Turn to SCORE mentors for Small Business Advice

Turn to SCORE mentors for Small Business Advice

For the Life of Your Business

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Small Business and Leadership

About SCORE

SCORE Services for You

Resources for Your Business

Looking Ahead

Next Steps

Q: Why is small business so important to the economy?

A: Small businesses create jobs and fuel growth.

There are nearly 26 million small businesses nationwide. Small businesses represent 99.7 percent of all employers. Small businesses create 75 percent of new jobs. About 671,800 new small businesses are formed each year.



Q: Why is owning a business important to you?

A: Small business represents success on your own terms.

Be your own boss. Bring a new idea to life. Achieve your lifelong dream. Create financial independence. Turn your hobby into a profitable business.



SCORE “Mentors to America’s Small Business” is a national nonprofit association. SCORE’s mission is to provide small business mentoring and training to help America’s entrepreneurs succeed.

Local business workshops and seminars Face-to-face mentoring at 350+ chapters Online mentoring at the SCORE website www.score.org Free and confidential business advice for

entrepreneurs

About SCORE


http://www.score.org/

Q: How can a SCORE business mentor help?

A: SCORE mentors give real-world advice that applies to your business.

Practical advice Business planning assistance Problem-solving for business challenges Growth strategies for business opportunities Confidential sounding board for your ideas

About SCORE


SCORE business mentors are volunteers. Volunteers who have achieved business success–and want to help you succeed in your business.

Dedicated volunteers Confidential advice for your business Experienced business owners and executives Experts who’ve seen both economic highs and lows Pros with expertise in hundreds of disciplines

About SCORE


SCORE “Mentors to America’s Small Business” can help your business in many ways.

Confidential business mentoring Long-term business mentoring Face-to-face brainstorming sessions Online email advice available anytime Local workshops and seminars on business topics



SCORE services are available nationwide.

More than 13,000 mentors nationwide More than 1,000 locations for mentoring Ask SCORE online mentoring at www.score.org Local business workshops and seminars



Visit the SCORE website:

www.score.org

How-to Advice & Info Mentoring for business advice online Find a Chapter to locate any office in the country >2,000 pages of content for small business owners How-to articles offer practical business tips



http://www.score.org/

SCORE Offers Free Resources for Your Business

How To Really Start Your Own Business—a workbook available at your local SCORE chapter office.

SCORE eNews—an email newsletter with small business news and how-to advice.

SCORE Expert Answers—an email newsletter on leadership topics for entrepreneurs.



Q: What can a mentor do for you?

A: Information, ideas and advice to help you succeed.

Wisdom gained from the “school of hard knocks” Independent, thoughtful advice specific to your business Perspective from years in the trenches of economic

cycles

Looking Ahead to Mentoring


Looking Ahead to Your Success


Entrepreneurial Success Factors

A focused business plan Hard work, and plenty of it A quality product and/or service Good advice

Looking Ahead to Create Success


Build Your Business Success

Play to your strengths. Identify areas to improve. Learn and grow as a leader. Add to your knowledge base. Form a network of trusted

advisors.

Turn to SCORE


50 years of service to the small business community

Award-winning business mentoring and resources

Resource partner with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)1-800/634-0245 www.score.org

Turn to SCORE mentors for Small Business Advice

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