SCORE Counselors Available to Military Families

SCORE is a nationwide nonprofit organization affiliated with the U.S. Small Business Administration dedicated to the formation, growth and success of small business. Over 10,500 successful executives located in 389 local chapters volunteer to provide free, confidential business counseling as a public service to all types of businesses, in all stages of development. SCORE is the best source of free and confidential small business advice to help you build your business—from idea to start-up to success. Since 1964, SCORE has provided more than 6.5 million aspiring entrepreneurs and small business owners with practical, real-world advice for starting and managing a small business. Today, SCORE provides more than 400,000 counseling and training sessions each year.



SCORE volunteers are available to help our nation’s soldiers and business partners to leverage their expertise and energies to implement proven business practices in accomplishing your business objectives. What you can expect from SCORE is:
No-cost personal counseling and mentoring at the variety of local SCORE offices or, depending on geography, your business location or elsewhere.
The respect and confidential advice of professional business men and women.
Practical ideas from people “who have been there” and made a success of it.
Counselors who are experts or have access to experts on most business issues who will meet with you as frequently as necessary to define and analyze problems; then help you find the solutions.
Non-confrontational discussions – like talking to trusted friends and family.



FACE-TO-FACE COUNSELING
All States
Use SCORE's online mapping system to locate a chapter near you. Schedule a free, face-to-face counseling session with a business expert today. (You can also contact the SCORE Association office at 1-800-634--0245 to find a SCORE office near you.)
California
California has implemented an additional program to help you easily arrange a meeting with the most appropriate SCORE counselor. Also, a SCORE program manager will automatically follow up to ensure that you received the support that best fits your needs. (This program was initially developed to assist businesses impacted by National Guard deployments but, is available to all.)
Nebraska
Nebraska has implemented an additional program to help you easily arrange a meeting with the most appropriate SCORE counselor. (This program was initially developed to assist small businesses impacted by the deployment of National Guard troops but, is available to everyone.)




EMAIL COUNSELING
You can also contact one of SCORE's 1,200 email counselors for free any time of the day or week. You will receive a response within 48 hours to your question or request for information.




COMMENTS / QUESTIONS
Please send us an email at info@scoremilitary.org if you have any questions, comments or concerns. The SCORE project manager for this program is available to help ensure that you receive the best support available from SCORE.