About Score

SCORE “Counselors to America’s Small Business” is a nonprofit association dedicated to entrepreneur education and the formation, growth and success of small business nationwide. More than 11,000 volunteer counselors provide individual mentoring and business workshops for aspiring entrepreneurs and small business owners.

Counselors work with entrepreneurs through every phase of their entrepreneurial venture: generating and assessing ideas, preparing a business plan, raising capital, and managing the operations and finances of the growing venture.

SCORE has assisted more than 8 million Americans with online and in person small business counseling. SCORE is a resource partner with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). SCORE was formed in 1964.

SBA Impact Study Shows SCORE's Value

Based on the findings of the February 2008 Impact Study of SBA Entrepreneurial Resources, SCORE estimates that our volunteers helped create more than 25,000 new jobs nationwide in 2006, or one for every seven new clients. SCORE also helped create 19,732 new small businesses in 2007, according to an SBA report sent to Congress.

FY08 Annual Report - NEW