SCORE is an organization of experienced business professionals that offers free counseling, free business advice and low cost educational programs to new and existing small business owners.

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Would you build a house without a plan? Why should your business be any different? Every business needs a business plan. Learn about what should be in your plan and how to prepare it. Sign up for the SCORE workshop on Wednesday, September 17. Click on Workshops for details.

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Spotlight on SCORE Clients

Océane Clothing Company

July 2008

Last year SCORE was visited by a client who was originally from France He had recently moved to the Rochester area and was in the process of starting a company to sell clothing made from Neoprene material. Read about Aurèlien Bouche-Pillon and Océane.

 

Aurèlien Bouche-Pillon

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Spotlight on SCORE Clients portrays people who have come to SCORE for advice about new or ongoing businesses. New clients are featured on a regular basis. If you would like to be a "Spotlight Client", ask your SCORE counselor about it. Be sure to check our web site regularly to see how SCORE has helped other small business owners and may be able  to help you as well.
See archives of past Spotlights.

SCORE is the premier small business counseling and advice organization in the United States.  SCORE is a nonprofit, charitable organization composed of 11,500 volunteer business mentors, both working and retired, who offer free counseling to businesses from nearly 400 offices through the country.

As a resource partner with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), SCORE operates in cooperation with the agency to provide business owners with information, resource and tools vital to their success.  This includes free counseling and business advice on financing options, business strategy, marketing tactics, product development, cash flow, management and much more.

In addition to free counseling, the Rochester, New York Chapter of SCORE also offers low-cost, affordable workshops on a wide range of topics dealing with entrepreneurship.

If you are a retired or current business owner or professional, join SCORE today!

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For more information call SCORE at (585) 263-6473
SCORE “Counselors to America’s Small Business” is a nonprofit volunteer organization, sponsored by the U.S. Small Business Administration.