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Bagel Dots
SCORE mentors Judy Myers and Raj Mashruwala supported Garehgrat and Patel as they transformed their business from a catered corporate breakfast snack to a supermarket retail item. Read more
American Robotics Academy
Taglia made an appointment with SCORE and met Irwin Miller and Anil Prasad, who advised him over the course of six years on all aspects of small business. Read more
Dandelion Cafe Grand Opening in Bellaire Triangle
Business planning, Sales and Marketing, Architecture, Leasing, Operations, Website Read more
AYUSH WAVE - The newest sensation in Sugar Land
Business plan, marketing and sales, operations, recruiting, architecture and build out, lease negotiation Read more
A SCORE client, Bagel Dots, won the first prize of $20,000 in the 2016 H-E-B Primo Picks: Quest for Texas Best competition.
Business planning, Marketing, Introduction to an entrepreneur who started similar business Read more
Daxa's Knights Inn Hotel
I had one team leader and lots of mentors to help me. They were all patient with me as I learned the business from ground zero. Read more
Nurtured By Design
After seeing a flyer about a Houston SCORE-sponsored seminar on business start-ups, Yamile attended thinking it’d be a “one-shot” experience. Read more
Inspired Style Company, Salon & Boutique
According to Bohm, a former loan officer, "I heard about SCORE from my days in banking. Read more
Anita's Biscottis
SCORE mentor Chet Shoop helped Skrocki start her business. Read more
Be That Person Inc.
Coffman chose SCORE because it was one of the few programs available to organizations that had not yet filed for 501(c)3 status. Coffman worked with SCORE mentor Barb Ellerbrook. Read more