See how we have helped small businesses in our community
Browse through these SCORE Kalamazoo/SW Michigan mentoring success stories to learn more about the small businesses we've helped. Use the filters 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.
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Transforming Health Care
SCORE mentor(s) and the SBDC were the building blocks of our business. We have been able to lean on both organizations for start-up support like taxes, fiscal projections, and... Read more
30 Years and Going Strong
In 1991 and again in 2017, I was influenced by a SCORE Mentor(s) to pursue my dream to build and grow my business. My mentors have given me the confidence to value my experience... Read more
Teresa's Kitchen
Teresa’s Kitchen - Maria-Teresa Hernandez How do you go from making 100 tamales a week to making close to 700 tamales a week? You open a tamale business! That’s exactly what Maria... Read more
WaterStone Fitness
Sitting down with Jacob, he was very candid about his experience in the business. "It’s said that startups don’t starve, they drown. Drown in opportunity, drown in tasks that are... Read more
Michelle Mitchell Consulting
Michelle started the business to educate entrepreneurs on creating profitable businesses and help them break through their limiting beliefs about money. “My goal is to impact our... Read more
Colors & Cocktails
With the help of SCORE mentors Debi Howe and Cheri Bales, Lauren expanded her business from strictly a mobile art party company to a thriving studio space in... When you consider... Read more
Handsome Painting
Hausted took advantage of the SCORE mentoring program and learned Quickbooks with Karen Brown. His mentors, Jim Brooks and Allan Kaylor have helped him make decisions about... Read more
D J Adam Freeman
When Adam Freeman ventured to turn his music passion into a business, he signed up online for a SCORE mentorship meeting though secretly fearing he was “woefully unprepared”. “I... Read more
GFM The Synergy Center
SCORE has been instrumental in connecting me to a mentor who is a good fit for our business. My mentor has helped to analyze areas of strength and areas needing improvement and... Read more
Mason Jar Cafe
For a long time, Abel and I had a shared dream to own our own restaurant. We are very grateful for the excellent support we enjoy from our community. Abel and I knew we had a... Read more
RNS Packaging
I was a Lowe's store manager and continued to be frustrated with the various and sundry packaging waste that kept arriving at the store. I was convinced that a biodegradable... Read more