SCORE SC Lowcountry Business Support & Mentoring Services
"Discover how SCORE SC Lowcountry provides comprehensive business support services, including mentoring, workshops, and resources for startups and small businesses in Beaufort, Colleton, Jasper, and Hampton counties. Benefit from award-winning assistance to start, grow, or exit your business effectively."
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SCORE SC Lowcountry Overview For The Life of Your Business Mike Waters, SCORE SC Lowcountry Chapter Vice Chair Peter Veneto, SCORE SC Lowcountry Chapter Vice Chair Rod Casavant, SCORE SC Lowcountry Chapter Chair September 7 2021 www.sclowcountry.score.org 1
How We Serve: Our Clients The SCORE SC Lowcountry Chapter assists small business and non-profit clients in: Beaufort County Colleton County Jasper County Hampton County We support all business stages (startup to exit) and have outreach programs for: Minorities Women Veterans 2 www.sclowcountry.score.org 3
How We Serve: Mentoring, Education & Tools Free and confidential One-to-one Mentoring Workshops, Webinars, Roundtables For business startups or taking a business to the next level Comprehensive suite of topics Timely response to requests Tailored to the Client situation Sample Workshops Articles, Tools and Templates Leveraging Social Media Focus on the Customer Veteran Entrepreneurship Simple Steps for Starting Your Business Comprehensive build a business plan, financials, competitors, market analysis Hundreds of online resources (in English & Spanish) www.sclowcountry.score.org 3
How We Serve: Business Mentoring Our clients success is our success. Our Chapter s Business Mentors are trained and certified, have deep experience and are backed by a national team of SCORE volunteers available to assist. FAST FACTS Entrepreneurs who work with a mentor are 5X more likely to start a business. Small business owners who have 3+ hours of mentoring report higher revenue. We provide entrepreneurs and non-profits with free and local: Personal, confidential, individual attention Access to expertise that is right for their situation From business experts with a variety of backgrounds, including corporate executives and current/former business owners who understand the local market Mentors schedule socially distant meetings through Zoom, phone or in-person. www.sclowcountry.score.org 4
2020 By the Numbers Client Mix Community Impact Value to Small Businesses 41 130Total New Businesses Started Jobs Created 2,353Total Chapter Services* www.sclowcountry.score.org 5
Award Winning Support Recent Awards Platinum Chapter for the past 4 years (2020) (top performance across the USA for a SCORE Chapter) National SCORE Chapter of the Year Small Markets (2019) #1 National Rating for Client Engagement Results (2019) SC District Chapter of the Year (2019 & 2018) Annual Volunteer Award for Workplace/Agency from SoLoSCAVA Southern Lowcountry South Carolina Association of Volunteers www.sclowcountry.score.org 6
Key Collaborations for Minority Programs Minority small businesses are underrepresented nationally. SCORE SC Lowcountry is aligning with other organizations to build on their successes with their programs. SCORE SC Lowcountry and the South Carolina Commission on Minority Affairs have signed an MOU to partner and collaborate in promoting and assisting South Carolina s small minority business owners. We collaborate with the Native Island Business & Community Affairs Association, a Gullah and minority based organization in the Lowcountry, to provide business education to its members. continued www.sclowcountry.score.org 7
Key Collaboration for Minority Programs (continued) Our partnership with the Beaufort County Black Chamber of Commerce is an example of how we support their program in place rather than reinvent something similar. Since 2012, SCORE SC Lowcountry has partnered with the Beaufort County Black Chamber of Commerce who is a financial intermediary for SBA loans: All applicants for their microloan program (up to $100,000) must attend SCORE provided three-day workshops which are offered a minimum of four (4) times annually. Our workshops, covering how to start a business, marketing and basic finance, serve to prequalify candidates for these loans. www.sclowcountry.score.org 8
Thank you for your time today. We are happy questionsat score-grants- 0650@scorevolunteer.org . www.sclowcountry.score.org 10
Funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration. All opinions, conclusions, and/or recommendations expressed herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the SBA. www.sclowcountry.score.org 11
