See how we have helped small businesses in our community
SCORE has produced numerous Success Stories. These are businesses that have been tracked over time and have succeeded due largely to SCORE mentor involvement. Let’s develop a mentoring relationship for you and your business and create another Success Story.
Browse through these SCORE mentoring success stories to learn more about the small businesses we've helped. Use the filters below to browse stories by business topic, entrepreneur type, business stage, or industry. Once you've learned how we've helped others, sign up for your mentor today.
Have you found success in your business with the help of a SCORE mentor? Submit your success story to share on SCORE.org. Your company may be profiled in SCORE national marketing and press that can reach millions of people. We're excited to spread the word about your story!
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When I reached out to SCORE to seek any information that could help me bring ContractorPages.net to market and what is the best path moving forward to market on a start-up budget... Read more
May Your Career Be Jubilant
Both the in-depth knowledge of my mentor along with the vast network of resources accessible through SCORE have been such a great help. Read more
Cleveland SCORE helps Quantum Ecommerce Grow Their Business
I have been a Score mentee for three years. My mentors helped me through the initial growth phase of my business and then through scaling to over 1 million dolalrs in sales. Read more
EZ-Snap Baseboard Heater Covers grows with SCORE
John helped find the best area of our business to focus on for growth. He encouraged our marketing and sales efforts to concentrate more on the commercial side of the business.... Read more
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Once I had my idea in place, my website up and running, I needed help taking it from there. SCORE helped me organize my thoughts and put a plan in place for my business. With my... Read more
Good Knights Creates Beds for Kids in Lorain County
From John's and Russ' experience in the business world, we began talking about creating a new organization and plan, and moved in a new direction. In June of 2020 we started our... Read more
Taps & Tails - Cleveland's First Dog Park Bar
Mark Krosse and Chris Anna Lazar have been an absolute wealth of knowledge. They helped us not get too high or too low when we've had challenging or successful weeks and helped us... Read more
Helping Businesses Focus on the Human in Human Resources
Sharonda, my mentor, gave me a dedicated space to focus on my business, but in a way that didn't include pressure to be successful, but more a safe space to express my thoughts,... Read more
Empowering Women To Be Successful Personally & Professionally
Mark has been amazing. I initially sought out a mentor when COVID-19 hit and I needed someone to talk to, bounce ideas off of, and help me develop ideas to generate new business.... Read more
When’s a great time to start a business? Well right in the height of a Pandemic sounds good
Cleveland SCORE helped me efficiently start my business so I could immediately help others. They were an excellent resource for the details corporate professionals do not... Read more