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Get Free Expert Help to Start & Grow Your Small Business

SCORE Seacoast mentors are experienced business professionals who volunteer their time sharing their expertise to help others start and grow their own businesses. Browse the options below to get paired with your expert mentor today!

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.

Seacoast Mentors
Browse through our mentor profiles. If you find a specific mentor that you would like to work with, please add the mentor's name in the mentoring request form field: "Please describe the business questions you need answered".

General business questions

I can help you with marketing and sales with such details as forecasting, pricing, distribution...

To be able to bring my experience and skills to help other entrepreneurs succeed/learn.

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My career focused on helping companies build high performing team settings. My efforts included...

During my career with The Dow Chemical Company, I focused on business process analysis: identifying...

I have experience with high tech business start-ups, strategic planning, business plans, social...

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I am a business and marketing executive with 30+ years of experience helping organizations grow. My...

Bring to clients 40+ year career in consumer and business marketing and communications for major...

Draw upon my background of life-long leadership experiences in both private and public businesses of...

I was trained as a lawyer but spent most of my career in management. During this time I was...

After a career as a life science entrepreneur and executive in the Boston area, I am now retired in...

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How would you assist SCORE/Clients
Work as part of a volunteer team to help a business with a...

For 17 years I have mentored small business clients through start-up, growth, acquisition and exit...

I am a professor emeritus after 22 years with one of the leading business schools and executive...

I have extensive experience in creating highly predictable, and executable business plans. Can...

I can help you improve your business performance in direct marketing, business operations and...

Expert in Business Operations. Very knowledgeable in Business Management. Experienced in Cash flow...

My life mission is to work with and to help people. That's what I love and respect. People helping...

Valerie Plante is a Certified Mentor at SCORE Seacoast, where she leverages over 20 years of sales...

Looking to support local small businesses compete on a global stage.

Subject Matter Expertise In Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy, energy markets, M/A, business...

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Business planning, financial guidance, marketing

I owned and operated my own retail/wholesale business for more than 30 years Having strarted three...

Are you looking to to start or expand a service business? I've spent over 20 years as an independent...

I have a wealth of experience running small and large businesses, including growth from small to...

My 46-year business career started in financial sales career as a stockbroker, which soon morphed...

I would like to help other entrepreneurs get their dreams up and running without all the pitfalls...

I can help clients evaluate, plan, launch, grow and sell a business. As a 2x small business founder...

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I will help you address specific strategic challenges such as scaling operations, managing financial...

All businesses encounter risk, both known and unknown, that can damage or destroy the value of an...

I can help help businesses develop financial projections and business plans. I have a strong...

I bring experience managing complex stressful human service organizations, including starting up new...

I have extensive experience in small business sales, management, distribution and supply chain...

I am a recently (2018) retired professional with large company experience in the consumer goods and...

As a former corporate banker I have significant experience in advising business clients, both start...

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I have worked with a non-profit arts organization for the last 18 months and have enjoyed the...

Improving business profits Restaurant operations HR issues Retail management

I look forward to the opportunity to learn more about your business and hope to add value as a...

I can help improve business performance in marketing and finance. With 20+ years of B2B marketing...

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I will be retiring early next year after 22 years as in house counsel for Eastman Kodak Company in...

I would love to be able to assist others with their new business ideas/ventures, specific projects...

I've built a successful multi-million dollar catering brand and have moved into a position where I...

General business advice. Marketing. Business Planning. Best practices. Financial Analysis...

Have been in the restaurant business for 30+ years. Operated restaurants from single unit level up...

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Now retired but worked in corporate environment for 35 years in UK and USA. Chartered Management...

A broad based career in Retail and International Wholesale Sales and Licensing. Experience of...

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Mergers Acquisitions Business Systems Infrastructure Strategy Planning Performance Metrics...

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Developing and running a business is difficult work. Based upon my own experience I would like to...

My career has been in Order Cash operations (order processing, credit, billing, cash application and...

For 30 of the past 40 years, I was self employed and owned and managed several real estate...

Experienced in new product development, business startup and management, financial modeling software...

Establishing manufacturing plant and/or establishing supply chain relation with an existing...

During my over 30 years of owning and operating a successful wholesale distribution business in the...

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I look forward to listening to our client's ideas, vision and dreams and supporting them with the...

Experienced in technology startups and R&D. I can help guide clients through the steps for starting...

Sharing general business and technical experience I've gained from ~40 years in HR consulting...

I have extensive experience using software, technology, and data science to improve Fortune 500, mid...

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I can help with creation, development and implementation of a small food service business as well as...

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I can provide business management advice based on entrepreneurial environments, including...

Congratulations for considering SCORE. Asking for assistance is not easy for most of us and requires...

Helps clients understand financial aspects of their business, including cash flow planning and...

I would like to give back to our community by helping small business owners thrive. I recently...

In my professional career, I helped to develop priniciples of corporate governance for large...

I am a results-orientated Accounting, Finance, and Audit professional with extensive experience at...

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Areas of assistance: A wide variety of human resources issues including recruiting, redeployment...

To Help People

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.

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.

Our Success Stories

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Kaitlin Muller-Cusack, Owner, Taking Root
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Since working with SCORE, I have further defined my sales and marketing approach. I have also invested heavily in Instagram and Facebook and use digital marketing to promote my programming.
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Jessica Lyons and Ben Hillyard, owners of Aloft Integrated Wellness
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Traditionally mental health services and medical health services have been separate silos. Ben Hillyard and Jessica Lyons have changed that by joining forces to create Aloft Integrated Wellness located in Exeter, NH. Ben and Jessica had the vision to change the way mental health was delivered. They wanted their clients to be able to receive services at the point of care which is usually their primary care physician. So, they approached Core Pediatrics, a medical practice in Stratham, NH to introduce a new model of care called the Collaborative Care Model. The CoCM model leverages a triad care
Dr. Erin McNulty
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Facebook followers of Sarah’s Table rave about the great taste, affordable prices, and convenience of home delivery or meal pick up.
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Toast Sandwich Shop – A Successful (and Tasty!) Start-up Story
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CEO Joanna Bramer
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CEO Joanna Bramer launched Lighthouse Advisory to bring her big firm experience to small businesses.
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BP Painting
BP Painting LLC is not your average painting contractor. As a woman who has worked in the trades for 20 years, Bevin Palmer prides herself on producing quality painting work across the NH Seacoast.
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