Advice from Professionals Means Small Business Success

The Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) has been around for over 35 years. Their major success is visible through the tremendous volunteer force of over 11,000 men and women nationwide who donate their time and knowledge to help small businesses to form, grow and succeed. SCORE members bring with them a variety of talent and experiences that they’ve achieved in their successful corporate positions or businesses. They are the champions of small business idea formation and strategies.

The Rhode Island SCORE Chairman Fred Mathews leads a cadre of skilled and dedicated professionals. Their work is much more than a few hours here and there, it’s a commitment to customer service and quality counseling.

Volunteers in the Rhode Island SCORE Chapter have varying degrees of experience which has helped to prepare them for their role as counselors. They range from former executives of Ford Motor Corporation and Textron, to self-employed lawyers and accountants or as business entrepreneurs. The expertise and knowledge of business practices as well as proficiency in accounting, finance, marketing, engineering, retailing and mentoring skills are just a few of their attributes.

Counselors provide personalized, confidential one-on-one counseling to help people start and operate a successful small business.

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If you need to develop a business plan, secure financing or manage business growth, counselors are very willing to lend an ear and give advice and guidance to get you moving in the right direction.

SCORE is very committed to the needs of their clients and has developed special programs to assist them. For example, Citizens Bank, as a major sponsor to SCORE enables a Federal and State Annual Taxation Seminar for CPE credits to be produced annually.

The Rhode Island SCORE chapter was the first in the nation to become an intermediary for SBA’s women in business pre-qualification loan program.

SCORE counsels in satellite offices around Rhode Island and also operates a Business Information Center in downtown Providence and a satellite location at the Cranston Chamber of Commerce.

Contact SCORE at (401) 528-4571.

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