Success Stories

At their first meeting with SCORE Mentors Woody Knight and Mike Fitzpatrick, Neil explained that they were working seven days a week, selling everything, but still not showing a... Read more

Doty and Yong's initial focus of their mentoring sessions was developing a business plan, preparing an application for a U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) guaranteed loan... Read more

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Shereen has attended several low-cost SCORE workshops. “I have no background in business—I’m actually a scientist,” she says. “These seminars are incredible. You get to hear from... Read more

Duke met with mentors Steve Shapiro and Hugh Greene. Shapiro, an accountant, saw that the company would benefit from more rigorous bookkeeping. Greene helped Duke break the... Read more

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Bradshaw went to Portland SCORE, where he began working with a team of volunteer mentors to address concerns such as inventory management, information technology upgrades and... Read more

Curt says, “The advantage of SCORE is that it is a single entity that can draw on a lot of resources. Bob Russell could get input on any aspect of business that we needed. Having... Read more

Jody and Zoltan will continue to look to SCORE for help as they look for ways to continue expanding their business. "SCORE gave us the confidence that we could make it on our own... Read more

Karen says, “SCORE is one of the first places to go when you start a business. You’re dealing with something brand new, and their advice and moral support is critical to making it... Read more

While mentors have helped the team look toward the future, they've also helped The Secret Chocolatier weather a few small business storms — literally. "We lost 30 percent of our... Read more

“The grant and SCORE enabled me to expand my network,” Patrick says. “Along with pitching ideas to networks, we’ve stepped up our work producing electronic press kits and videos... Read more