Introduction to SCORE

A Presentation for Use by

SCORE Counselors

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Purpose of this PresentationFor SCORE Chapter 34 Counselors/Mentors:

• The following slides are intended for a general audience

• They should take less than 30 minutes to present

• These slides are provided by the Marketing Committee, any questions just ask

• If you prefer a prepared speech (no slides) there is one available

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Introduction to SCORE

Chapter 34

Greater Cincinnatiwww.scoreworks.org

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SCORE Topics to be Considered

• Services Offered• SCORE National and Local• Typical Volunteer Mentor• Who SCORE Helps• Useful Links

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SCORE Counselors Are:• Over 13,000 Volunteers, Nationwide• Seasoned Business Professionals• 47 Year Tradition of Excellence• Providing Trusted and Timely Advice • To Anyone, For Free

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Greater Cincinnati Chapter 34• One of the original charter locations • Over 80 local mentors who have successfully

owned and managed businesses• Serving 19 counties in OH-IN-KY• Assisting in the formation and growth of small

business

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Services Offered• Mentoring to anyone wanting to start or is

already operating a small business• Mentors are volunteers so there is no cost to

a client• Typically a mentor and client meet one to one

in a convenient location• Counseling teams comprising multi-skill sets

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SCORE National• Formed as a national non-profit in 1964• Resource partner with SBA, includes nominal

funding• 9 million+ Small Business people have been

mentored since inception• 106,000+ received e-mail counseling in 2010• Each member commits to code of ethics

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SCORE Chapter 34• Locally over 2,000 clients served annually• Over 800 seminar attendees each year• SCORE is sustained by generous contributions

of local individuals and businesses along with a stipend from SCORE national

• Join us or learn more about helping others at www.scoreworks.org, or call at 513-684-2812

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Volunteer Mentors• Seasoned business professionals who has

successfully owned or managed a business• Both working and retired women and men• Over 600 different skill sets represented• Trained to listen and learn to individual client

needs and to communicate helpful advice

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Who SCORE Helps Nationally• Annually, 450,000+ American men and

women ask SCORE for small business advice• Nationally, over 550,000 small businesses

open each year with many relying on SCORE for start-up guidance

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Who SCORE Helps Locally• 30%+ of SCORE clients are women• 30%+ of clients are classified as minorities• 10%+ are veterans• SCORE provides meaningful small business

advice to anyone, at no charge• Members care about the local community and

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Useful Links• Greater Cincinnati: www.scoreworks.org • Nationally: www.score.org • SBA: www.sba.gov • Minority Business Programs: www.mbda.gov • Local Women’s Business Council:

www.orvwbc.org

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Thank You

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