Updated June 5, 7:46 a.m.—
Calling itself “the premier small business mentoring service,” a nonprofit association of volunteer advisers has been training entrepreneurs and small business owners through its 300 chapters nationwide – including one based in Citrus Heights.
With a goal of helping entrepreneurs launch or grow their business, the SCORE Association says it has helped over 10 million entrepreneurs since 1964, offering free courses on everything from Quickbooks training to writing a business plan and developing effective marketing strategies.
By entering a name, email and zip code on SCORE’s website, entrepreneurs and business owners can gain immediate access to a diverse range of free online workshops – with top-viewed trainings like “10 Things Every Website Must Have to Drive Sales,” and “Social Media 101: Raise Awareness and Engage Customers.”
Seeking to be a “one-stop source” for small business mentoring & training, SCORE’s website also allows business owners to search for a mentor with expertise in a relevant field, ask questions, sign up for a local workshop, access business tools and templates, register for a webinar, make an appointment for a face-to-face talk, or sign up for the Association’s business eNewsletter.
Promising “personalized answers in 48 hours or less” via its no-cost email mentorship program, the Association has recruited over 11,000 volunteers and actively seeks to recruit working or retired business owners, executives and managers who are willing to volunteer their time, talents and expertise to help small business owners.
“The most fulfilling part of volunteering is helping people,” said Sacramento SCORE District Director Jeff Hendy, commenting that small business owners often live day-to-day rather than being goal-driven. “Helping them set a goal and then helping them achieve it feels really wonderful.”
Although holding regular workshops and events at the Small Business Administration’s offices in Citrus Heights, local Business Counselor Ryan Latham clarified that SCORE is a separate, private entity – but enjoys some perks through a working relationship with the SBA.
The Citrus Heights-based SCORE chapter was formed in 1978 and serves the counties of Sacramento, El Dorado, Placer and Yolo. A calendar of local events can be accessed on the Chapter’s website.
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On the Net:
Sacramento SCORE website: http://sacramento.score.org/
