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Starting a Business or Non-Profit in Southeast Michigan - Top Resources
A robust list of resources and links for entrepreneurs looking to start a small business or grow a startup. Read more
SCORE Partner NEI Teams Up with Startup Space to Create Small Business Recovery Resource Hub
SCORE partner NEI (the New Economy Initiative) has collaborated with Startup Space to launch a page connecting you to critical resources, programs and funding. Sign up to access a digital hub that brings all COVID-19 resources, such as links to grant and loan applications, best practices, and trusted information, under one platform.
Mentor Q&A: 4X4 with David Broner
David Broner is a volunteer mentor with the Southeast Michigan chapter of SCORE. A retired second-generation business owner, David is a longtime, and very active, mentor with SCORE. Here are four questions and four answers (4x4) with one of our longest-serving mentors...
Announcing Our Chapter's New Podcast!
SCORE Serving Southeast Michigan Releases the SCORE Podcast: "Where Small Business Matters"
Detroit BizGrid
The BizGrid is both an interactive online directory and a physical infographic designed to help entrepreneurs navigate the landscape of organizations providing business assistance... Read more
Client Success Story: Venice Tisdelle of Perazim Studio
My name is Venice Tisdelle, owner and operator of Perazim Studio, a faith-based yoga and fitness studio just opening in Macomb Township, Michigan. And I have had the absolute pleasure of working Gary Bundenthal as my mentor through SCORE of Southeast Michigan.
Episode 21.19 – Marketing in a Digital World, with Dee Lockett
Is it LinkedIn, Facebook or Instagram? We could “Ask the Google,” but there is a better option! Tom, Amrando and Marc meet up with Dee Lockett, Founder of The Marketing Department Unlimited and HER Web Design Agency to dig into the digital marketing world and show our SCORE clients and friends how it can be applied toward their business success.
SCORE's "Ask the Expert" Returns to WJR AM 760
Certified Volunteer Mentor Armando Ojeda invites a former guest of "The SCORE Podcast: Where Small Business Matters" to reprise her role as resident expert regarding alternative funding sources.
Minority-Owned Businesses and Access to Capital
Certain types of businesses will be scrutinized more than others in the loan process. Unfortunately, minority owned businesses are often dropped into the "high-risk" category before any real vetting is done.
Small Business Lessons Learned, 12 Months Later
A year after launching the SCORE Podcast: "Where Small Business Matters," the show's co-hosts take a retrospective look at the favorite episodes and lessons learned.
Chapter Volunteer Interviewed for Associated Press Article
The deep bench of expertise within the Southeast Michigan chapter of SCORE was once again tapped into by members of the media looking to inform their readers on best practices for running and growing a small business.