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To continue as the primary source of business advice and mentoring for America’s small businesses. To grow 1million small businesses one business at a time SCORE’s National Goals

SCORE at a Glance – Chapters Nationwide: 359 – Branches Nationwide: 800 – Counselors Nationwide: 11,000

The SCORE Fox Valley Chapter SCORE Fox Valley Chapter Serving the 6 Chicago Area Collar Counties Branches Mentors DeKalb 8 Aurora 11 Bloomingdale 10 Elgin/McHenry/St. Charles 14 COD at Lisle 17 Joliet2 Locations 8 Naperville 2 Locations 18 Elmhurst 4 Total 90

More About SCORE Fox Valley Clients Served During the Last Year Types of CounselingClients served New Clients F2F 1102 Follow-On Sessions 1099 In Business Clients 36% On-line Clients 981 Workshops Held 57 Total Services for Clients 3,880 TOTAL VOLUNTEER HOURS 8,267

SCORE’s Local Successes

Skills Available… – Accounting, Advertising, Art Design, Budgeting, Business Plans, Buying/Selling a Business, Capital Expenditures, Capital Expenditure Analysis, Computer Systems, Education/Training, Financial Analysis, Franchising, Inventory Control, Manufacturing, Marketing, Market Research, Patents/Trademarks, Purchasing, Sales Management, Strategic Planning and much, much more! Industry Experience Includes… – Automotive, Banking, Business Start-Up, Computer/Electronics, Construction, Consulting, Credit & Collections, Electronics, Engineering, Equipment Leasing, Food Service & Hospitality, Healthcare, Insurance, International Trade, Internet & Ecommerce, Law, Logistics, Plastics, Printing/Publishing, Real Estate, Retail Sales, Telecommunications and much, much more.! Mentor’s Skills and Experience

Face-to-Face, usually in teams of two Online Counseling Workshops Publications Websites – local and national Resource Partners Schedule initial mentoring session through How We Operate

We co-sponsor workshops with Banks, Libraries, Chambers of Commerce and other groups. Completed 55 Workshops with 1653 attendees in 2013 Recent examples of offerings: Boosting your Business with Technology Creating a Business Plan – 5 week course Using Social Media to Grow your Business Accounting for Non-Accountants How to get Found on the Internet SCORE Workshop Capabilities

How can SCORE help you? We have the knowledge, skills and experience to help We help people in business grow and become more profitable. We can offer an outside source to discuss your plans, options, ideas. We can bring together needed resources to address problems and offer advice. SCORE: Ready to Work With You

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