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Home Base Spirits
Homewatch CareGivers of Oakland
An MBA prepared Benjamin to run a business, but his SCORE mentor, Jim Carlson, helped him secure a loan. Read more
An Amazing Success Story - Blue Door Beads
SCORE has served Sara Mancini as her mentor and advisory group since the very start of her business journey. Read more
Honeycomb Panels LLC
The SCORE Counselor provided business and financial expertise, sound advice and tireless efforts to help Honeycomb Panels LLC create a strong business plan that enabled the company Read more
iQonnection
The SCORE Counselor provided guidance on the set up of our business, the structure and requirements to register the business plus marketing and sales advice. Read more
Mindful Transitions
My approach is to provide excellent service with a high level of trust and integrity. Read more
EasyWorkOrder
SCORE helped me to clarify my future direction and product plans. This allowed me to define the resources needed and proceed on the plans for my business growth. Read more
La Plazita Preschool
The SCORE Counselor provided support in developing the entire Business Plan, particularly the financial portion of the plan. Read more
Z Cafe & Bar
Score counselor Hank Weiner worked with Zarekaris to open the new Z cafe & Bar. Read more
TeachSpeech
Our talented team of licensed Speech-Language Pathologists performs evaluations and provides treatment for toddlers, children of all ages and adults. Read more
MODE Designer Fashion
“My SCORE mentors have been my sounding board, my advisory council, my team,” Stockeland says. Read more