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Get Free Expert Help from SCORE Twin Cities to Start & Grow Your Small Business.
A Partnership Focused on Making You More Successful

SCORE mentors are experienced business professionals who volunteer their time to help others start and grow their own businesses. SCORE Twin Cities offers free, confidential small business mentoring for startup and existing businesses.

Let us do the matching for you.

Enter your zip code below and fill out the mentoring request form. We will pair you with a mentor and assist you in setting up a free mentoring appointment.

Our Mentors

I can help with business planning and strategy, marketing planning and execution

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Consult and coach new businesses

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Hi, my name is Thomas and I have been creating websites for the past 12+ years. I specialize in...

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Steps on how to get started (Sec of State, website, phone number, EIN number, business account...

I have just recently decided to retire from a 40 year career. I have substantial experience in...

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I have worked in the Biomedical field for over 30 years. I am now retired and looking to give back.

As a small business owner with over 20 years of experience in service-based industries, I specialize...

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I am a computer science engineer turned CEO, with a strong process orientation who is able to...

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Coaching on topic areas like: business plan, primary and secondary research, business planning...

Specialties: Business planning and development with core strengths around marketing & sales...

Having spent my working career in commercial lending and credit administration, I can assist clients...

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I have a passion for serving and making a difference in the lives of others. I would like the...

Applying over 40 years of experience serving clients and attracting/retaining high performing...

Grow new and established businesses.

I am a mentor [a teacher + certified life coach].

I empower clients to move through their business...

I bring over 12 years of professional experience in healthcare, leadership, and community engagement...

I can assist clients in starting and building their business. Specifically, I can help them make an...

How I can help you?

I understand the opportunities and challenges of owning a small business after...

Pierce County Economic Development Corporation Executive Director- November 2017 to September2024....

With 20+ years of business experience, I can help clients gain clarity on their ideas, establish...

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i AM 73 YEARS OLD, retired in 2019 from executive business management roles over a 40+ year career...

I have over 30 years of experience in the pharmaceutical and medical technology industries, in roles...

I can help SCORE clients with business formation, purchase and sale of businesses, purchase, sale,...

I mentor entrepreneurs in business startups, training, and education. I can develop training and...

Score helped me when I started my business and when I sold my business. Now it is time for me to...

I can help SCORE clients by using my experience in two small business start-ups, a number of...

I have over 40 years of experience in the securities industry as an investment banker and hedge fund...

I can help SCORE clients with their market research and help them identify opportunities, and their...

Help clients review accounting and financial reporting needs, both accounting process, software, and...

With expertise in strategic marketing, I can provide guidance on opportunity assessment and business...

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I am a 62 year old retired CEO looking to give back to the community and have a little bit of fun at...

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My objective is to help you achieve success quickly. I had my own small business financing company...

I am an engineer with business experience as an executive. I have experienced multiple roles at...

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I have always been in the corporate world for my career and recently took a break from my latest...

I would like to lend my experience and expertise to a small organization that would benefit from it...

Operations, Sales, Marketing including Digital Marketing, and Business Planning

I have developed a skillset of project management, product commercialization, business strategy and...

As a small business owner myself, i can help new and existing business owners understand the basic...

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Marketing/Merchandise Mgr. for large US chain. National Accts. Mgr. selling to Home Depot, Loewes...

How I can help you

I can help you turn your passion and business ideas into a real-life business...

• Operations Management
-- current position: Operations Manager at a nonprofit
• Business planning
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A thirty plus year veteran in the construction and building products manufacturing industry, Steve...

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Medi Jiwani has worked as a Chief Financial Officer and a Senior Finance Executive, and has over 30...

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I was in the insurance industry for 42 years having my own independent insurance agency for 37 years...

I have seen better times and I want to contribute and solve our community problems so that all...

Expert in Start up Business. Very knowledgeable in Business Problems. 50 years of electronic and...

Empowering Entrepreneurs for Success
As a SCORE volunteer, I can provide top-notch business...

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Accounting & Finance;Business Plan;Business Structure;Customer Service;Management & Operations;Work...

The times have led me to commit to providing the assistance I can to small businesses. As a small...

I have worked in corporate america for 20+ years. I spent 10 years in product management &...

• Strategic Business & Marketing Planning
• Brand Management & Positioning
• Budget Management &...

I worked for 40 years with and within technology organizations. My specialty is project management...

I used their services to open my own small business. We opened in January of 2020 and are thriving...

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My last 30 were with Cub Foods and SuperValu In the accounting, budgeting, purchasing and contract...

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Sales Marketing Strategic Planning Government Contracting international trade

My passion is marketing and advertising. This world of marketing is amazingly dynamic and has been...

I help improve your business performance through understanding both your business and its...

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I am a newly retired business executive with years of experience in managing, developing, and...

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2. Estate Planning Class
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4. Financial Protection Class
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I am an award-winning communications and marketing professional who can offer assistance to any...

I can help you get a retail store up and running, morph a craft, artist, or mechanic hobby into a...

I have started two of my own businesses plus spent 16 years in corporate America as a sales and...

My primary expertise is in helping clients improve existing businesses. I have significant...

Sales and marketing executive with over 35 years of strategic financial product experience involving...

As a recently retired business executive I would like to give back to entrepreneurs by sharing my...

I am a recently-retired professor of marketing (20 years, undergraduate and graduate levels). Prior...

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As a previous owner of a small business, I believe that I have had exposure to many areas that...

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I can help you to improve your business in the areas of process management, business planning, B2B...

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Retired last week
30 years sales and sales management .

Might be useful.

Recently retired from a successful career in B to B sales and general management, my goal is to keep...

With a law degree and over 20 years of professional experience across legal practice, manufacturing...

With over two decades of multifaceted business experience, I bring SCORE clients an exceptional...

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Having purchased, operated and sold a UPS Store franchise, I can help with small business start ups...

I have worked with SCORE in various roles. Working at Deluxe Corporation, I was part of the team...

I want to impact someone's life by providing help and knowledge. The entrepreneur world is changing...

Whether you are starting a business or need help with an existing one I am available to help you...

It is fulfilling to help others succeed and thrilling to learn of new business ideas.

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Worked for Unisys Corporation helping to run their R D center. My teams developed web-based and...

I retired from 3M in 2024, after 39 years working in laboratory and manufacturing positions. The...

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40 years of multi functional experience in the Food Industry. Most comfortable with Clients needing...

Financial mentoring, advising on business planning and financial planning

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I have spent 20 years leading nonprofit organizations as well as multiple small businesses. My...

I can help you improve your business performance in finance, marketing and operations. As a proven...

I'm here to help aspiring business owners achieve their goals. During my career in banking and real...

Setting up accounting systems,, budgeting, business plans, financial statement anaylsis

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Retied. Interested in helping healthcare entrepreneurs grow their skillset to develop and...

I worked for over 42 years in both in a retail setting and wholesale distribution. I have experience...

I can help your business understand consumer insights, strategic planning, traditional marketing...

Business Plan, financials

Throughout my career, I have held leadership positions in entrepreneurial companies within the...

Primarily as a mentor to help in many areas of business and finance, consulting, contracting, IT...

28 years with 3M in Research and Development, Marketing, Mergers and Acquisitions, international...

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Over 5 years of experience in high volume retail operations, Bachelor Degree in Marketing from Metro...

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Broad marketing experience. Founded/ran a successful small business. Harvard MBA. After serving in...

As a growing company, I would like to know the SCORE organization better and find volunteering as a...

My wife and I began a local independent bicycle shop from scratch six years ago. in 2018 (?) we won...

The American capitilist system has been good to me. After 15 yars in the corporate world, I founded...

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I can help entrepreneurs think through some of the most fundamental issues such as what their...

With over 40 years of experience in the Property/Casualty insurance industry and retail sporting...

I can help you evaluate business and product concepts to build a roadmap to a successful business...

I can assist clients needing expertise in sales, marketing and presentation skills. I have over 10...

I am a Visionary! I am a great communicator and listen well to guide clients along thier own journey...

5 Simple Steps to SCORE Mentoring:

Identify


Identify your small business needs and desired support.

Request


Request a SCORE Mentor as your advisor to small business success.

Schedule


Schedule a mentoring session with your assigned SCORE mentor

Set Goals


Set goals for your small business with guidance from your SCORE mentor.

Advance


Work with your SCORE mentor through the life of your business.

Entrepreneurs Succeed with SCORE Mentors

What is better than one very passionate, forward-thinking entrepreneur working to make a business highly successful? How about two very passionate, forward-thinking entrepreneurs working on your business ownership goals? That is what SCORE offers to all small business owners: mentors who work alongside entrepreneurs to realize their small business ownership dreams.

See how SCORE mentors have made a difference for other small business owners like you.

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