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SCORE Twin Cities

Free Business Mentoring, Learning and Business Development in the Twin Cities and Central MN

Our mission is to foster a vibrant small business community through mentoring, learning and business development resources to the Twin Cities Metro, Central Minnesota, Arrowhead Region and Western Wisconsin areas. Our vision is to assure that every person has the support they need to thrive as a small business owner.

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Arrowhead Region SCORE Services

SCORE Arrowhead Region offers free small business mentoring for current and aspiring small business owners in Duluth and the Arrowhead counties. SCORE Arrowhead is a branch office of SCORE Twin Cities and was created to serve more individuals across a broader geographical area.

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Central Minnesota SCORE Services

SCORE Central Minnesota offers free small business mentoring for current and aspiring small business owners in Alexandria, St. Cloud, Brainerd Lakes, Duluth, and Arrowhead counties.

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SCORE for All

We believe that anyone can start and manage a successful small business. We also know that the road is harder for some than for others. Diverse backgrounds, different voices, and unique needs may call for specialized resources and mentoring approaches. SCORE is listening, recognizes these diverse needs, and provides personalized support in a wholly-inclusive platform called SCORE for All.

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Become a Volunteer

Since 1964, SCORE has educated and mentored more than 11 million small business owners and entrepreneurs. We're looking for people with diverse backgrounds and experiences to serve in a variety of roles — from knowledgeable business mentors to local community advocates.

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Are You Ready for a Business Plan? Session 2

Do you feel like you do not know where to start when you are asked to create a business plan for your business? This session will help you move forward from a basic business idea to add the important elements to a business plan for bankers, your employees, and most importantly yourself!

Topics covered will include identifying what success looks like for your business, creating a vision, and identifying key hurdles to overcome to move forward. We will finish the session by creating an individual SMART action worksheet that will feed into your business plan.

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10 Ways to Rock Your LinkedIn Profile in 2023

In today’s online world almost all business professionals are on LinkedIn, including a limitless supply of your ideal clients. LinkedIn has evolved from an online resume to a personal branding platform and managing your professional profile is a must.

Simple Steps to Starting Your Business - 5 Session Series

Is Starting a Business Right for You?

Our economy is powered by people like you - the bold who see a new way of building - the dreamers who see the world as it could be and want to do more for themselves, their family, and their community.

We don't need to tell you, making your dream come true takes a lot of planning and personal effort. Get the basics to making that dream a reality by attending this FREE five week series "Simple Steps to Start Your Business."

In this powerful series, you'll learn how to:

Define and evaluate your business idea
Develop a marketing strategy
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SCORE for Women Entrepreneurs

SCORE is determined to help women business owners succeed with these specialized resources.

SCORE Minnesota Client Resource Guide

The SCORE Minnesota Client Resource Guide can be used by anyone looking to develop their business plan or improve their business development efforts. Specific areas include what it takes to start a business, business plan research and development, marketing, finance, and legal resources.

Information for SCORE Twin Cities Clients

There is a wealth of information available on starting a business in Minnesota. This page is a place to start exploring that information. We aim to give every person the support they need to thrive as a small business owner.

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How to Successfully Start a Business with the SCORE Startup Roadmap

The SCORE Startup Roadmap is the perfect tool to start the journey to your new business.

Free SMALL Business Legal Advice with SCORE Twin Cities

LegalCORPS is a nonprofit organization with the mission of expanding access to legal services in the area of business law through the services of volunteer attorneys.

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Business Planning & Financial Statements Template Gallery

Download SCORE’s templates to help you plan for a new business startup or grow your existing business.

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Just a Few of Our Successes

WeCo Accessibility Services

Lynn Wehrman founded WeCo, a company where people with disabilities work in user testing for companies who want to make their services fully accessible. Wehrman has made use of SCORE’s workshops on issues ranging from email marketing to business planning to human resources management.

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Problem: Clean water is the fuel that supports industry around the globe and fresh water is available in only very limited supplies. In fact, only about 2.5% of all the water on earth is fresh water. Still, it’s all we have to support humans, other animals, plants and industry around the world.

Challenge: To conserve our fresh water resources.

Solution: One way to meet the challenge is to reduce the volume of contaminated water that enters public lakes and streams as well as treatment systems. That’s a win-win for utilities, the public in general and the environment. That’s the solution AD

B.E.R. Enterprises, LLC, DBA Veterans Integrity Exteriors

Problem: Homeowners in Minnesota face the never-ending possibility of damage caused by weather conditions such as hail, heavy snow, tornadoes, high winds and torrential rains. The potential for weather-related damage is always present regardless of the season.

Challenge: Finding a reliable contractor to work with when damage occurs is difficult and can result in a frustrating and costly experience for the homeowner.

Solution: Provide home repair and renovation services based on the guiding principal of integrity. That’s what Blake Rothnem decided to do in 2005. The

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