See how we have helped small businesses in our community
SCORE has produced numerous Success Stories. These are businesses that have been tracked over time and have succeeded due largely to SCORE mentor involvement. Let’s develop a mentoring relationship for you and your business and create another Success Story.
Browse through these SCORE mentoring success stories to learn more about the small businesses we've helped. Use the filters below to browse stories by business topic, entrepreneur type, business stage, or industry. Once you've learned how we've helped others, sign up for your mentor today.
Have you found success in your business with the help of a SCORE mentor? Submit your success story to share on SCORE.org. Your company may be profiled in SCORE national marketing and press that can reach millions of people. We're excited to spread the word about your story!
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Launching a STEM Toy Company in A Pandemic
My SCORE mentors were critical to my success in launching a STEM Toy company during a pandemic. David Wild, Mary Couzin, Gene Murtha, Elizabeth Hauer, Bruce Ronner, and Bob... Read more
Hairstylist Turned Full-Time CEO
My mentor, Rick, who had a previous business in manufacturing/trade, was the perfect SCORE mentor for my business. Personally not having a background in owning a business, Rick... Read more
High School Senior Bakes Up Successful Fundraising Business
I’ve never been a fan of learning things the hard way. To paraphrase Michael Pollan in ‘The Omnivore’s Dilemma,’ “Let someone else eat the poison mushroom.” So when I heard that... Read more
SCORE Success Story: Keisha Finnie Art
The myth of the starving artist is a dogged one to debunk. The reality is that artists who choose a path to follow their passion as a career are also often holding down full-time... Read more
Many Veteran Hands Help Steer a Ship Towards Innovative Game Play
At this point I've worked with a number of SCORE mentors: David Wild: as a former high-level employee at Hasbro, his insight and experience has proven consistently helpful,... Read more
Town and Country Quilt Shop's success with SCORE
Jon has been instrumental in the growth of my business. I've always been a strong quilter but not always confident in building a real business out of it. With Jon's help, I've... Read more
SCORE Success Story: Chef Oliver Saye
Chef Oliver Saye grew up cooking and turned that into his career. In 2019 he found a direction for his culinary services after being chosen as a member of that year's Baldwin... Read more
11X Growth in 14 Months
I met weekly with my mentors at first. They helped me with client service agreements, bookkeeping, recommending books to read, identifying my target market, coaching around hiring... Read more
Expanding A Service-Oriented Business With Product Collection Launch
Dean counseled me on how to negotiate with my suppliers, including terms and conditions and pricing. He was very critical in helping me set realistic goals and expectations to... Read more
Like a Dog with Two Tails
Our SCORE mentor was instrumental in our path to becoming owners. He helped us outline negotiation steps, discussed financing, gave us pep talks and instilled in us the belief... Read more
From PhD to Genealogist
Richard, my mentor, has always believed in me. Even at moments of greatest difficulty, he always believed in my abilities, my capability to learn what I need, and my vision for... Read more
Passing Along Tradition, Dental Care in the Community
SCORE has been instrumental in the entire business start up, included but not limited to: the business plan, HIPAA compliance, PCI and credit card compliance, OSHA compliance, HR... Read more