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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
From Mediocre to Booming
Through Ben, I have learned to do data analysis much more efficiently. I know where my finances are at any given moment and have learned how to do very accurate projections of the... Read more
From Corporate to Startup
I needed some mentorship in marketing and sales. I did not really know where to start. Gary helped me tremendously by breaking down the process into smaller steps. He helped me... Read more