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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

Sardor and Sarvar Abdullaevs

Sleep and Beyond

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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

Rodnia Navarro

El Borrego

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Avant Palette

Mentor Paul Hollenbach helped Johannes gain the essential tools she would need to start and maintain her successful business. Read more

Margarette Johannes

Avant Palette

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Jaime Construction, Inc. Forms With Help From SCORE Mentor

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

Edna and Alfredo Jaime

Jaime Construction, Inc.

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SCORE Mentor Advices Social Betty

Nelson recognized a need for increased communication among event planners and restaurants, hotels and nightclubs. She had utilized SCORE’s service when starting her first business Read more

Heather Nelson

SCORE Mentor Advices Social Betty

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Area Detector Systems Corporation (ADSC) Turns to SCORE for Help

On the brink of the new technology in 1995, ADSC turned to SCORE for help. Read more

Ron Hamlin

Area Detector Systems Corporation (ADSC) Turns to SCORE for Help

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SCORE Mentors Heart to Heart Gifts, Inc.

“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

Yi Ping Lai

SCORE Mentors Heart to Heart Gifts, Inc.

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CuraDebt Seeks SCORE Mentor

Over the years, Eric has consulted with other SCORE counselors in person and via email to on issues such as CuraDebt’s marketing plan and financial analysis, corporate identity and Read more

Eric Pender

CuraDebt

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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

Gordon and Watkins

Urban Solace

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