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Join SCORE San Francisco & East Bay for an unforgettable evening at the 2025 Small Business Networking and Dinner Awards Gala! This premier event brings together entrepreneurs, business leaders, and community champions to celebrate local success stories, and connect with influential professionals. Don’t miss your chance to be inspired, expand your network, and honor the small businesses shaping our region’s future.
(Ticket sales have closed but contact Susan.Lundy@ScoreVolunteer.org if you would like to attend.)
Founded in 2020 by San Francisco-based entrepreneur Nussie Gebre, Munchrooms is a vegan snack company that specializes in mushroom jerky. Inspired by a love for mushrooms and a desire to offer a sustainable, plant-based alternative to traditional jerky, Munchrooms focuses on creating delicious, nutritious snacks. Despite initial challenges, including navigating production and distribution hurdles, the company has grown steadily. Munchrooms is committed to sustainability and health, using organic ingredients and eco-friendly packaging. Their journey reflects a dedication to innovation and quality in the plant-based food industry.
National Black History Month
National Black History Month is an annual celebration of achievements by Black Americans. Black small business owners and their communities have faced extraordinary challenges over the years. SCORE is renewing our commitment to being part of the solution. We’re here to give you the tools to meet and overcome any business challenge so that you can succeed.
Through mentorship and guidance, SCORE success stories showcase thriving Black-owned businesses like The JAY Effect: Seasoning Sales and Catering with a Healthy Purpose. Let yours be next—Connect with a SCORE mentor and start your success story today.
Most business owners are on LinkedIn—but few are using it intentionally to generate meaningful relationships, referral partners
Social media can be overwhelming for business owners. Which platforms. How often to post. What to post. This class will give you
Discover how to harness the power of artificial intelligence in marketing with our webinar, Leveraging AI & ChatGPT in Digital
Session 1 - If your buyers are companies rather than consumers, you face unique marketing challenges. These workshops will give
Media Strategies for Small Businesses. Fee FREE Time: 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Learn the top 10 key strategies small business owners use to reduce their Federal taxes on their businesses and themselves. Also
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.
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.
Competing for and retaining top-tier talent in the current market is a major pain point for many small businesses and entrepreneurs. In this 2022 Ladies Who Launch Resilient Leadership Summit session, you’ll learn from those who are making strides in this space with limited resources, including what has worked (and not worked) and how to implement these tactics in your own business context.
- Irene Li, Co-Founder, Mei Mei Restaurant Group & Co-Founder, Prepshift
- Amy Peterson, Co-Founder & CEO, Rebel Nell
- Susan Ruth Lundy, Chapter Chair & Certified Mentor, SCORE San Francisco
Whether you are an individual entrepreneur or a team leader in a company, running a large organization within a company, or running the company itself, every year you will need to set goals for the coming year.
How do you do this will depend on your role in the company. Your input and setting goals will be very different if you are an individual entrepreneur versus someone running a team or a larger organization within a company.
Let us start with defining goals for a startup.
Setting goals for a startup company
To do this, I strongly recommend that two people work together. If it is two
