SCORE Mentors

10/20/2026

SCORE mentor Nahrin Alkhas knows that behind every thriving small business is a community of people who believe in its potential. 💙

From mentors sharing their expertise to resource partners opening doors, it takes a team to help entrepreneurs turn their dreams into reality.

For Nahrin, being part of that community means more than giving back. It means helping build a world where small business owners feel supported, encouraged, and empowered to keep going.

Because no entrepreneur should have to build their dream alone.

Ready to be part of a community that makes a difference? Become a SCORE mentor. 💙

10/20/2026

✍️ Are your headlines grabbing the attention they deserve?

Join us this Wednesday, October 21, for a FREE SCORE workshop: How to Analyze Your Headlines for LinkedIn, Emails, & Blogs!

What you will learn:
🔍 How to leverage headline analyzer tools
📧 Practical tips for stronger email subject lines and blog titles
📱 Live demos to boost engagement across platforms

📅 Date: Wednesday, October 21, 2026
⏰ Time: 11:30 AM PT
🎟️ Investment: Free

Upgrade your copy and drive more clicks!

👇 Register now via the link in the first comment!

Learn how to improve your LinkedIn headlines, email subject lines, and blog titles using powerful headline analyzer tools. Includes live demos and practical tips to boost engagement.

10/20/2026

🚨 NEXT WEEK!

Two events. Two opportunities to help your business move forward.

💰 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28
Small Business Lender–Borrower Matchmaking & Resource Event

Looking for funding? Meet with multiple lenders, discuss your financing needs, and connect with business resources.

📍 Wichita State University Metroplex, Room 180
⏰ 8:00 AM–12:30 PM
💵 FREE

🤖 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29
How Businesses Can Win in the AI Search Era

Want customers to find your business? Learn how AI tools discover businesses and what simple changes you can make to your website and online presence.

💻 Virtual
⏰ Noon
💵 FREE

Fund your business. Find your customers.
Why not attend both?

10/19/2026

💡 Ready to take your business to the next level? SCORE offers live webinars and local workshops to help you start, grow, and thrive.

10/19/2026

💡 Want to maximize your business profitability?

Join SCORE on Tuesday, October 20, for Increase Sales and Profits with Pricing and Distribution Strategies!

In this practical workshop, you will learn:
📈 How to set optimal product pricing
💰 Strategies to price services for higher profit
🚚 Effective ways to distribute your products and services

📅 Date: Tuesday, October 20, 2026
⏰ Time: 1:00 PM PT
🎟️ Investment: $10.00

Take control of your margins and scale your profits!

👇 Click the link in the comments to register today!

Nothing impacts your profitability like your pricing decisions. In this workshop we show you how to decide on your product pricing and separately how to price your services for greater profit. We also show you how to distribute your product or service

10/16/2026

🔎 When a customer asks AI for a recommendation, will your business be part of the answer?

That's one of the questions businesses need to start thinking about as AI changes the search experience.

Join us for How Businesses Can Win in the AI Search Era to learn how AI tools discover businesses and what you can do to improve your online presence.

You'll get practical, easy-to-understand information about:
🤖 AI search
🔎 Answer Engine Optimization
🌐 Websites and online presence
🎯 Helping customers find your business

📅 October 29
⏰ Noon
💻 Virtual

If customers are searching differently, your business should be ready.

10/15/2026

“Working with OD Greens makes me feel like me again.”

For some veterans, the transition to civilian life brings challenges that are difficult to put into words. For Don Tobul, creating a space where veterans could find purpose, connection, and peace became a mission close to his heart.

An Army veteran himself, Don combined his experiences in the military with his backgrounds in agriculture and mental health counseling to create OD Greens. Through hydroponic farming, the organization provides veterans with workplace training and a supportive environment that promotes mental well-being.

But turning that vision into a sustainable business was a challenge of its own. Don had no business background and felt overwhelmed by everything involved in getting started.

SCORE mentors helped him identify priorities, navigate obstacles, and break his vision into manageable phases. Their guidance gave him the structure and confidence to turn his idea into reality.

Today, OD Greens offers more than an opportunity to grow food. It creates space for veterans to develop skills, connect with others who understand their experiences, and rediscover a sense of purpose.

For Don, building this business was about bringing together everything he had learned throughout his life to serve a community that had given so much.

Sometimes, the most meaningful businesses grow from a desire to help others find their way forward.

10/15/2026

⚡ What if AI could run your routine business workflows without making costly mistakes? 🧠

Join SCORE this Wednesday, October 21 at 2:30 PM CT for a hands-on masterclass: ""Using Claude to Build AI Agents That Do Real Work.""

In this interactive 2-hour session, you'll roll up your sleeves and learn how to:
⚙️ Map and redesign manual workflows for autonomous AI ex*****on
🛠️ Build customized AI agents using Claude step-by-step
🛡️ Implement bulletproof verification, error-checking, and human approval gates
🔄 Connect repetitive tasks into seamless automated operational pipelines

🎟️ Investment: $10.00 | Interactive, live, and built for modern business owners.

👇 Ready to put real AI to work for your company? Grab your seat in the first comment! 👇

In this workshop attendees learn how to redesign their own business processes and then build an AI agent that runs it, with the error-checking and approval steps a real business needs.(Duration 2 hours)

10/14/2026

📊 Overwhelmed by marketing clutter? 🛑 Stop guessing and start growing with a plan that actually works. 🎯

Join SCORE this Tuesday, October 20 at 12:00 PM CT for a dynamic, high-impact seminar: ""How to Build a Simplified, Sensible Marketing Plan.""

In just 90 minutes, you'll discover how to:
🎯 Craft a concise, 1-page roadmap tailored to your specific business
💡 Target your ideal audience without wasting ad spend
📈 Set realistic, measurable milestones to track your progress
⏱️ Streamline campaigns so you spend less time marketing and more time closing sales

🎟️ Registration: Only $10.00! Practical, interactive, and built for busy business owners.

👇 Ready to build a marketing plan that converts? Check the first comment for the registration link! 👇

Learn how to create your own, short marketing plan. This seminar will provide you step-by-step guidance for building an effective, concise, and actionable marketing plan. (Duration 1.5hr)

10/13/2026

Sometimes, the biggest business win is realizing how far you've come.

When SCORE client Dave started his business 16 years ago, he was working out of his backyard garage with no college degree and no business experience. Today, he's built a profitable automotive business, paid off $167,000 in debt, and secured the financing he needs to grow his three companies.

But the biggest change isn't just in the numbers. It's in how Dave sees himself and what he's accomplished.

After a decade of working with SCORE mentors and learning to understand the financial side of business, Dave presented his growth strategy to four banks. All four made offers.

Reflecting on the milestone, he shared:

“I'm finally making that transition from the ‘I should be here, I should be doing this’ syndrome to the ‘look what I've done, look what I've got, and look where I'm going’ syndrome.”

Mentorship can help entrepreneurs build stronger businesses, make more informed decisions, and recognize the progress they've made along the way.

Sometimes, it's time to stop focusing on how far you have to go and celebrate how far you've already come.

Way to GROW, Dave!

10/02/2026

Manufacturing takes more than engineering. It takes vision, problem-solving, and the business know-how to turn an idea into a thriving company. 🏭

For National Manufacturing Day, meet Brad, founder of AMS Galaxy USA, a manufacturer of precision dairy equipment helping farmers reclaim something invaluable: time with their families.

Growing up on a dairy farm, Brad saw firsthand how demanding the work could be. He wanted to help other farmers change that story through robotic milking technology. But when it came to running a business, he quickly realized that engineering expertise was only part of the equation.

That’s where SCORE came in. Through mentorship, Brad gained guidance in sales, marketing, accounting, finance, and strategy, the essential business skills that help manufacturers grow beyond the production floor.

“We wouldn't be where we are without SCORE,” Brad shared.

This National Manufacturing Day, we're celebrating the manufacturers who turn innovation into impact, and the mentors who help them build stronger businesses.

10/01/2026

New month, new opportunities to grow your business! 💡

Our October webinar lineup covers practical topics to help you work smarter, make informed financial decisions, and plan for what’s next.

👉 Swipe through to see what’s coming up, choose the sessions that interest you, and register for free!

We look forward to learning with you this month. 💙

10/01/2026

09/30/2026

09/29/2026

Real end-of-year SMB planning = no fluff.

What’s one unwritten rule you have for holiday prep? Drop it below 👇

09/28/2026

Pin it to the SCOREboard 📌

What's one skill Future You will thank you for learning?

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. 📩

09/24/2026

“Starting Mothership Coffee Roasters was personal for me.”

For Juanny Romero, coffee became a vehicle for creating the kind of connection and community she wished she had growing up. A child of immigrants from the rough side of Queens, she built Mothership Coffee Roasters around a simple mission: create meaningful connections through great coffee.

Fifteen years later, that mission has grown into six cafes, regional retail partnerships, and coffee sourced from women-owned farming cooperatives.

Along the way, SCORE has been part of Juanny’s journey, providing mentorship, encouragement, and the perspective she needed to grow from a passionate entrepreneur into the CEO of a multi-chain, multi-vertical business.

But for Juanny, success isn't just about how much the business has grown. It's about what that growth makes possible: supporting women coffee producers, investing in her community, and creating spaces where people can connect.

Her advice to other entrepreneurs? Embrace mentorship. The right guidance can help you break through limiting beliefs and see what's possible.

09/24/2026

Join SCORE Mentors on September 29 at 1 PM for their 'Beyond the Barcode: Manage Inventory, Navigate Retail Channels and Prepare to Scale' webinar! 🛍️

Discover how barcodes can support inventory management, prepare your business for wholesale distribution, and MORE!

Register here ➡️: https://f.mtr.cool/hpli68wfej