Get Free Expert Help from SCORE Northeast Georgia to Start & Grow Your Small Business.
As highly successful and experienced business professionals and entrepreneurs, SCORE Northeast Georgia mentors deliver valuable, timely, and practical advice at no cost to you. Below you can browse mentor profiles to find your ideal expert or fill out the mentoring request form and we will pair you with the right mentor to help your small business thrive.
Mentor Profiles
Do you have specific criteria and want to explore in more detail? — Find your mentor by filtering your search by location, communication method, language, expertise, and industry.
Request a Mentor
Don't have the time to browse mentor profiles? — Fill out the mentoring request form, and we will pair you with a mentor and assist you in setting up a free mentoring appointment.
Blog Posts
Browse these tools and find resources to help you make decisions on starting or growing your enterprise. Your SCORE mentor can assist in putting your ideas into action.
THE NEXT SUCCESS COULD BE YOURS!
In 2020, SCORE mentors helped start 45,027 businesses, create 74,535 non-owner new jobs and 119,562 total new jobs.
MENTORING WORKS!
Small business owners who receive three or more hours of mentoring report higher revenues and increased growth.
Frequently Asked Questions
SCORE mentoring is a free service offered to any citizen or permanent resident that owns or wants to start a business. Partnering with you one-on-one, SCORE mentors support your success through offering experienced advice, consulting on best practices, and educating on small business topics.
SCORE mentors bring years of business experience, many of them successful small business owners themselves. Mentors volunteer through SCORE to help other entrepreneurs like you, by sharing their real-world experience and bona fide knowledge in running successful small businesses. SCORE mentors also provide practical tools and resources to make some owner tasks easier.
SCORE mentors will not make decisions for you or complete important ownership tasks on your behalf. They also cannot provide tax or legal advice. However, SCORE mentors can provide clear guidance on what your options are so you can confidently make decisions and take positive action toward your own success.
SCORE mentoring sessions are collaborative meetings between the small business owner and the SCORE mentor. During these sessions, you can share your business goals, progress, challenges and questions. SCORE mentors will offer advice, resources, and insights so you gain clarity on your next best steps.
SCORE mentoring sessions are typically scheduled for an hour and held virtually, through online meetings, phone calls, and even through email exchanges. While mentoring sessions have goals and objectives, the partnership is informal and informational with your assigned mentor.
A SCORE mentoring relationship lasts as long as you need it. That can mean it is a few meaningful sessions to achieve a specific goal or overcome a particular challenge. Or, it can be a SCORE mentoring relationship lasts for years, when you always have a trusted advisor for the life of your small business.
Our Mentors
Accounting & Cash Flow
Business Plans / Startup Assistance
Marketing, Public Relations & Sales
Operations
Technology
Having owned a software company that sold mission critical software and related services nationwide to 3 markets, my... Read More >
Accounting & Cash Flow
Business Plans / Startup Assistance
Operations
I can help you with personal and commercial insurance, investment and banking products, business operations, small... Read More >
Business Plans / Startup Assistance
Human Resources
Marketing, Public Relations & Sales
Operations
I can help you with Marketing, Marketing Planning, Business Plans, Mission Statements, Advertising, Franchise purchase,... Read More >
Business Plans / Startup Assistance
Marketing, Public Relations & Sales
Operations
I am a serial-entrepreneur with a passion for new ideas. I love to spin-up ideas with others. I am also a professional... Read More >
Other
Accounting & Cash Flow
Business Plans / Startup Assistance
I have spent my entire career in banking. My experience is in finance. I have worked on providing commercial loans of... Read More >
Accounting & Cash Flow
Business Plans / Startup Assistance
Marketing, Public Relations & Sales
Operations
Technology
Help small businesses marketing planning and implementation using their website, email marketing, social media... Read More >
Accounting & Cash Flow
Business Plans / Startup Assistance
Operations
Product Development & Manufacturing
Continuous Improvement, Program Management, Supply Chain Management, Capital Planning
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Marketing, Public Relations & Sales
Operations
I will be your thinking partner to help you work through your questions and logistics of making your dream become a... Read More >
Human Resources
Marketing, Public Relations & Sales
Operations
Darlys, possesses 35+ years in Real Estate Management, where she began as a weekend leasing consultant, eventually... Read More >
Business Plans / Startup Assistance
Buying or Selling a Business
Customer Relations
Franchising
Marketing, Public Relations & Sales
Operations
Other
During my career I have purchased a business that I formerly managed, started a successful franchise from the ground up... Read More >
Accounting & Cash Flow
Business Plans / Startup Assistance
Customer Relations
Marketing, Public Relations & Sales
Operations
Strategy & Planning
I am originally from the Dominican Republic, graduated in Hotel and Restaurant Management, and Marketing. During my... Read More >
Accounting & Cash Flow
Business Plans / Startup Assistance
Marketing, Public Relations & Sales
Operations
My experience as a CPA, Entrepreneur and Financial Consultant will help to make your dreams come true whether you are a... Read More >
Business Plans / Startup Assistance
Marketing, Public Relations & Sales
Operations
Product Development & Manufacturing
An innovative, revenue generating leader who wants to help clients by utilizing my experience building highly effective... Read More >
Business Plans / Startup Assistance
Marketing, Public Relations & Sales
I help entrepreneurs to find the best Digital Marketing Strategies to apply to their business, including but not... Read More >
Business Plans / Startup Assistance
Marketing, Public Relations & Sales
Operations
Other
Product Development & Manufacturing
Technology
Let me help you turn your ideas into a thriving business. With 40 years experience as a manager and coach of... Read More >
Other
I have over twenty five years in the real estate development field. Emphasis was on retail, particularly, regional... Read More >
Business Plans / Startup Assistance
Customer Relations
Human Resources
International Trade
Marketing, Public Relations & Sales
Operations
Worked in small and large businesses as Accountant, Director of Finance, Director of Operations and Executive... Read More >
Accounting & Cash Flow
Business Plans / Startup Assistance
Human Resources
Operations
Most of my work has centered around the design and management of large field operations. Informing each individual... Read More >
Business Plans / Startup Assistance
Human Resources
Non-Profit
Operations
Life Career Coach, Business Consultant Executive Director, Nonprofit Domestic Violence Program Shelter Assistant... Read More >
Business Plans / Startup Assistance
Human Resources
Marketing, Public Relations & Sales
Non-Profit
Operations
Product Development & Manufacturing
I have experience working for a small business, starting and owning a small business. This background gives me the... Read More >