See how we have helped small businesses in our community
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.
Browse through these SCORE mentoring success stories to learn more about the small businesses we've helped. Use the filters below to browse stories by business topic, entrepreneur type, business stage, or industry. Once you've learned how we've helped others, sign up for your mentor today.
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Success is Sweet!
SCORE got us from concept to actualization in quick order. Also, SCORE provided me a second set of eyes on plan/project. Read more
SCORE Southern Maryland Empowers Fitness Leader
I knew I had a successful business concept because my female-only fitness gym was outgrowing my home’s basement. SCORE helped me develop the roadmap I needed to follow to secure... Read more
SCORE Southern Maryland Illuminates PegaPod's Pathway to Success
The Mentors at SCORE have been instrumental in assisting PegaPod to build out a critical path for a soft business launch. The pathway to launch SCORE Mentors has provided (so far... Read more
Daystar Manufacturing, LLC
Jay Hubbard, CEO of Daystar Manufacturing in Hurlock, MD, had established their business in 2016 to provide plastic injection molding manufacturing for clients. At the time the... Read more
Beat The Rush Delivery
Improving the quality of life within the community, by touching your heart with the hospitality of our local personal shopper service and human connection with our home and office... Read more
T's Divine Sweets and More, LLC
Tamara Jackson has built her career on providing healthy local food to patrons along Maryland’s Eastern Shore. That’s no coincidence: From a young age, Jackson’s parents taught... Read more
Absolute Pressure Cleaning
Trice’s request for mentoring was sent to Ed French, Eastern Shore Assistant Director and mentor for the Mid-Shore Chapter that includes Dorchester County where Trice’s business... Read more
Pilates on the Bay
When Politte was in the planning phase of opening her studio, she knew she would need a bank loan. She turned to SCORE for guidance writing her business plan and ultimately... Read more
Chapel's Country Creamery
Chapel's Country Creamery greatly benefited by using our SCORE Mentor to help us develop a feasibility study to find new direction for our business. Our mentor not only was able... Read more
Chem-Dry on the Shore
SCORE offered me unbiased, consistent and valuable feedback as I built my businesses. It was great meeting with a business expert who actually listened, then questioned and... Read more
The Veterans Law Office of Jared Levinson, P.C.
After years of working abroad, Jared Levinson knew exactly what it was like to try to return to a normal civilian life in the U.S. The experiences of his veteran family and... Read more