Success Stories

It was evident to Bogdanovych and Klitchyk that Borderless European Market would fill a need in Austin. Nonetheless, the pair needed expert guidance to get their business up and ... Read more

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Hart worked with SCORE mentor Jim Dallet who encouraged her to start thinking and acting like a business professional in every sense. They have been working together since... Read more

In 2010 the impacts of the economic recession presented Duke and Alliance with new, unfamiliar challenges. Duke reached out to SCORE to help her in an area she had not been... Read more

With no background in business or sales, Smith knew she would need some guidance. The artist says, "It can be very lonely and scary having a small business by yourself." When... Read more

“I’m very busy, very happy, and very grateful to SCORE,” she says. “Everything goes back to the thinking I did with [my mentor] Pete when I was developing my business plan... He... Read more

Although Boswell has an extensive background in childcare, she needed guidance and support when it came to business operations. Boswell’s mentors - Carol Kerwin, Don Schlotterbeck... Read more

Like many businesses, BriteWorks got its start on a shoestring budget. Ron quickly realized that even though her business had modest funding, she had access to information through... Read more

Unzicker came to SCORE weary of traveling for the juried shows on which she relied for much of her income, and concerned about the decline of that particular market (and thus her... Read more

Castro worked with mentors Simon Mahler and Michael Riley. He credits Riley with helping him get started and craft his messaging, and Mahler with “the continued grounding,... Read more

SCORE mentor Peter Ryerson pointed Mauro in the right direction with an aggressive networking campaign. The goal, Ryerson told Mauro, was to meet 3,000 people. He started by... Read more

Dahn worked with SCORE mentor Gene Murtha, who helped her develop and refine her product. Murtha also helped Dahn make important business connections. Dahn credits Murtha with... Read more