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Spotlight - Careworks
When Dang came to SCORE, she was struggling with isolation, stress, and burnout. The SCORE mentorship, professional advisory board, and CEO forum helped her increase revenue, hire better employees, and let go of staff who were not the right fit. ... Read more
Spotlight - Stem Toy Company
My SCORE mentors were critical to my success in launching a STEM Toy company during a pandemic. The support made the difference I needed to navigate this big toy industry with confidence. . ... Read more
Spotlight - Starlux Games
Our marketing lead was struggling to gain traction...I've worked with a number of SCORE mentors regarding brand expansion, company culture, inancial advice, and insight regarding positioning and messaging Read more
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Launching a STEM Toy Company in A Pandemic
My SCORE mentors were critical to my success in launching a STEM Toy company during a pandemic. David Wild, Mary Couzin, Gene Murtha, Elizabeth Hauer, Bruce Ronner, and Bob... Read more
Many Veteran Hands Help Steer a Ship Towards Innovative Game Play
At this point I've worked with a number of SCORE mentors: David Wild: as a former high-level employee at Hasbro, his insight and experience has proven consistently helpful,... Read more
CareWorks Health Services
When Dang came to SCORE, she was struggling with isolation, stress, and burnout. The SCORE mentorship, professional advisory board, and CEO forum helped her increase revenue, hire... Read more
ViArch Integrated Solutions, Inc.
Dog is Good
The Kurtz’s attended several workshops at the local Orange County chapter of SCORE. After attending one such seminar by SCORE mentor Tom Patty called “Marketing Without Money,”... Read more
Constitution Quest
"We have built our small business with tons of blood, sweat and tears," the Barrets recall. "It’s been nice to have listening ears and a guiding hand along the way. SCORE of... Read more
The Iron Butterfly
Mentor Tom Patty focused on helping and inspiring the public speaking side of Annemarie’s business while mentor Bette Otte mentored the CSR side. Tom outfitted Annemarie with... Read more
My Story, Inc.
With experience in mainly creative settings, Oldham needed guidance from someone who had the business expertise and experience she lacked. SCORE mentor Tom Patty helped Oldham not... Read more
Roots Only
One of Bob’s suggestions to help Roots Only was to seal their boxes with fluorescent pink tape to help with recognition in the stock room. Now their products wouldn’t get lost.... Read more
Splashgear
Shereen has attended several low-cost SCORE workshops. “I have no background in business—I’m actually a scientist,” she says. “These seminars are incredible. You get to hear from... Read more