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Small business owners who receive three or more hours of mentoring report higher revenues and increased growth.
Our Mentors
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I know what it is like to start from scratch, build, work on, grow, and sell a successful business. I am available to... Read More >
Accounting & Finance
Business Plan
Customer Service
Funding/Loans
Marketing
Strategy Development
I help simplify finances and create plans to achieve goals (business and personal). That means a whole lot of different... Read More >
Accounting & Finance
Business Plan
Management & Operations
20 year career in auto parts wholesale and retail(140 stores) followed by 25 year career as mergers acquisitions... Read More >
Accounting & Finance
Business Plan
Customer Service
Franchising
Human Resources
Management & Operations
Marketing
Strategy Development
.With 45 years of being an owner/entrepreneur running my own B2B service business I can provide good advice and clear... Read More >
Business Plan
Human Resources
Management & Operations
Product Development
Profit and loss optimization, Business leadership across multiple channels and markets, Leadership of multi-cultural... Read More >
Business Plan
Management & Operations
Marketing
Strategy Development
Technology
I help my clients develop and execute a Digital Marketing strategy utilizing all forms of Internet Marketing including... Read More >
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Business Plan
Business Structure
Contracts
Customer Service
Financial Literacy
Funding/Loans
Human Resources
Legal
Management & Operations
Marketing
Marketing Strategy
Product Development
Strategy Development
Technology
I can help you start up your business from idea generation to finding and opening your new location. After you open, we... Read More >
Management & Operations
I founded in 1979 a mental health consulting firm that provided services to business and industry. I am an entrepreneur... Read More >
Accounting & Finance
Business Plan
Management & Operations
Technology
Taught Math, Computer Programming Systems Design at Olympic College, Bremerton, WA. During 26 years at Weyerhaeuser... Read More >
Business Plan
Management & Operations
Marketing
Product Development
Four years US Navy Officer. Seventeen years in food processing with Nalleys Fine Foods. One year with Hunt Wesson Foods... Read More >
Accounting & Finance
Business Plan
Funding/Loans
Government Regulations
Import & Export
Legal
Management & Operations
Product Development
Strategy Development
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Frequently Asked Questions
SCORE mentoring is a free service offered to any citizen or permanent resident that owns or wants to start a business. Partnering with you one-on-one, SCORE mentors support your success through offering experienced advice, consulting on best practices, and educating on small business topics.
SCORE mentors bring years of business experience, many of them successful small business owners themselves. Mentors volunteer through SCORE to help other entrepreneurs like you, by sharing their real-world experience and bona fide knowledge in running successful small businesses. SCORE mentors also provide practical tools and resources to make some owner tasks easier.
SCORE mentors will not make decisions for you or complete important ownership tasks on your behalf. They also cannot provide tax or legal advice. However, SCORE mentors can provide clear guidance on what your options are so you can confidently make decisions and take positive action toward your own success.
SCORE mentoring sessions are collaborative meetings between the small business owner and the SCORE mentor. During these sessions, you can share your business goals, progress, challenges and questions. SCORE mentors will offer advice, resources, and insights so you gain clarity on your next best steps.
SCORE mentoring sessions are typically scheduled for an hour and held in-person or virtually, through online meetings, phone calls, and even through email exchanges. While mentoring sessions have goals and objectives, the partnership is informal and informational with your assigned mentor.
A SCORE mentoring relationship lasts as long as you need it. That can mean it is a few meaningful sessions to achieve a specific goal or overcome a particular challenge. Or, it can be a SCORE mentoring relationship lasts for years, when you always have a trusted advisor for the life of your small business.