SCORE can help you start, grow or successfully exit a business. Small business owners who receive three or more hours of mentoring report higher revenues and increased growth.
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OD Greens, LLC turned to SCORE for mentorship to grow their business successfully. With expert guidance, they overcame early challenges, refined their strategies and built a strong foundation for sustainable growth. The mentorship provided the insights they needed to thrive in the competitive agricultural industry.
"Working with SCORE helped me create the business. If it wasn't for SCORE, I wouldn't have a business. I firmly believe that." – Don Tobul, OD Greens, LLC
Helping 17 Million Entrepreneurs achieve their dreams
SCORE proudly celebrates 60 years of helping America’s small businesses launch, grow and thrive. Since 1964, more than 17 million entrepreneurs have received support from SCORE, a resource partner of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA).
Today, SCORE has a nationwide network of more than 10,000 volunteers serving all 50 U.S. states and territories, guiding entrepreneurs on their path to success.
The Startup Roadmap: Your Guide to Successfully Starting a Business
SCORE offers free online learning: Our self-paced learning provides an opportunity for you to learn valuable business skills.
Getting Started with
E-commerce
The Getting Started with Small Business eCommerce learning course guides your journey from brick and mortar to click and order.
Simple Steps for Starting Your Business: Startup Basics
If you’re thinking about starting your own business, this module will teach you the basics. You will learn whether business ownership is right for you.
Online Marketing for Small Business Owners
How to brand your business, top tips for choosing the right domain name, best practices for building your website and ways to leverage social media for growth.
Simple Steps for Starting Your Business: Marketing Plan
In this module, you’ll learn how to market your business by doing a competitive analysis, identifying target markets, outlining a marketing message and more.
Simple Steps for Starting Your Business: Financial Projections
In this online module, you'll learn the importance of financial planning, how to build your financial model, how to understand financial statements and more.
The Startup Roadmap: Marketing Your Business
Learn about how SCORE's Startup Roadmap details how to market your business, find your first customers and how serves a need they have.
The Startup Roadmap: Accounting, Insurance and Legal Considerations
In this module of the SCORE Startup Roadmap, you’ll establish your administrative and operational structure and processes to helps ensure that your startup runs effectively and efficiently.
Leverage these free templates and resources to propel your business toward success, while complementing your journey with the guidance of a SCORE Mentor, ensuring a well-rounded strategy for achieving your business goals. With the right tools and expert guidance, your business can thrive and reach new heights.
SCORE for All is the bridge that makes the journey to success more direct and sure-footed for entrepreneurs who need more support.
The Startup Roadmap outlines each step in starting a business with detailed information and resources. And with SCORE, you don’t have to do it alone.
Download our easy-to-use business planning, finance, sales, marketing, and management templates to help you plan for a new business or grow your existing business.
Veteran entrepreneurs exemplify resilience, leadership and adaptability, translating their military experience into business success. They drive economic growth, foster innovation and create job opportunities while addressing the unique challenges of entrepreneurship. With a focus on service, community impact and mission-driven goals, veteran-owned businesses strengthen local economies and inspire the next generation of leaders. Their dedication to overcoming obstacles ensures that they not only build successful ventures but also pave the way for a more inclusive and dynamic business landscape.
Have a quick business question and need it right away? You can use our online chat to connect 1:1 with a mentor. Simply click on the chat bubble that appears on the bottom of every page. Chat mentors are available:
Mondays - Thursdays, 9 am - 5 pm ET.
Edward Coleman is a seasoned business expert with over 40 years of experience in retail, product development and multi-channel marketing. His expertise spans strategic planning, operations, financial management and supply chain optimization. As a SCORE Live Chat Mentor, Edward provides actionable insights to help entrepreneurs with business planning, pricing and growth strategies. Whether you're launching a new venture or scaling an existing business, his guidance ensures operational efficiency and long-term success.
Navigating Business Challenges with SCORE
At SCORE, we understand the severe challenges that disasters, economic downturns and catastrophic events can impose on your business.
SCORE offers comprehensive checklists to prepare you for various weather-related events, including tornadoes, hurricanes, winter weather and earthquakes.
Additionally, you can connect with SCORE mentors who can assist you in creating a robust emergency or recovery plan, ensuring your business is well-prepared for any future challenges.
