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Access Advocates
Falstad first sought out mentoring from SCORE in 2011. SCORE mentors helped Falstad develop the basic structure for his business, preparing him to rebrand as Access Advocates. Read more
Château Staffing
Before seeking out a mentor, Maya made a list of traits she was looking for. Read more
Heeluxe, LLC
Gray sought mentoring after a falling out with a business partner made him realize that he needed to be able to run his business by himself. Read more
Pink Entourage
Dinger’s SCORE mentors Charles Dye and Larry Matte helped her launch her products and improve her financial know-how to increase revenue and make her business successful. Dinger ad Read more
Ase Kreationz, LLC
Revolus worked with SCORE mentor Barry Skalka, who she says “has been a help every step of the way.” Barry helped her set up her LLC, find a bookkeeper and worked with her on solut Read more
Progressive Dimensions
Cassidy worked with SCORE mentor Chuck Dye. Cassidy says, “I didn’t go to college to study business but what I needed to know to succeed, Chuck taught me. Read more
Handsome Painting
Hausted took advantage of the SCORE mentoring program and learned Quickbooks with Karen Brown. Read more
Shirt Pickle, Inc.
Pickles worked with SCORE mentor Frank Uhlman. He says, “An important part of our startup was to secure initial funding. Read more
Delta Development Team LLC
Bridgewater attended every entrepreneurship workshop he could find during his transition back to civilian life. Read more
Kaplan Executive Search
Kaplan wanted a mentor who understood his industry and with whom he felt a personal connection. Read more
Pacific Northwest Glass & Mirror, LLC
SCORE mentor Dennis Harvey worked with the Zytniowskis on opening their business in a short timeframe. Read more