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Connect with SCORE San Francisco & East Bay and Get Paired with the Right Mentor for You

SCORE San Francisco & East Bay mentors are experienced business professionals who volunteer their time to help others start and grow their own businesses. Browse the options below or get paired with your expert mentor today!

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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

Strong business background in Financial Services/Banking (small/middle market/commercial businesses...

I help clients build products and successful business models. With over 14 years in product...

I started several businesses in the last 40+ years from mortgage banking to software development...

I help entrepreneurs turn their ideas into income, with clarity, structure, and strategy that works...

My expertise is in global pharmaceutical prescription and over the counter drugs and medical devices...

As a hands-on Sr. Executive with many technology start ups and F100 companies, I can help you with...

I have over 30 years of experience leading supply chains for CPG and Food & Beverage manufacturing...

I can help you do the following:

• Ask good questions and help you think about and refine your...

In my business experience, I was regarded as the "adult in the room." I ask hard questions (in a...

Starting and running a business can feel overwhelming—especially if you're doing it alone or without...

Transitioning from the Corporate World to becoming a business owner, is an exciting but challenging...

- Review and refine business plans
- Evaluate product development strategy
- Provide feedback on...

My expertise is providing all-encompassing security solutions that ensure the safety of individuals...

I can help you find your target markets, create and polish your business plan, and decide how to...

I have experience in Small to Medium Size (SMB) to Enterprise companies in industries within Retail...

My main expertise is in cash flow management, business plan development, and helping with pricing...

I work best with service business owners who are marketing intangibles or their own expertise rather...

I am a small business owner with my own coaching business, and prior to my current role ran a...

I help small business owners navigate financial challenges and optimize their operations for long...

Obtaining GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) Contract. MAS Contract reneweal Managing your MAS...

Hi. My work background is in angel investing, having been a member investor of Silicon Valley's...

I will contact them and look at their plans and issues. I will try to resolve the problems by...

I can help you with questions about starting a nonprofit or social enterprise. My areas of...

I can help clients with putting together or evaluate a business financial plan and/or any other...

Headshot of Li Hong

In the past two decades, I have cofounded five startups in Beijing and California in the software /...

I can help you start a new business or provide assistance in improving an existing business. My...

15 years of experience working with and mentoring entrepreneurs and small businesses.

I specialize in sales and marketing strategy, product marketing, business planning, and customer...

Food Retail Manager/GM Aramark Recognized for Excellence and Superior Customer Service through...

"If you build it, they will come" is not a saying Pete believes in. It takes a lot more than making...

Having trouble explaining what your business does? Challenged getting your value proposition across...

I am a problem solver. I listen, ask questions, and collaborate to identify challenges, explore...

I help clients with the 5 year burnout or 7 year itch, when your business has become all consuming...

I can help you obtain financing by ensuring your financial information is complete, accurate and...

Roy has provided management and consulting professional services to clients in banking, insurance...

At my core, I’m an entrepreneur with a deep passion for both technology and photography, having...

I can help in the earliest stages of an idea to the actual operations of a business. My expertise...

I'm currently the owner of three retail wine stores in Berkeley, CA with an earlier career in...

I can help determine viability of a concept for a business; start up tasks, including business...

I can help you market and sell your business more effectively by working with you to identify your...

If you're thinking of starting a business or taking your side hustle full time, I can help you...

I am really good at listening to all the ideas and helping pare them into a business direction. I...

I have run development and marketing groups in small and large businesses as a VP of Operations and...

With over 30 years of experience as a technology leader and executive, I help businesses create and...

Accounting and finance, business plans, business structure, cash flow.

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I have been a business and engineering operations leader with general management and leadership...

I founded and co-founded several tech startups from HR tech to a creator marketplace. I deeply...

I can help you develop a comprehensive financial, marketing and operations plan.

As a coach/consultant I can help you build or improve skills in 2 major areas that help make...

I can help you plan, fund, and grow your business, drawing on my experience as an entrepreneur...

SALES and Marketing, Sales management, Consulting, Non-Profit boards, fundraising.
C-level...

I can help you evaluate ways to grow your business, test your business model/marketing strategy, and...

I can assist you with all your banking matters. My background includes extensive banking work with...

I work with small businesses to create, ideate, and refine their online strategy so they can build...

I've worked with many startups and small but growing business during the last 25 years as a...

I help small business owners navigate challenges, refine strategies, and achieve growth.
I graduated...

I am a business owner myself and enjoy helping others improve their businesses, especially around...

Outside of running my own small business, I am mentoring/advising at other organizations such as...

Considering an exit strategy?

Selling and retiring is just one of many options.

As a CFO and...

I have experience as a consultant and coach to many businesses in the retail, tech, health care and...

Mike Miottel – Mentor & Industry Expert

Background

Mike Miottel is the founding partner of MJM...

I can help you
- explore your business ideas, develop a business plan, outline how to present your...

Roger leverages information captured from needs-based marketing research to help clients make lower...

I can help with the preparation of business plans, evaluation of financing opportunities, accounting...

I am a Certified Mentor at SCORE with deep experience in book publishing and related industries. I...

I can help you to conceptualize and launch your entrepreneurial venture. My expertise includes...

I spent 30+ years in marketing, management, services design/customization, and sales support roles...

I can help you start and grow your business through business planning and administration; customer...

Having 30+ years as an Entrepreneur I can help clients improve their business performance by...

Headshot of Wallace Wong

With many years of experience running my own insurance agency, I help small businesses with the best...

I specialize in optimizing business operations through strategic planning, process development, and...

I can help clients,

My focus area of expertise honed over the past 40 years in the workplace centers on the...

I’m a seasoned entrepreneur with a proven track record of starting, scaling, and successfully...

I am recently retired and would like to use my vast experience in Finance to give back to our...

I can help improve your companys business performance in financial services, operations, and...

Utilize my experience working with small and mid-sized business to facilitate developing strong team...

I am a hands-on consumer, food service, retail and medical industry veteran executive experienced in...

Kenneth Lo is a founder-first investor and technologist with deep experience in turning strategy...

From 2003-2006 I was a small business owner with 2 franchise businesses, one with Great Clips and...

Are you looking to scale your business? Bring a new product to market? Or maybe are you working on...

I can help clients with any area of Human Resource Management including Compliance, Employee...

I am an international agricultural trade and supply chain expert. During a professional and business...

I'm a recently retired Certified Public Accountant with over 25 years of experience in small...

I have almost thirty years of experience in the federal government working for the U.S. Commercial...

Headshot of Kam Wong

I can advise on your business plan, risk assessment, financial forecast and market strategy. I can...

I have an extensive educational background combined with over 30 years in the automotive industry in...

I have had a long career doing analytics and credit risk management. I see many new fintech and...

I can help with Business Strategy, Organizational Structures and Financial Plannning and Management...

I have devoted my career to helping both for-profit and non-profit businesses grow and become more...

Drawing on my extensive experience in business development, project implementation, strategic...

With 30+ years of experience in tech and operations, I help founders turn big ideas into scalable...

Headshot of Chris Drew

I can improve business performance in sales, marketing, new product introduction, and strategic and...

I can assist in the financial needs of a business owner. My experience as a banker includes...

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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