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AD Greenroof, LLC
“I could not have done it alone and the fresh business ideas offered by my SCORE mentors, Bill Collette and Andrew Braden, provided me with the assistance I needed.” – Angie... Read more
B.E.R. Enterprises, LLC, DBA Veterans Integrity Exteriors
Blake first learned of SCORE while doing research on the SBA website. He made an application for free mentoring and was assigned to Bill Collette. Bill’s background in contracting... Read more
Boom Island Brewing Company
We needed an experienced business professional to help us. Marshall (our SCORE mentor) started by helping us draft a business plan. We met with him on a weekly basis for the first... Read more
US Roller | Rolling in Success
How SCORE Helped Me Succeed Mort asked all the key questions and helped me prepare a detailed business plan – a three-year plan with financial projections and narrative on how... Read more
Briva Health
When she participated in a local SCORE workshop, Guled says she was “very impressed with the material covered at the training and the expertise of the mentors.” She thereafter... Read more
Veritas Marketing, LLC
SCORE counseled Holly Jo Anderson in developing a business plan for Veritas Marketing. She said her long-time SCORE mentor, the late Tommy Thompson, helped the firm navigate... Read more
Moxie Cycling Company
SCORE has provided an business advisory team consisting of accounting, international, finance and marketing talents. They have met every 4 to 6 weeks since the business owners... Read more
Thrive Adventures
Launching a business was uncharted territory for Al Macdonald. He connected with a group of SCORE mentors who had experience working internationally. They helped with... Read more
Mobile Electronic Fingerprinting
The mentors at SCORE helped me get through so many of the start-up problems of getting a business off the ground and launching a national network of registered and qualified... Read more