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May 2018
Distribution:
All Active & Provisional Volunteers
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American Small Business Champions Thank Their SCORE Mentors
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The American Small Business Championship Training was held April 23-25 in Reno, Nevada. More than 50% of the winners this year are SCORE clients and were eager to thank their mentors.
SCORE's Director of PR & Communications, Betsy Dougert, took to Facebook live to give SCORE's clients the opportunity to share a bit about their business and give a shoutout to those that have supported them along the way.
SCORE Detroit's client champion, Jamie Kothe of Detroit School for Digital Technology, along side one of her mentors, Kevin Kelley, were interviewed about their success with the championship on their local news as well. View the interview here.
Many thanks also to SCORE Northern Nevada chapter members who encouraged local publicity, and came to the event themselves to share information about SCORE's mentoring and services. It certainly proved the value of SCORE as an organization and connected us with new clients nationwide.
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Small Business Week SBA Awards Honor a Variety of SCORE's People and Resources
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SCORE Clients Receive State Small Business Awards
Clients of SCORE Aiken, and a great success story, Richard and Mary Allen of
Citizens Park Office Center
received a SBA South Carolina State Small Business Award this month. As part of this honor, a
video clip of their business was produced and played at the awards ceremony.
SCORE Palm Beach client, Dr. Karen Viera, owner of The Med Writers and 2016 SBA Emerging Leaders graduate, was awarded the 2018 SBA Woman-Owned Small Business Person of the Year of Florida.
SCORE Anniston wins award from Calhoun County Chamber
SCORE Anniston won the Calhoun County Small Business Advocate of the Year
at their annual small business awards dinner, held during small business week.
This great honor recognized the work that the Anniston Chapter does for the businesses of Calhoun County,
Alabama
and the surrounding area.
Rosemond Moore Named Mentor of the Year of the SBA Lower Rio Grande Valley District
Rosemond Moore of
SCORE Rio Grande Valley was honored as the Mentor of the Year for SBA's Lower Rio Grande Valley District. Rosemond joined SCORE in April of 2017. Rosemond is a Business Administration instructor at the local Community College. Previous to this, she spent 15 years in the automotive (supply) manufacturing industry in various capacities and has worked as a Manufacturing Engineer.
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Five Pennsylvania Chapters Join Together for Small Business Expo
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The Small Business Expo is an organization that hosts fun and educational events that help Small Business Owners and Entrepreneurs thrive. This year they featured events in 15 major US cities, one of which was in Philadelphia earlier this month. Five SCORE Chapters in the Philadelphia area attended the event together with two side by side booths, displaying a SCORE client map showing SCORE's coverage in Southeast Pennsylvania.
Special thanks to volunteer Bill Krebs, for encouraging SCORE's involvement, negotiating a double size exhibit booth for free, and coordinating the logistics among the local chapters. The EXPO attracted 50+ exhibitors and 1000+ small businesses.
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Continuing Education at SCORE Staten Island
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The SCORE Learning Team would like to send another shout-out to SCORE Staten Island! They have made a conscious effort to include SCORE Training modules in the monthly meetings to drive SCORE's mission and engage chapter volunteers. In April their focus was 105: Understanding Communications. During their session they covered module learning following the facilitator guide, and discussed concepts & practical application. They also discussed as a team the personal communication styles handout as individual mentors and relative to their clients.
SCORE Staten Island members:
Rita Jackson; Frank Schiano; Charles Harding Taylor;
Alfred Grillo; John J Amodio; Richard Stanley;
Pat Sturman; Anthony DeFazio; Marie Giresi;
Samir Farag
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Upcoming Webinar:
Volunteer Engagement Survey Results
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This webinar will give an in depth look of the volunteer feedback received over the past year, and discuss ways to continuously improve your SCORE volunteer experience.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
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SCORE Mentor Builds Awareness with Targeted Professional Circles
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SCORE Mentor,
Dr. Marc Smith of
SCORE Bloomington, came to SCORE after 43 years in private dental practice. After some time volunteering with SCORE, Smith reached out to the
Journal of the Indiana Dental Association to inform them of all the resources available through SCORE for dental professionals, including as volunteer opportunities. His note was featured as a Letter to the Editor.
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SCORE Decatur Works with Local Partnerships to Achieve Regular Exposure
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SCORE Mentor Becky Hamilton has been working on strengthening the local partnerships the SCORE Decatur chapter has. They've secured weekly articles in their local Business Journal and continue to increase their offerings out of the Millikin University Tabor School of Business Center for Entrepreneurship.
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SCORE Ventura County Featured in Local News for Profound Impact
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"They don't have a personal stake in my business and aren't trying to sell things, they just want to help," Kelly D'Angelo, client of SCORE said of SCORE Ventura County. "(SCORE) provides several different opportunities for people who might be challenged without business connections."
The chapter was featured in the Ventura County Star news, accompanied by a video interview.
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Central Florida Business Launch Credits SCORE Mentor
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Many congrats to this mentor-client team!
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Share Your Success
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Know a volunteer who has gone above and beyond? Proud of your clients' and chapters' efforts? Share your successes with us. Email
recognition@score.org.
View all past volunteer and chapter spotlights on the SCORE Volunteer Center's
Newsletter Archive.
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