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One Community Auto

Peterson started with the Startup Basics Workshop to get a broad understanding of what was needed to run a small business. Read more

Gary Peterson

Owner, One Community Auto

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Top of the List

Mapes met with volunteer mentor Daniel Butler to discuss all aspects of selling a business. Read more

Beverly Mapes

Owner, Top of the List

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Flex Fitness

By the time Buckeye came to SCORE for support, she already had a business plan, website, marketing collateral and state business registration. Read more

Julie Buckeye

Owner, Flex Fitness

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TreasureHunt Grants

As Wood set up her business, she wanted feedback on her writing and marketing tips, along with the reassurance that she was running her business properly. Read more

Jenny Wood

Owner, TreasureHunt Grants

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Nicole Williams Collective

Williams met with volunteer Steve Martin through video mentoring. “When I first connected with Steve I knew right then that he was the perfect mentor for me,” she says. Read more

Nicole M. Williams

Owner, Nicole Wiliams Collective

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Electric Enjin

Ching felt the business was in a rut and he felt hopeless. He turned to SCORE for a second opinion on his business plan. Read more

Chris Ching

Founder and CEO, Electric Enjin

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Ryders Public Safety

“We had never heard of the program,” Abney admits when he recalls hearing about SCORE from a family friend. Read more

Brad Abney and Rick Ryder

Owners, Ryders Public Safety

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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. Read more

Liz Jackson Hearns

Owner and Vocal Instructor , The Voice Lab

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Chandler Speech and Language Services

“Provided my training has been skill-based in a field of allied healthcare, business and finance was not a part of my formal training,” Chandler admits. She heard about SCORE at t Read more

Emily Chandler

Owner , Chandler Speech and Language Services

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High Impact Management

But a business doesn’t grow overnight. Coffee had to figure out how to market HIM’s services to the federal and commercial sectors. Read more

Julie Coffee

President and founder, High Impact Management

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Preparture

Determining capital sources and creative resources were early challenges for Ero. “Through prayer and extensive research, those challenges were alleviated,” he says. Read more

Iyobosa Ero

Owner, Preparture