup...

I can combine my knowledge (accounting, finance, and strategy) with my understanding of small...

I am a lifelong small business advocate who enjoys talking nuts and bolts with small business owners...

40yrs in software/tech industry as engineer, exec, enterprise consultant and now entrepreneur...

With a background in finance, operations, and analysis, I can help evaluate potential opportunities...

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I can help for-profit and nonprofit organizations with a wide variety of Human Resources and...

I look forward to helping Score clients thinking through business opportunities, roadblocks...

As a trained and certified business coach and a successful entrepreneur, I can assist SCORE clients...

I can help Score Clients with the basic operations of small business from startup to legacy...

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My goal is to help clients navigate the business startup process by assessing their current...

With over 20 years of tech industry experience, I have held various engineering and management...

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Im a seasoned technologist with over 27 years of experience leading uncharted IT and e-commerce...

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I have over 25 years of progressive Marketing experience including SEO, lead generation, social...

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I can help Clients that are just starting a business or have an idea that they want to discuss. My...

I’ve been advising clients for well over 25 years and have worked in multiple professional services...

Retired CPA with a lot of small business experience. I have also worked as a CFO growing a mid-size...

Starting your own business is pretty scary—so many things to think about and decisions to make. I...

I grew up watching my father and uncle run the family business (retail, wholesale, and importing of...

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I have 20+ years of broad experience in product development and business strategy within the...

Tim's background is in managing small businesses. Specifically in budgeting, cash flow planning...

Leverage my extensive background in manufacturing, to help clients in all phases of business in...

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Paul Menig is the leader of Business Accelerants™ Powered by Tech-I-M. At Business Accelerants™, we...

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I am interested in providing support to my community. Score's mission, vision, and values closely...

I'm based in Southwest Washington. I started my career as a technical writer, business process...

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I have an extensive background in Sales, Marketing and Customer Service, B2B and B2C distribution...

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I'm an experienced business leader, manager, and engineer who wants to do more for his community....

I believe in servant leadership and mentoring the people that have worked with me has been very...

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I have 35 years of business expertise in restaurant startups, restaurant business planning...

Bill was a recipient of a Kemper Insurance Foundation Education Scholarship and enjoyed a 40+ year...

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I retired from Intel in 2019 after a 35-year career in engineering and technology. I have experience...

Patient Listener; Trained in Problem Solving and Process Improvements, I can dig for root causes and...

I am fortunate to have been a part of corporate, private and nonprofit organizations over the years...

My career expertise has been primarily in small-scale manufacturing and, subsequently, in managing...

I help with brand and marketing strategy including identity, storytelling, messaging and campaigns...

I can help SCORE clients in areas including leadership and personal effectiveness. Prior to...

I am a recently retired financial executive with 40 years of experience in the corporate world. My...

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As an experienced mentor, I can guide aspiring entrepreneurs in starting a business, in creating a...

Do you need help with site selection and acquisition.
Forming an real estate brokerage.
Help with...

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Clarify, simplify, prioritize, implement, then provide guidance as client's business evolves.

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I specialize in business start-up, real estate, leasing, property management, and retail tenant...

Seasoned finance professional with deep expertise in structuring and managing complex real estate...

I can help across a broad range of strategy issues, including product and market definition...

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.

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