SCORE Kalamazoo/Southwest Michigan SCORE is Your Team for Success.
SCORE Kalamazoo/Southwest Michigan SCORE is dedicated to helping you succeed. We provide FREE mentoring to new and established small businesses in Southwest Michigan. Find your mentor today.
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Free Business Advice
We serve the communities of Kalamazoo, Portage, Benton Harbor, St. Joseph, South Haven, Battle Creek, Three Rivers, Sturgis, Albion, Mattawan, and Coldwater. Counseling can be conducted at the client's place of business, at our chapter headquarters, by telephone or via email. Our chapter phone number is 269-344-1419.
Low- and No-Cost Training
SCORE mentors and representatives from the local business community conduct a variety of regularly scheduled, low-cost educational workshops and free online webinars that provide valuable information for establishing and managing a successful business.
Free Business Resources
With access to a wide variety of documents, templates and tools to assist you in starting or growing your business, the information provided here covers a wide range of subjects including business planning, capital sources, government agencies, and much more.
That's how many businesses nationwide were started in 2019 with the help of SCORE mentors. We also helped create 67,706 new jobs and helped over 67% of our clients increase their revenue. The next success can be yours!
In our Kalamazoo/Southwest Michigan Chapter, we helped 48 New Businesses get started, 211 new, non-owner jobs were created, and offered 2121 mentoring sessions. How can we help you?
Get free mentor support today. Browse mentor profiles or submit a mentoring request to share your business question(s) and let us pair you with an expert.
Initially I met with two local SCORE mentors who helped me organize my thoughts concerning my venture.
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