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Mustache Pretzels

Volunteer mentor Jack Wilson helped Golden assess the situation when faced with another big change: his wife’s job was about to relocate them back to the east coast. Read more

Greg Golden

Owner, Mustache Pretzels

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Stat-Medicament-Disposal Corporation

Kenemore reached out to SCORE for validation of his business plan and model. “I have attended probably 10-15 SCORE webinars and in-person meetings,” he says. Read more

Lawrence Kenemore, Jr.

CEO, Stat-Medicament-Disposal Corporation

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The Champ Media Agency

“I sought mentoring from SCORE because I knew that in order to take my business to the next level — things like hiring a team, attracting and servicing more client accounts, doing Read more

Courtney Herring

Owner, The Champ Media Agency

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Jill Johns International

While this wasn’t Johns’ first venture as a solopreneur, she wanted to make sure her business plan and vision were solid. Read more

Jill Johns

Owner, Jill Johns International

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Kinda Kreative

Hauer has attended several SCORE online workshops and notes the “tangible next steps for increasing the professionalism of my business” she has learned from the various presentatio Read more

Kyira Hauer

Owner, Kinda Kreative

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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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BalloFlex 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, BalloFlex 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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