SCORE Bucks County is proud to celebrate 60 years of helping
America’s small businesses launch, grow and thrive. The chapter provided nearly
2,800 mentoring sessions in fiscal year 2024 – a 20 percent increase over 2023
– and is on track to continue that upward trajectory as mentors guide business
owners from Bucks County and eastern Montgomery County through every stage of
their entrepreneurial journey.
SCORE Bucks County volunteers helped spearhead the “One SCORE”
Mid-Atlantic regional educational initiative, which resulted in 50 percent more
workshop attendees receiving SCORE education services in fiscal year 2024.
“Since 1987, SCORE Bucks County has been
proud to offer mentoring and education services to the Bucks County and eastern
Montgomery County areas,” SCORE Bucks
County Co-chairs Leah Cianfrani and Charlie Morris said. “Our 70 mentors bring
broad business experience to bear on the local small business community. We’re
excited to continue to serve our community as SCORE celebrates 60 years of
service.”
Since the nationwide nonprofit organization began in 1964, more
than 17 million entrepreneurs have received support from SCORE, a resource
partner of the U.S. Small Business Administration. Today, SCORE has a
nationwide network of more than 10,000 volunteers serving all 50 U.S. states
and territories, guiding entrepreneurs on their path to success.
The world has changed significantly in the past
60 years, and so has SCORE. Originally a group of retired executives, the
organization has expanded and evolved – today, half of SCORE’s volunteers are
still actively working. Over the years, SCORE has utilized technology to offer
on-demand online learning modules, remote mentoring, and specialized local workshops.
At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, SCORE quickly pivoted to deliver 100
percent virtual mentoring and education, without missing a single day of
service.
The organization has also grown to embrace
diversity among clients and volunteers – 65 percent of SCORE clients are women,
46 percent are minorities, 13 percent have disabilities and 9 percent are
veterans. Hear from
SCORE clients about how they reached success through SCORE mentoring.
Combining entrepreneurial spirit and
volunteerism, SCORE supports small businesses at every stage of business,
including those that are just starting out. Last year alone, SCORE volunteers
helped start 31,167 new businesses and create 152,115 total jobs nationwide,
donating 4.5 million hours of service in the process.
SCORE is hard at work evolving operations,
resources and volunteer training to support future generations of small
business owners, providing expert mentoring and resources to help every small
business owner address their unique business needs and challenges.
To learn more, request a mentor or volunteer to
be one, visit https://www.score.org/buckscounty.
About SCORE
Since 1964, SCORE has helped more than 17
million aspiring entrepreneurs. Each year, SCORE
provides small business mentoring and workshops to more than 375,000
new and growing small businesses.?With more than 70 members across Bucks
and Eastern Montgomery counties, SCORE Bucks?County?provides free
mentoring services annually to local small business owners
through one-on-one counseling and small business seminars.
