SCORE
Helps 8.5 Million People Reach for Their Dreams of Business Success
Washington,
D.C.—SCORE celebrates 45 years of volunteer service to help small businesses
nationwide start up, grow and succeed. This year, SCORE reached a new milestone,
helping 8.5 million clients since 1964. Nationally, SCORE offers free and confidential
business mentoring and low-cost workshops to more than 350,000 people each year.
SCORE
provides a tremendous value to America’s economy. SCORE helps create more
than 25,000 new jobs each year, based on an impact study of SBA Entrepreneurship
Education resources. One in seven clients creates a new job. SCORE also helped
create 19,732 new small businesses in 2007, according to an SBA report sent to
Congress.
SCORE CEO Ken Yancey says, “SCORE
helps small business owners start up, stay in business and keep Americans employed.
SCORE has a proven track record of both creating and saving jobs by improving
small business survival rates and accelerating small business formation.”
Yancey adds, “SCORE celebrates volunteer service to the small business community.
Our 45th anniversary focuses on the valuable contribution that volunteers make
to local entrepreneurs with mentoring and advice that meets their business needs.”
To
help small businesses during the recession, SCORE launched the “Accelerate
Your Success” Campaign. Each month, SCORE offers a new online toolkit with
special articles, templates, podcasts and workshops at www.score.org/accelerate.
Topics have included sales, management, marketing and growth. In addition, many
SCORE offices across the country offer special training and workshops focused
on recession topics.
SCORE continues to stay
on the cutting-edge of technology and resources for entrepreneurs. Volunteers,
clients and small business supporters can connect with SCORE through social media
Web sites.
Get answers: SCORE
Online Community
Follow us: SCORE
on Twitter
Visit SCORE blogs: Women
Success and Ask
an Expert
Become a fan: SCORE on Facebook
Get
advice by email through Ask SCORE at www.score.org/ask_score.html.
Use the Find SCORE locator to find a SCORE office instantly at www.score.org/findscore.
Since
1964, SCORE “Counselors to America’s Small Business” has helped
more than 8.5 million aspiring entrepreneurs and small business owners through
counseling and business workshops. More than 12,400 volunteer business counselors
in 364 chapters serve their communities through entrepreneur education dedicated
to the formation, growth and success of small businesses.
For
more information about starting or operating a small business, call 1-800/634-0245
for the SCORE chapter nearest you. Visit SCORE on the Web at www.score.org
and www.score.org/women.
