SCORE stands for the Service Corps of Retired Executives, it has the largest network of free volunteer small business mentors in the nation. No matter what stage your small business is in, SCORE claims they have a mentor for you. Mentors can help provide expertise and explain the “know-how”, optimize business plans, troubleshoot new strategies and ideas, offer you proven business tools, and so much more. Small business owners who receive three or more hours of mentoring report higher revenues and increased growth. In 2020, SCORE mentors helped start 45,027 businesses, create 74,535 non-owner new jobs and 119,562 total new jobs. 

The company LulyBoo reached out to the mentors at SCORE. They created a portable baby bed that is now in ten thousand stores and available on Amazon. The owner of LulyBoo stated, “Working with my SCORE mentor Bob was when my business started to grow. When I talked to Bob about advertising, he helped me contact another SCORE mentor, Tom Patty. Tom and I sat together brainstorming ‘what’s really going to get attention?’ Tom helped me write the script, find a musician, and find a videographer to create a video entry for a local contest with the Irvine Entrepreneur Forum. With SCORE’s help, I won the $10,000 prize!” Easily request a mentor from SCORE to help you start, grow, or transition your business HERE.