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Teacher Turns Opera House Into Thriving Community Center
DPI Quality Custom Finishes: A true American success story made possible with SCORE's help.
With guidance, helping to overcome hurdles, providing alternative solutions and by acting as someone to bounce ideas and concerns off of. Read more
Kim's Animal House
“The biggest obstacles we had were organization, bookkeeping and accounting," Odeen says. "Jim Williams, our SCORE mentor, helped us find a great accountant that helped us get... Read more
Mentoring Mentors
Ben Fisco has been a continual reminder of the importance of the "bottom line". He offers ideas and suggestions that are within my ability, keeps me focused and accountable, and... Read more
Advancing a New Reality in Healthcare
As a start-up, our initial goals were three-fold. 1) Refine our company and product positioning 2) Create a business plan in order to acquire outside funding, and 3) Establish an... Read more