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Sleep and Beyond
“When we brought our first shipment from our factory in Kyrgyzstan, we didn’t really know much about sales, marketing, customs, accounting, manufacturing, operations and more,” Abd Read more
El Borrego
SCORE mentor, Elias Sheinberg helped Rodnia Navarro and her mother, Rosario Sotelo create a formal business plan to start their business as an authentic Mexican restaurant. Read more
Avant Palette
Mentor Paul Hollenbach helped Johannes gain the essential tools she would need to start and maintain her successful business. Read more
Jaime Construction, Inc.
Sheinberg is proud of his volunteer work with SCORE and the positive effect it can have on people’s lives. “I’ve seen firsthand on a number of occasions how SCORE has influenced an Read more
ButterflyCraze (formerly Heart to Heart Gifts)
“Suddenly I was feeling more empowered and had more faith in myself and my abilities,” she says. “I not only got valuable knowledge and business skills from SCORE, but also emotio Read more
Urban Solace
"We returned to SCORE San Diego for help because restaurants are notoriously risky investments and the help SCORE gave us the first time around was invaluable," said Gordon. Read more
Backyard X-Scapes
Kocher and Raketich continue to use SCORE San Diego's services to stay in touch with the latest developments in the business world. Read more
Delta Development Team LLC
Bridgewater attended every entrepreneurship workshop he could find during his transition back to civilian life. Read more
Kaplan Executive Search
Kaplan wanted a mentor who understood his industry and with whom he felt a personal connection. Read more
Pacific Northwest Glass & Mirror, LLC
SCORE mentor Dennis Harvey worked with the Zytniowskis on opening their business in a short timeframe. Read more