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What is a Mentor?

SCORE mentors are experienced business professionals who volunteer their time to help others start and grow their own businesses. SCORE Greater Seattle offers free, confidential small business mentoring for startup and existing businesses in the Greater Seattle area.

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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.

Five Simple Steps to SCORE Mentoring:

Step 1 - Identify your business question

Identify your small business needs and desired support.

Step 2 - Search for a mentor, or let your local chapter pair you with a mentor

Request a SCORE Mentor as your advisor to small business success.

Step 3 - Submit a mentoring request to share your business question with an expert.

Schedule a mentoring session with your assigned SCORE mentor

Step 4 - Start working on your business goals with help from your mentor.

Set goals for your small business with guidance from your SCORE mentor.

Step 5 - Continue working with your mentor throughout the life of your business.

Work with your SCORE mentor through the life of your business.

Our Mentors

30 years recruiting experience, including 15 years as the founding partner of a boutique retained...

I am retired and looking to help small business owners succeed. I owned and operated 17 restaurants...

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Since selling my company and moving to Seattle I have enjoyed facilitating offsite planning sessions...

I am excited about helping other business owners to start up and run their businesses. My background...

I was a SCORE client for a number of years (until Dec 2021), when I owned a hospitality...

I can help evaluate your business plan and guide you on how to grow your business through digital...

I enjoy using the finance and business skills I have developed over the last 30 years to have a...

I am willing to help small business thrive during these challenging times. I have more than 15 years...

I love helping people achieve their goals in business. In my 40 year career, mentoring people was a...

I can help guide you in developing a business plan, strategy, and marketing. I have been surrounded...

Hi Im Stuart, I am delighted to be part of SCORE and have been mentoring for many years. I have a...

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I'm am a retired 40 year Management Consultant and Business Executive. I now give back to the...

I enjoy solving problems. I earned my MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth in New...

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15 years experience across Finance, Accounting, Program Management and FinTech solutions. Through...

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I would like to volunteer for score to give back to the community and to enrich my knowledge through...

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I had my own business for 35 years. Owners have to wear many different hats every day to keep moving...

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To help other business owners/entrepreneurs. I enjoy meeting and working with people, especially...

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I have the knowledge base and skill sets and want to share these with entrepreneurs who may not have...

I have a couple of decades of operations experience. I have a leadership MBA from University of...

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I grew up in an entrepreneurial family in the bay area. I also have many years of experience as a...

I can help you in the areas of digital marketing and strategic planning to establish an effective...

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I have recently retired from a career in Information Technology. I was a university lecturer in...

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I recently sold my business and retired after a long career working with sales staff and management...

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Most of career has been in the tech industry, with experience in Product Marketing/ Management...

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I can help you understand basics of Retail and manage retail business. I have done my masters in...

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I have worked as an entrepreneur and manager in start-up and corporate environments, and have...

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I served as a volunteer/mentor for many years and found the interactions very satisfying. I was an...

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I'd like to continue my on-boarding and mentor businesses, particularly those in need of legal...

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I believe that a thriving small businesses sector is critical to a region's economy. I've worked at...

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35-year career in management with large and small CPG companies, US and abroad. Strong background...

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I enjoy volunteering and giving back to communities. I also enjoy assisting entities with their...

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I am a banking executive with more than two decades of commercial and corporate banking experience...

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I help business leaders and professionals achieve both success and happiness. I can help clients on...

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I'm retired and looking for a way to give back. I have a business degree majoring in marketing and...

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I'm a lawyer with experience helping new businesses get off the ground and existing businesses...

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Much of my career has been with Fortune 500 companies and I have also been a small business owner...

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My 20 years of corporate work experience focused on project management, operational management and...

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Starting your own business can be the hardest job you've ever loved! I founded my own consultancy...

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With a strong background in owning and actively managing a manufacturing company and now retired, I...

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Mentoring Skills: Marketing plans & campaigns, target message development, website optimization...

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In my 40 years of business experience I have learned a lot. I was also fortunate to be mentored by...

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Apply my skills as a lending professional and MBA to help small businesses succeed.

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As a marketing specialist, I am passionate to help you grow your business through marketing and...

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My mission in life and business is to improve business structure to produce positive client outcome...

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I can help entrepreneurs who want to start, grow, manage and/or sell their business, having started...

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I can help in the development of a business plan and improving profitability and operations once the...

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50 years of service advising medical clients about finances, savings and taxes allows me to assist.

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Founder and CEO of National Realty Services Corporation, a national commercial real estate finance...

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I help SCORE clients in the formation and maintenance of their businesses utilizing my four decades...

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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