Agency Details:

Score

The mission of Score (Service Corp of Retired Executives)is to provide professional guidance and information accessible to all, in order to maximize the success of America’s existing and emerging small businesses.

Description:
Score offers three primary services to the small business community:

1. Confidential Counseling and Mentoring

These services are offered free either in our offices in Baltimore, Columbia and Bel Air. Confidential counseling is generally a one-to one experience. Telephone counseling is provided for those issues requiring brief, specific issues. Mentoring involves an ongoing relationship. Whether one-on-one in person, or on the phone, Score volunteers provide sound, experienced, confidential business counseling.

1. Training Workshops and Seminars

These services are offered through our Score chapter for a nominal fee, if any. Topics range from best practices on how to start a business to specific primers on marketing, e-business, sales, human resources, business planning, financial management and securing government contracts.

1. E-mail Counseling

Started in 1996, email counseling has become an increasingly large portion of Score’s business. Email
counseling provides invaluable, time sensitive business counseling and mentoring services in an online format for the busy entrepreneur seeking immediate guidance.

The training program for new volunteers includes the benefit of a personal mentor, on-site visitation with telephone counseling and face to face counseling. Guidance and written materials are provided by the mentor to enable the new volunteer to learn all proper procedures. As a result of this training program, working and retired executives, small business owners, educators, and other professionals can readily learn to counsel new business owners. In addition to counselors, Score seeks volunteers with strong organizational skills to work with counselors and clients in outreach programs, marketing, setting up and running workshops and general office support. Additional information is available @ www.scorebaltimore.org.

History:
Score was created by the Small Business Administration (SBA) in 1964 to provide management assistance to small businesses. Score works cooperatively with the SBA to strengthen local and national economies by promoting the success of small businesses.

Score is dedicated to entrepreneur education and the formation, growth and success of small business. Each year Score’s 10,500 volunteers contribute to the growth of our nation’s economy by providing free confidential business counseling, mentoring and low cost, high-impact training workshops. Since 1964, Score’s expert volunteers have provided services, from 389 chapters throughout the United States and on the internet. Practical advice from working and retired executives and business owners allows Score to offer superior services uniquely designed to promote the success of the small business community.

Contact people:

Marvin Schnitzer, Vice President, (phone), (email) Seymour Farbman, President, (phone), (email)

Office fax number: (410) 962-1805

Address:

10 S.Howard St. Baltimore, MD 21201 (See a map)

Web Site: http://www.scorebaltimore.org

Directions:

City Crescent Building Corner of Baltimore & Howard Sts.   Nearest Metro/Subway Stop: Baltimore and Howard St.,   Walk distance (in minutes): 0   Nearest Bus Stop: Baltimore and Howard St., 0 minute walk

Last updated on November 23, 2009