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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.
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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. “Ask them anything you... 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. Each had a hand in helping me gain the confidence... 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. “But as I listened to the mentors,”... Read more
From PhD to Genealogist
Richard, my mentor, has always believed in me. Even at moments of greatest difficulty, he always believed in my abilities, my capability to learn what I need, and my vision for... Read more
Creating Cozy Sanctuaries Anywhere
Reach objectives, plan for the future, launch the business. Read more
From Corporate to Startup
I needed some mentorship in marketing and sales. I did not really know where to start. Gary helped me tremendously by breaking down the process into smaller steps. He helped me... Read more
Mentoring Mentors
Ben Fisco has been a continual reminder of the importance of the "bottom line". He offers ideas and suggestions that are within my ability, keeps me focused and accountable, and... Read more
Overnight Success; 20 years later
Several ways!! He helped me to understand financial reports and financing. How credit works, how to get it, and what to use it for. He gave me confidence to move forward even when... Read more