Success Stories

Betancourt’s SCORE mentor, Jim Coates, spent time going over the business model and provided emotional support. “I wanted someone who had my best interest in mind who could sit... Read more

SCORE mentor James Coates helped Chang and Sianta develop their business plan and is helping them identify ways to get in the door with hospital purchasing departments. Sianta,... Read more

Mapes met with volunteer mentor Daniel Butler to discuss all aspects of selling a business. Butler recommended an assessment to determine Top of the List’s value, so Mapes... Read more

Fearing she had exhausted her initial networking contacts, she took a friend’s recommendation and turned to SCORE. She attended the “Overview to Planning and Starting Your... Read more

DeJong and his partner attended small business workshops and then worked with SCORE mentor Dan Butler, who helped them put together the documents they needed to apply for a loan.... Read more

Mitidieri sought a SCORE mentor to help her tackle self-doubt and get to the next level in growing her business. She worked with several SCORE mentors, including Bob Cooper, Dale... Read more

Noble Restaurant owner Andrew Lamppa met with his SCORE mentor every few weeks. Lamppa saw his mentor as a sounding board and a way to expand the scope of his experience and... Read more

SCORE mentor Ken Baker worked with the Daniels on how to structure their construction business. Nicole met with Fred Kistler twice weekly for training on QuickBooks. “I am so... Read more

“Starting your own business is very complex and the support that SCORE provides helps new business owners to navigate through all the challenges and decisions,” says Gortsema.... Read more

Bill Leete worked extensively with me on the Kind Crumbs business plan, especially in relation to finances, budgeting, planning and prljecting, building accounts, managing... Read more

My success with SCORE began 18 years ago when I was tested from them with the question, “if you go into business with your product who are your customers?” I’ve heard that before... Read more

Our SCORE mentors (Joe Mierendorf ) have been timely and very professional. They’ve met with us several times, given us excellent feedback and information, and they’ve... Read more