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The Makers Market and Workshops
Having no previous business experience, we did not know where to start. We started with researching, and were directed toward SCORE for mentorship. Read more
Commercial Energy Systems
SCORE mentor Pat Loftus helped Jim Wolff, the owner, refocus his business model and grow the company’s internal resources, doubling his equipment acquisitions and employee base. Read more
Sisters for Seniors
Since neither of the sisters had owned a formal business before, they know there was a lot they didn’t know about running a successful company. Read more
Avalon Biomed
As an engineer working as an entrepreneur, Primus had to determine the best way to market her business — and make sure that business was FDA-compliant — with minimal funding. Read more
The Creativity Queen
Laura Dessauer decided to put her master's degree in art therapy to use aiding children through her Sarasota business, Creativity Queen LLC. Read more
United Drone
Powers, an Army Reserve Black Hawk pilot, was introduced to SCORE when he attended a business planning workshop and worked closely with SCORE mentors as he explored starting a busi Read more
Bounce Down Under
Their main SCORE mentor was Tom Latimer whose background included helping to manage a large manufacturing business. Read more
Chism Manufacturing Solutions, LLC
Chism acknowledges that the company continues to benefit from the assistance of Manasota SCORE mentor Richard “King” Barnard. Read more
Real Woods
Daryl and Maggie Alsum met with a team of Mentors, led by Dick Radt, to plan out how to restructure Real Woods so that their company could be profitable in the tightest of economie Read more