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SCORE has produced numerous Success Stories. These are businesses that have been tracked over time and have succeeded due largely to SCORE mentor involvement. Let’s develop a mentoring relationship for you and your business and create another Success Story.
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Launching a STEM Toy Company in A Pandemic
My SCORE mentors were critical to my success in launching a STEM Toy company during a pandemic. David Wild, Mary Couzin, Gene Murtha, Elizabeth Hauer, Bruce Ronner, and Bob... Read more
Like a Dog with Two Tails
Our SCORE mentor was instrumental in our path to becoming owners. He helped us outline negotiation steps, discussed financing, gave us pep talks and instilled in us the belief... Read more
Back From Extinction After 40 years!
I attended all the SCORE workshops in 1993 when I invented the Sandbagger. They were very helpful with getting a small women-owned business loan. My current mentor has been... Read more
Event Horizon VR
Bakaleynik’s SCORE mentors advised him against his initial idea of creating a VR arcade, which was risky in an untested industry and would have required a huge investment. They... Read more
Tricia Parker Communications
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
The Voice Lab
“I sought help from SCORE because I saw it as an opportunity to learn from someone for whom my daily struggles were easy to organize and maneuver,” Hearns says. She knew she... Read more
Preparture
Determining capital sources and creative resources were early challenges for Ero. “Through prayer and extensive research, those challenges were alleviated,” he says. He was able... Read more
Ying’s Kitchen
Those counselors worked with Ying on the management of in-store demonstrations, customer relations, quality control, advertising, on-going sales, promotional opportunities, and... Read more
Wigglyville in Wrigleyville Hits Revenue Targets with SCORE’s Help
Park spent time reviewing Wigglyville’s pro forma financials. Since the draft plan did not contain cash-flow projections, Park gave Gessler sample formats and critiqued several... Read more
Cary's Footwear; Fine Men's Shoes
“SCORE gave me the confidence to go forward with plans for my own business,” Millstein said. “They told me I had a plan that they thought had a good chance to succeed.” Once or... Read more
SCORE Client Proves That Guerrilla Marketing Works!
“I cannot say enough about the value of this event for the launch of my business. A month ago, a Google search for Candid Wines turned up nothing related to my company. Today,... Read more
“Corporate Type” Now Runs Pest Control Business With SCORE’s Help
SCORE is a nonprofit association of successful business executives who provide free one-on-one counseling, teach low-cost workshops and supply other resources to entrepreneurs and... Read more