Success Stories

Geitz endured a challenging first year as a small business owner. While her designs were selling quickly, she struggled to tend to aspects of the business like financials, social... Read more

“We knew experience is the best teacher, so we couldn’t go wrong in reaching out to a SCORE mentor who had successfully run a small business,” David recalls. The couple has worked... Read more

Parker turned to SCORE when she wanted a second opinion on her brand positioning and her website. “I also needed the motivation to actually sit down and develop a business plan,”... Read more

“SCORE was my much-needed introduction into the business world,” Durston says. “As a university graduate and career employee of a federal agency, I had developed analytical skills... Read more

FETC is now celebrating 11 years of serving our community. We now have an annual budget of over $200,000 and serve 150 children. The success of our business is directly associated... Read more

While they had a good product, neither Busch nor Jack had a business background. After learning that Busch had struggled with a business plan template, mentor Barry Skalka asked... Read more

“I think as a new business it is really helpful to get as much outside input as possible. People who aren’t family or friends might see things differently or be able to say things... Read more

Gross has been using SCORE resources for at least 11 years, and says she is extremely grateful for not only the knowledge of the mentors and the content available to her, but also... Read more

“Our business is unique,” Selsavage explains. “We are aware of no other organization that is deploying the concepts of person-centered, compassionate dementia care to family... Read more

Bissell met with SCORE volunteer mentors Phil Owens and Sam Russo, who provided help writing a business plan. Bissell’s company had a lengthy history, but needed a new plan to... Read more

“We were at a place where we needed to determine if we were building a business or maintaining a lifestyle business,” Sara says. “We needed to have a third party work with the... Read more

"I always ask questions, and starting a business of this scale was way outside my experience,” Herod admits. “So I started researching and found SCORE, and then Doug.”  Herod... Read more