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Get Free Expert Help from SCORE Twin Cities to Start & Grow Your Small Business.
A Partnership Focused on Making You More Successful

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

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Our Mentors

I have over 30 years of experience in the pharmaceutical and medical technology industries, in roles...

I can help SCORE clients with their market research and help them identify opportunities, and their...

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Medi Jiwani has worked as a Chief Financial Officer and a Senior Finance Executive, and has over 30...

Gary See business experience- Media Buyer/ Account Executive- Major Advertising agency- 7 years....

I love to learn about the ideas, passions, visions people have with respect to their businesses and...

I am an engineer with business experience as an executive. I have experienced multiple roles at...

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I have always been in the corporate world for my career and recently took a break from my latest...

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I’m a recently retired executive from a large energy company where I led a local business unit. I...

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I can help you to improve your business in the areas of process management, business planning, B2B...

I am a mentor [a teacher + certified life coach].

I empower clients to move through their business...

Sales and marketing executive with over 35 years of strategic financial product experience involving...

I can help SCORE clients by using my experience in two small business start-ups, a number of...

I help improve your business performance through understanding both your business and its...

My passion is marketing and advertising. This world of marketing is amazingly dynamic and has been...

Expert in Start up Business. Very knowledgeable in Business Problems. 50 years of electronic and...

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Worked for Unisys Corporation helping to run their R D center. My teams developed web-based and...

I worked for over 42 years in both in a retail setting and wholesale distribution. I have experience...

A thirty plus year veteran in the construction and building products manufacturing industry, Steve...

Pay It Forward Program through the City of St. Paul

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Retired last week
30 years sales and sales management .

Might be useful.

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My employer, U.S. Bank, has a long standing relationship with SCORE which I learned about when I...

With 20+ years of business experience, I can help clients gain clarity on their ideas, establish...

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Coaching on topic areas like: business plan, primary and secondary research, business planning...

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My objective is to help you achieve success quickly. I had my own small business financing company...

Financial mentoring, advising on business planning and financial planning

I can help you get a retail store up and running, morph a craft, artist, or mechanic hobby into a...

As a recently retired business executive I would like to give back to entrepreneurs by sharing my...

Extensive. experience in start up and angel investing . I have direct CEO experience in managing...

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I have a passion for serving and making a difference in the lives of others. I would like the...

I can help entrepreneurs and those looking to introduce new products to the consumer identify the...

Applying over 40 years of experience serving clients and attracting/retaining high performing...

I can review marketing plans, give suggestions for strategy, work through marketing issues, give...

I can help you improve your business performance in finance, marketing and operations. As a proven...

Especially like working with people in arts and entertainment, home-based businesses, consultants...

I have seen better times and I want to contribute and solve our community problems so that all...

It is fulfilling to help others succeed and thrilling to learn of new business ideas.

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My last 30 were with Cub Foods and SuperValu In the accounting, budgeting, purchasing and contract...

I have worked with SCORE in various roles. Working at Deluxe Corporation, I was part of the team...

I can help you evaluate business and product concepts to build a roadmap to a successful business...

I would like to lend my experience and expertise to a small organization that would benefit from it...

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As a previous owner of a small business, I believe that I have had exposure to many areas that...

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Consult and coach new businesses

My wife and I began a local independent bicycle shop from scratch six years ago. in 2018 (?) we won...

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Marketing/Merchandise Mgr. for large US chain. National Accts. Mgr. selling to Home Depot, Loewes...

The times have led me to commit to providing the assistance I can to small business with a...

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i AM 73 YEARS OLD, retired in 2019 from executive business management roles over a 40+ year career...

Empowering Entrepreneurs for Success
As a SCORE volunteer, I can provide top-notch business...

I can assist clients needing expertise in sales, marketing and presentation skills. I have over 10...

With over 40 years of experience in the Property/Casualty insurance industry and retail sporting...

Grow new and established businesses.

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Over 5 years of experience in high volume retail operations, Bachelor Degree in Marketing from Metro...

My primary expertise is in helping clients improve existing businesses. I have significant...

Having spent my working career in commercial lending and credit administration, I can assist clients...

I am a recently-retired professor of marketing (20 years, undergraduate and graduate levels). Prior...

With expertise in strategic marketing, I can provide guidance on opportunity assessment and business...

Help non profits and minority biz, esp Latino

Pierce County Economic Development Corporation Executive Director- November 2017 to September2024....

Recently retired from a successful career in B to B sales and general management, my goal is to keep...

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Teacher in Mankato and Mankato State University; Executive of YMCA Ridgedale/Camp Christmas Tree...

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I like to leverage my professional work experience in government contracts, government finance...

Setting up accounting systems,, budgeting, business plans, financial statement anaylsis

Help clients review accounting and financial reporting needs, both accounting process, software, and...

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Sales Marketing Strategic Planning Government Contracting international trade

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.information regarding construction startups and current problem solving.

I have over 40 years of experience in the securities industry as an investment banker and hedge fund...

Throughout my career, I have held leadership positions in entrepreneurial companies within the...

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Broad marketing experience. Founded/ran a successful small business. Harvard MBA. After serving in...

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I have over 40 years of business experience at various middle and senior levels. I feel mentoring...

Score helped me when I started my business and when I sold my business. Now it is time for me to...

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40 years of multi functional experience in the Food Industry. Most comfortable with Clients needing...

I can help your business understand consumer insights, strategic planning, traditional marketing...

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Mentor and Subject matter

How I can help you?

I understand the opportunities and challenges of owning a small business after...

Specialties: Business planning and development with core strengths around marketing & sales...

I can help you most by guiding your ideas into reality, helping you explore options and create...

As a growing company, I would like to know the SCORE organization better and find volunteering as a...

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My background includes CPG marketing and product management, retail, health insurance, and founding...

Meda.
Retied. Interested in helping healthcare entrepreneurs grow their skillset to develop and...

I'm here to help aspiring business owners achieve their goals. During my career in banking and real...

I retired from 3M in 2024, after 39 years working in laboratory and manufacturing positions. The...

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I can help entrepreneurs think through some of the most fundamental issues such as what their...

• Strategic Business & Marketing Planning
• Brand Management & Positioning
• Budget Management &...

I have developed a skillset of project management, product commercialization, business strategy and...

I have just recently decided to retire from a 40 year career. I have substantial experience in...

28 years with 3M in Research and Development, Marketing, Mergers and Acquisitions, international...

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I have worked in the Biomedical field for over 30 years. I am now retired and looking to give back.

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I can help SCORE clients cut to the most critical business planning and execution steps for success...

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I am a newly retired business executive with years of experience in managing, developing, and...

I can help with the challenges of new product development and successful launch. With a broad range...

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Steps on how to get started (Sec of State, website, phone number, EIN number, business account...

I worked for 40 years with and within technology organizations. My specialty is project management...

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I am a computer science engineer turned CEO, with a strong process orientation who is able to...

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Having purchased, operated and sold a UPS Store franchise, I can help with small business start ups...

I am a 62 year old retired CEO looking to give back to the community and have a little bit of fun at...

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I was in the insurance industry for 42 years having my own independent insurance agency for 37 years...

Whether you are starting a business or need help with an existing one I am available to help you...

Help business to be successful. I have been in business my whole life and this is nothing better one...

Operations, Sales, Marketing including Digital Marketing, and Business Planning

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Accounting & Finance;Business Plan;Business Structure;Customer Service;Management & Operations;Work...

I can help clients learn professional sales techniques and in turn increase their sales and profits...

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advising on leases, retail and real estate

I am an award-winning communications and marketing professional who can offer assistance to any...

As a former SBDC Consultant and currently an SBA Portfolio Manager for Falcon National Bank, I feel...

I have started two of my own businesses plus spent 16 years in corporate America as a sales and...

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Professional Experience: I owned my own business from 1992 to 2005. In 2006 I bought a franchise The...

I would like to help my clients start their own business using their special skill or trade. How to...

I mentor diversity clients. I can develop training and education packages; Design and deliver online...

As the Chief Executive Officer of Valor Strategic Solutions, a Veteran-owned, small business...

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I can help SCORE clients with business formation, purchase and sale of businesses, purchase, sale,...

The American capitilist system has been good to me. After 15 yars in the corporate world, I founded...

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I have lived and worked in the Twin Cities for over 35 years, all of that time in commercial banking...

5 Simple Steps to SCORE Mentoring:

Identify


Identify your small business needs and desired support.

Request


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

Schedule


Schedule a mentoring session with your assigned SCORE mentor

Set Goals


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

Advance


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

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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