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About SCORE Services

  • SCORE offers free counseling and low-cost workshops and seminars. Workshop topics are chosen to help address specific interests in a given community. Workshop topics put on by the NYC chapter have included: Developing Your Business Plan, Starting and Operating Your Own Business, Getting Financing For Your Business, Basic Business Accounting, Marketing Techniques for your Small Business. (See About SCORE Workshops)
  • Any small business can get SCORE counseling. Whether you are starting a small business and experiencing problems, need assistance in growing or buying/selling a business, SCORE can help. All counseling is strictly personal and confidential.
  • Since 1964, SCORE has helped over seven million entrepreneurs and small businesses. It provides about 450,000 business services a year. In New York City, SCORE NYC counsels about 10,000 entrepreneurs a year.
  • In times of economic change, you must be diligent in preparing advance plans. Begin by developing a business plan with realistic sales projections and a plan to hold the line on costs. SCORE can provide advice to help you develop or update your plan.  
  • All SCORE business counselors honor the client's right to proprietary and confidential information. Client information remains confidential. All SCORE counselors abide by an association Code of Ethics which includes protecting the confidences between client and counselor. Each year, counselors reaffirm their commitment to the Code of Ethics.

How does SCORE help women and minority entrepreneurs?
Women now employ 11 million people and own one-third of the total number of businesses with fewer than 500 employees. SCORE is serving an increasing number of women entrepreneurs: Over 40% of SCORE's individual counseling clients are women and more than 4,000 women a month attend SCORE workshops.  

Minority owned businesses employ more than 4.5 million people and own more than three million businesses. SCORE is serving an increasing number of minority entrepreneurs: Over 16% of SCORE's individual counseling clients are minorities and more than 1,000 minority entrepreneurs a month attend SCORE workshops.