The SCORE Association (Service Corps of Retired Executives) is a premiere, free business counseling and advice service found in the United States.  SCORE is a non-profit association with 389 SCORE offices across the country.  For more than 36 years, SCORE’s 11,500 retired and working business professionals have volunteered to help a new generation of entrepreneurs.  The business counseling services are offered at no fee, as a community service.
 
SCORE’s experienced business counselors provide general business advice on everything from how to write a business plan, to cash flow management, to expanding your existing business.  SCORE provides key services – both face-to-face and online counseling – to busy entrepreneurs just getting their feet wet, or in need of a seasoned pro as a sounding board for their existing businesses.
 
SCORE also offers business training workshops and seminars, ranging in topic and scope depending on the needs of the business community.  For established businesses, customer service, marketing, hiring practices, using the Internet for business, importing/exporting and home-based businesses are a sampling of more in-depth training that many SCORE offices offer.
 
You can reach the SCORE offices at 1-800-634-0245 or email at contact.score@sba.gov.  Their website is www.score.org.