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Browse through these SCORE Boston mentoring success stories to learn more about the small businesses we've helped. Use the filters to browse stories by business topic, entrepreneur type, business stage, or industry. Once you've learned how we've helped others, sign up for your mentor today.
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“I’m very busy, very happy, and very grateful to SCORE,” she says. “Everything goes back to the thinking I did with [my mentor] Pete when I was developing my business plan... He... Read more
Dune Jewelry
Christensen calls her SCORE mentor, Rick Blank, “one of the smartest people I have met in my lifetime” and says that Blank has been instrumental to her business growth and healthy... Read more
Roman Music Therapy Services
Pizzi values SCORE’s Boston office as she grows her skills as a manager, business owner and leader. “Howard always refers us to the expert mentor,” for each situation, Pizzi says... Read more
Boston Crawling
Boston Crawling provides Boston history tours that feature local craft beer along the way. Our SCORE mentor has instilled a keen awareness of the growth potential for the... Read more
StandStand
I really need a mentor for ideas, networking and making helpful contacts, and feedback on my strategy. Marty, my SCORE counselor, is great at this! He helps me think about the... Read more
Smudge Ink
We have had an excellent experience with the Boston chapter of SCORE for the past 4-1/2 years. We have benefitted from a valuable third-party perspective on financial, strategic... Read more
The Dinner Daily
We have been working with SCORE since the initial days of developing our business plan and now navigating our way through our first year in business. We have met with our... Read more
AwareManager
As our organization has grown, we felt that it was necessary to create a mentoring program for our younger sales associates. We turned to SCORE and not only has it helped to re-... Read more
Strategic Solutions Group
Our experience with SCORE has significantly exceeded our expectations. From our first meeting, it was clear our SCORE counselors share so much more than just business advice. ... Read more
Global Advanced Technology, Inc.
Attending a U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) workshop on federal contracting helped introduce Shirley to SCORE and volunteer mentor Fred Larson, who had spent many years... Read more
Kat the Farmer LLC
Plan for more success than you could imagine! Every idea you have could take off, then what? You'll have to choose, hone, and perfect things so that you love your job more every ye Read more