SCORE Mentors

06/03/2026

🐑🐑🐑SCORE Success Stories: 4 Hills Farm🐑🐑🐑 Four Hills Farm, a business focused on raising sheep and marketing fresh lamb year-round. CLICK TO WATCH https://bit.ly/47CRY5S

06/03/2026

When Banks Close Accounts to Stop Fraud, Who Supports the Customer Left Behind?
When banks see potentially fraudulent activity, they are required by law to act quickly.
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FightCybercrime.org

06/03/2026

Lean Manufacturing Tools by Nick Cray. One of the early-developed lean tools, developed in the 1930s, is The 5 Whys. CLICK TO LEARN MORE https://bit.ly/4nqZtql

The 5 Whys is a lean manufacturing problem-solving tool that helps identify root causes by asking "Why?" five times, enabling effective solutions across industries.

06/03/2026

The Search Bar Isn’t Dead—But It’s No Longer the Only Door
By Rieva Lesonsky
Have you noticed that your Google traffic feels a little softer lately?
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Consider how you shop versus how you buy. When you already know what you want, you go to a search engine.

06/03/2026

Rosa’s Story: When Trust Is Exploited and Support Falls Short. Scammers often take time to build trust before making any requests. CLICK TO LEARN MORE https://bit.ly/4nIC57K FightCybercrime.org

06/03/2026

Nonprofit development plan.
We've designed this template to help you plan your nonprofit development activities and fundraising campaigns across the year.
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Accelerate your nonprofit's growth with a free, all-inclusive development plan template.

06/03/2026

The Growth Gap: Why Small Businesses Are Struggling To Turn Tools Into Results. By Rieva Lesonsky. Many small businesses are tightening spending, delaying decisions, and preparing for a more uncertain road ahead. CLICK TO LEARN MORE

Small businesses have more tools available than ever before—but that hasn’t necessarily translated into growth.

06/03/2026

👷👷👷National Safety Month – June 2026👷👷👷
During National Safety Month people focus on how they can keep their environment safe and free from any danger.
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Want to know how you can create safe workplaces? National Safety Month provides the best opportunity.

06/03/2026

Building Customer Loyalty After Events: Programs That Drive Repeat Business. CLICK TO LEARN MORE https://bit.ly/4dntUsS

This guide explains how small businesses can build simple loyalty, referral, and ambassador programs to turn event contacts into repeat customers and long-term revenue.

06/02/2026

Small Manufacturing Drive the U.S. Economy. Your Successful Small Manufacturing Businesses Helps Drive the U.S. Economy. CLICK TO LEARN MORE https://bit.ly/436rbiv

Small manufacturing businesses make up 98.6% of U.S. manufacturers and play a vital role in the economy, despite challenges in finding qualified workers.

05/10/2026

Introducing the SCOREboard:

Our very own virtual bulletin board built for THIS community.

Each week, we’ll post a prompt where you can share wins, ask questions, swap insights, and support fellow entrepreneurs along the way.

Think of it as your space to show up, speak up, and connect.

New week, new prompt 👇

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Pin it to the SCOREboard 📌

In honor of Mother's Day, what advice do you have for MOMpreneurs?

We'll use the comment section as a sounding board to offer resources and support.

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Have something YOU want to ask other entrepreneurs? DM us to submit your prompts. 📩

05/09/2026

“He shows us that there is light at the end of the tunnel.”

For Mark and Shannon Debner, building their business was never easy — but in 2008, everything changed overnight.

Just months after acquiring another company and moving into a new facility, a devastating flood destroyed the future they had carefully planned. Then came the economic collapse. Between June 2008 and January 2009, DPI moved three times while fighting to keep the business alive.

But quitting was never part of the plan.

Through determination, long hours, and an unwavering commitment to their team and customers, the owners of DPI Quality Custom Finishes rebuilt piece by piece. Along the way, SCORE mentor Scott Loggins became a steady source of guidance and support during one of the hardest seasons of their lives.

“He has experienced what we’ve been through, and he came out on the other side,” Mark shared. “He shows us that there is light at the end of the tunnel.”

With SCORE’s help developing a new business plan and navigating constant change, Mark and Shannon turned disaster into resilience — proving that sometimes success is not about avoiding the storm, but finding the strength to rebuild after it.

05/08/2026

Something special happened in the Learning Lab this week 🧪

Ideas → action
Connections → opportunities
Entrepreneurs → growth

Two days. Ten webinars. 5,000+ registrants.

Same time next year? 👀

05/07/2026

In light of NSBW, we're excited to announce that we're teaming up with to bring you a series of AI webinars this year.

Join us to learn about how Google AI can help your business and get more details about the free Google AI Professional Certificate for U.S. small businesses.

Build AI fluency with hands-on training from Google experts. Master tools like Gemini & NotebookLM through 20+ activities designed to help you work smarter.

05/07/2026

: Finding Grants and Sponsorships: Locate Opportunities, Apply Confidently, Stand Out to Funders

Cheryl Smith is closing out our National Small Business Week Learning Lab with some words of encouragement!

05/07/2026

Thank you for a wonderful called, “How to Turn Your Side Hustle Into a Full-Time Business. this has been an amazing two-day experience.

05/07/2026

: How to Turn Your Side Hustle Into a Full-Time Business

Ramon Ray delivering hot takes on transitioning into an entrepreneur! Are you tuning in?

05/07/2026

: AI in 2026: What’s Changing and What It Means for Small Business

SCORE mentors Matthew and Charlie are discussing where AI fits in the small business workflow!