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Mike Bennett
SCORE’s Green Thumb Aids in Financing, Pricing Plan for ‘Foodscaping’ Biz

Mike Bennett discovered the benefits of backyard growing organically. While touring with his band, Apple Juice Jones, Bennett dined on homegrown vegetables cultivated on a California family’s farm. Upon returning to his Chestnut Hill abode, Bennett, of Ambler, began working for Chris Mattingly of Backyard Eats, a Flourtown-based edible garden designer and builder, whose “foodscaping” staff creates and maintains backyard habitats throughout the greater Philadelphia area. “Right when COVID started I was looking to start my business doing something like this and found (Mattingly) and decided to

Woman standing outside of the Stockman's Drug building
Stockmen’s Drug: Transforming Community Healthcare

Helen has achieved significant successes with the help of SCORE, including renewing the company's entire staffing and pharmacy systems, opening a second location, building and technology updates, increased revenue threefold, and brokered a successful 340B collaboration with the local hospital. One of the most notable successes was winning first place in the nationwide virtual pitch competition SCORE held in honor of its 60th anniversary. This provided her with the funding needed to start a mobile vaccine program. Nicknamed MVP, it allows home bound, low income, and patients without

The Ditty Bag LLC
Fighting Plastic Pollution with Purpose: The Ditty Bag LLC

The Ditty Bag LLC is a zero-waste market and cafe in Mystic, Connecticut. We offer dry bulk foods, plastic and package-free items, refill stations for hand soaps, laundry detergent, dishwashing soaps, and all-purpose cleaners. Additionally, The Ditty Bag LLC also offers bulk teas and spices, shampoo bars, and laundry sheets - all things that are sustainably made and that can help us move towards a zero-waste lifestyle. All of our products are sustainably sourced and good for our planet. We also boast having the "Second best coffee in town"!!"

April James
April Plus Madison: Transforming Lives Through Wonderland-Inspired Wellness and the Arts

April plus Madison is a Wonderland-inspired wellness and arts enterprise. I am the founder and sole employee. Although I grew up taking vitamins and doing yoga, only during my doctoral studies did I embrace holistic wellness to heal from stress-induced weight gain, depression and tendonitis. The following “Decade of Awfulness” pushed me further down this path. The unplanned viewing of Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland (2010) introduced me to Lewis Carroll’s works and my guardian angel, Madison Hatta, Sonneteer. These experiences opened my eyes to the amazing power of the arts to heal body, mind

Owner of FIBE
Focus Integrated Business Experts LLC.

Wheat, of McCordsville, first picked up his father’s clippers at age 12 or 13. Other than the six years he worked as a chemist and the eight years he served in the Army, 43-year-old Wheat has had clippers and other barber tools in hand ever since and has been licensed and professionally cutting hair for 16 years. If you ask Edward Wheat, who’s successfully tried his hands in both fields, the answer is “the preciseness on both fronts”. When his chemistry job moved overseas, Wheat regained his love of barbering and set his sights on running a barber shop. “Working as a chemist, it was tight

Diane and Brian Glidden
RiverWood Inn

Discover Riverwood Inn, a mountain retreat near North Conway. Brian & Diane's dream brought to life with SCORE Seacoast

Blue Wrench Paul
Blue Wrench

Your trusted partner for fleet maintenance. SCORE mentors helped fuel our growth and success. Join us on the road to excellence!

Shelly Johnson
A Clean House, LLC

I just started my own cleaning business called "A Clean House LLC", it's just me right now, and since it is pretty physical work, I really get my workouts in.

Kim Rios, from KTNB, presents Green Business Certification to Robert Schymacher, Cleen Green, with John Strom, Northern Nevada SCORE
Cleen Green Achieves Green Business Certification

Certified Green Housekeeping in Nevada | Eco-Friendly Cleaning Services | Cleen Green Homes - Providing eco-friendly cleaning solutions with EPA Safer Choice® products. People-first, planet-friendly cleaning. SCORE client.


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