See how we have helped small businesses in our community
SCORE has produced numerous Success Stories. These are businesses that have been tracked over time and have succeeded due largely to SCORE mentor involvement. Let’s develop a mentoring relationship for you and your business and create another Success Story.
Browse through these SCORE mentoring success stories to learn more about the small businesses we've helped. Use the filters below to browse stories by business topic, entrepreneur type, business stage, or industry. Once you've learned how we've helped others, sign up for your mentor today.
Have you found success in your business with the help of a SCORE mentor? Submit your success story to share on SCORE.org. Your company may be profiled in SCORE national marketing and press that can reach millions of people. We're excited to spread the word about your story!
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SCORE Success Story: Keisha Finnie Art
The myth of the starving artist is a dogged one to debunk. The reality is that artists who choose a path to follow their passion as a career are also often holding down full-time... Read more
SCORE Success Story: Chef Oliver Saye
Chef Oliver Saye grew up cooking and turned that into his career. In 2019 he found a direction for his culinary services after being chosen as a member of that year's Baldwin... Read more
SCORE Success Story: Manheim Township Education Foundation
Strategic planning is an essential tool for every small business. It is also a critical process for all community benefit organizations. An organization's strategic plan acts as a... Read more
SCORE Success Story: Gumption Design Co.
When times get tough, people head to start-ups! This holds true in any recession, but the COVID pandemic crisis was something special. The shutdown brought forced lay-offs and... Read more
SCORE Success Story: Empanada Gourmet
There are so many ways that immigrants contribute to our quality of life each day. As individuals arrive in the United States to pursue the "American Dream," they add to our... Read more
SCORE Success Story: Acorn Acres Wildlife Rehabilitation
One of the first things you notice when you walk into SCORE client Betsy Shank's home in Millersville is the low, pervasive skittering sound of 67 orphaned or injured squirrels.... Read more
SCORE Success Story: Larkstone
Over the last four years, SCORE Lancaster-Lebanon mentor Jim Frey has watched the success and growth of clients Emily Moccero and Evan Young. Jim began mentoring the couple in... Read more
SCORE Success Story: The Productive Peasant Farm Co.
There are times when our future does not follow a straight path. It takes frequent detours through our life's journey. SCORE Client Jason Stone, founder of The Productive Peasant... Read more
SCORE Success Story: Heather and Nathan Kreider
SCORE mentors pledge to walk with their clients "for the life of their business." There is no better example of that motto in action than Heather & Nathan Kreider. In 2012... Read more
SCORE Success Story: Front Porch Baking
Women of all ages find ways to turn their passions into small business opportunities that help local economies and create vibrant, thriving communities. One of these women is... Read more
SCORE Success Story: Khilo Sewing
Since its founding, this country has served as a sanctuary and a safe haven for individuals fleeing persecution and violent conflict. Today, U.S. efforts to resettle refugees... Read more
SCORE Success Story: Liberty Employment Solutions
Real entrepreneurs are not inspired by competitiveness but by the desire to be their own boss and take charge of their future success. This motivated SCORE client Valonda Banks... Read more