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Marking Maps
When Marking Maps sales exploded, owner Jessica Marking relied on the help of her SCORE mentor to keep her business manageable. Read more
Lichtfeld Plumbing
"Melanie Lichtfeld wears her self-described nickname, “Latrine Queen,” with aplomb. The 54-year-old vice president and office manager at Lichtfeld Plumbing represents the Monona... Read more
Laura Gmeinder Coaching & Consulting
Not long after she started, Gmeinder realized that she wasn’t fully playing to her strengths in the services she offered. She refocused on professional speaking and trainings,... Read more
White Jasmine
"Huma Siddiqui knew what she was doing in seeking advice from the local chapter of SCORE." Read more
A La Crate
Thanks to SCORE, she now has a fuller understanding of why the devil is in the details. Read more
Robust Tools
Robust Tools "benefited from SCORE’s advice at the beginning, and more recently when Brent English realized he’d better get a handle on his costs.” Read more
Kinda Kreative
Kyira Hauer has attended several SCORE online workshops and notes the “tangible next steps for increasing the professionalism of my business” she has learned from the various... Read more
Full Circle Natural Medicine
Dr. Ley is extremely busy and the business is very successful thanks in large part to her involvement with SCORE. Read more
Overnight Success; 20 years later
Several ways!! He helped me to understand financial reports and financing. How credit works, how to get it, and what to use it for. He gave me confidence to move forward even when... Read more
It Is All Downhill From Here
My SCORE mentor(s) helped me draft a business plan. They also reviewed all of the documentation I was required to complete in order to begin working independently. Finally, they... Read more
REDCON Solutions Group (REDCON)
Our monthly meetings allow me to stay focused on the strategies we have developed. Having a clear set of valid and attainable goals has helped my business experience significant... Read more
Providing Direction and the Confidence to Help Entrepreneurs Grow
As small business owners of a daycare and educational center for nearly 25 years, we have utilized SCORE throughout the many “seasons” of owning and operating a small business... Read more