Success Stories

SCORE mentors John Strom and Sam Schall helped Payne write a successful business plan and set clear goals for growth. Strom also helped Payne identify staff strengths. Payne says... Read more

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

Shoultz works with SCORE mentor Bryan Zak, who she has consulted with about potentially exporting her peonies. Shoultz says, “Bryan has introduced me to all the players in the... Read more

Friends worked with SCORE mentor Nathan Idio, who she met with through video conference calls using a remote ASL interpreter. Friends got help from Idio on doing the business... Read more

Lin’s director of brand marketing, Michella Chiu, first sought out mentoring from SCORE and eventually, Lin joined her. The two now work with three different SCORE mentors: Carl... Read more

Wehrman has made use of SCORE’s workshops on issues ranging from email marketing to business planning to human resources management.   Wehrman also received mentoring from SCORE... Read more

Schimpff first encountered SCORE when she went to the Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce to research statistics. She wound up going to a SCORE orientation session, where she met her... Read more

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Tonya worked with SCORE mentor Fred Elam, who helped her and Michael with their rebranding efforts. Elam guided them in creating a roadmap for growth, navigating the maze of... Read more

Back in the 80s, when Barbara was starting out on her own, SCORE helped with machinery and mechanical problems. Bertram says, “Our SCORE mentors were a group of men with... Read more

Chu and Beaudry worked with SCORE mentor Maxine Stern as they launched their business in 2012. “We didn’t want to jump into entrepreneurship blindly,” says Chu. Stern helped the... Read more

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