SCORE Overview
Together Creating Small Businesses & Jobs for America
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SCORE
Service Corp of Retired Executives
• Working and Retired Corporate Executives and Business Owners
• Non-profit organization established in 1964
• Helping the small business community
No-fee mentoring
o Business counseling
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Low fee educational workshops.
• SCORE is a resource partner with the Small Business Administration (SBA)
• SCORE members help coach the next generation of entrepreneurs by sharing
their real-world knowledge and considerable expertise at no cost.
• Vermont Teddy Bear and Jelly Belly Candy are SCORE Clients
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SCORE-- National Goal
• SCORE will Grow 1Million Small
Businesses, One Business at a Time
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SCORE at a Glance
• Number of Chapters Nationwide: 359
• Number of Branches Nationwide: 800
• Number of Counselors: 13,500
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SCORE at a Glance
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Successes:
Volunteers donate 1 million hours of service.
501,000 total services delivered annually
360,000 people served annually
20,000 new businesses created annually
25,000 jobs created annually
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SCORE at a
Local Successes
• Helios USA
• CD Phone Home
• Foiled Cupcakes
• Byrne Trans.
Glance
Solar Mfg. in Milwaukee – will hire 50
people in 2011
Buys used cell phones, repairs &
resells. Grossed $403M in 2009
Gourmet cupcake bakery & delivery
Co. Over 5M Twitter followers
Veteran owned trucking Co. Handles
large loads for Defense Dept.
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SCORE
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at a Glance
SCORE the primary source of small business advice and counseling in America
SBA
Created
Non-profit
8,500,000
SCORE gains non-profit
status
Clients
served
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2009
1964
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SCORE
created
2,000,000
Clients served
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SCORE Fox Valley
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SCORE Fox Valley Chapter - Serving the Chicago
Area Collar Counties
Branches
DeKalb
Aurora
Elgin/McHenry
COD at Lisle
Joliet
Naperville
Elmhurst
Total
Counselors
1
11
16
30
6
17
81
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SCORE Fox Valley
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SCORE Fox Valley Chapter
Clients 2010 thru 11/1
Type of Counseling
Counseling New
Counseling Follow-on
Workshop Attendees
Workshops
Total Services
Clients served
862
572
787
108
2221
TOTAL SERVICE HOURS YTD 3763
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MEMBER SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
• SKILL EXAMPLES
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ACCOUNTING, ADVERTISING & PROMOTION, ART DESIGN, BUDGETING, BUSINESS
PLANS, BUYING AND SELLING BUSINESS, CAPITAL EXPENDITURE ANALYSIS,
COMPUTER SYSTEMS, EDUCATION/TRAINING, FINANCIAL ANALYSIS, FRANCHISING,
INVENTORY CONTROL, MANUFACTURING, MARKETING, MARKET RESEARCH,
PATENT/TRADEMARK, PURCHASING, SALES MANAGEMENT, STRATEGIC PLANNING
• INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE
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AUTOMOTIVE, BANKING, BUSINESS STARTUP, COMPUTER/ELECTRONICS,
CONSTRUCTION, CONSULTING, CREDIT & COLLECTION, ELECTRONICS,
ENGINEERING, EQUIPMENT LEASING, FOOD SERVICE & HOSPITALITY,
HEALTHCARE, INSURANCE, INTERNATIONAL TRADE, INTERNET & E-COMMERCE,
LAW, LOGISTICS, PLASTICS, PRINTING/PUBLISHING, REAL ESTATE, RETAIL SALES,
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
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How we operate
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Face to Face Counseling (Usually in a team of two)
Online Counseling
Workshops
Publications
Websites – local and national
Resource Partners
Schedule initial Counseling session through www.ScoreFoxValley.org
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SCORE at a Glance
VOLUNTEERING BENEFITS TO YOU
SCORE volunteer counselors enjoy a variety of
personal rewards. As a SCORE volunteer, you:
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Provide leadership in the business community
Gain recognition and respect as a business mentor
Enjoy the satisfaction of contributing to the success of others
Share in a great experience with other SCORE volunteers
Grow professionally and personally
Participate in lifelong learning
Make new friends
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SCORE Overview
Thank You
Questions?
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