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Get Free Expert Help from SCORE Richmond to Start & Grow Your Small Business.
A Partnership Focused on Making You More Successful

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

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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.

Five 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 can help you plan, start, operate, and grow, your business. Develop your value proposition and...

I have over 40 years experience in marketing and advertising. I can help someone start a new...

I have more than 25 years of experience in building and managing go to market strategies for...

Small in-home business owner with experience in the Education and Energy Industry, and with...

Business formation, marketing, sales, cash flow, pricing

Provide real life experience from running small distribution business including hiring/firing, sales...

* Provide strategic vision to the organization
* Develop key partner alliances and vendor relations...

I am a small business owner and would like share what I have learned in my experience. I also coach...

General Management. IT professional with extensive and diverse experience within the automotive...

Can accept up to 1 new client request per week up to a maximum of 3 per month.
Skilled and agile...

I have a long history of big 4 consulting expertise that I can use to help small business owners in...

Stewart Gloyer spent 38 years in the chemical industry working in research, commercial development...

Mentor bio (How I can help you.)

I can help you with business organization, brainstorming, and...

Experienced in general management, governance, strategic management, risk management, and...

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I am retiring at the end of the year and want to continue to support our community. My work...

I can help SCORE Clients in the following ways:

1. Figuring out the right business setup – Not sure...

I have a broad academic and work history which helps me to both relate to and assist new and...

I have been a fractional Chief Marketing Officer for years, and so I go beyond Marketing to look at...

I would like to volunteer to use my business skills to help local businesses or communities. This...

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Seasoned print professional and Business owner with demonstrated accomplishments in account...

Experienced business professional recognized for adeptly harmonizing people, processes, and...

I can help you with sales, operations, supply chain, marketing, finance, and developing leaders.

I...

Sales, Marketing, Hospitality, Hotels, Branding, Negotiation, Client lead generation, Leveraging...

My expertise is with small B2B companies. I am an honorary life time member of the Manufacturers'...

I help SCORE clients translate innovative technologies like AI, data analytics, and cloud into...

Strong passion for creating business strategies and executing fully integrated marketing and...

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.

Beverly Doody and Keisha Finnie
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.
Colin Fukunaga in front of his food truck: Fukuburger
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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