At Asheville SCORE we are honored to work with a wide variety of clients in Western North Carolina. Our entrepreneurs are forward-thinkers who strive to grow their business “outside the box.”
Albert Brothers, Charles & Larry, transformed ACI Alloys, Inc. with SCORE counselors, improving management & boosting revenues by 30% in 2007 by refining goals & processes.
Explore FastFrame, a pioneer in quick, quality custom picture framing since 1986. Leah's Morgan Hill franchise excels with impeccable service & rapid turnarounds.
Rearden’s Tax & Business Services opened for business in October 2014. Located in Warrenville, SC, the Company provides income tax, bookkeeping, financial counseling, and other accounting-related services. Warrenville and the surrounding community are low-income areas, given median household income that lags the South Carolina average by 60%. As a family-owned and operated business, the Owners wanted to provide their services at prices the community could afford.
After many years of wishful thinking, my business partner, Kristen M., and I decided to go for it. As moms, we always wanted a studio setting where we could practice yoga and pilates with high-quality instruction and bring our kids with us. There were no options for us in terms of boutique studios offering yoga, pilates, and barre all under one roof with babysitting during classes. After an extensive search, we found the perfect location- a historic exposed brick building in Downtown Decatur- then we went to SCORE workshops, asked for advice and help from other small business owners we knew
They became friends in 1994 when they worked selling tickets at the old Dolphin Stadium. Ivan Marin and Danny Katz eventually moved their way up the ranks in the ticket office, hiring and training part-time staff members for events. When event promoters started calling to hire them and their staff to run the ticket operations at off-site events, the two friends saw a business niche. In June 2000, they started Complete Ticket Solutions with three employees working out of Katz’s Plantation home. Their idea was to handle the box office for events such as sports, concerts and festivals. Three
“A mutual respect for each other.” According to Devonna Wood, Tom Erger, and Mike Pitzen, equal partners in Cabinet Studio, Inc., that’s the magic ingredient for their successful enterprise in renovating house interiors.
Success stories from Arturo's Mexican Restaurant owner with SCORE: Thriving business, family time, and expert advice. Authentic Mexican cuisine and live mariachi.
“Mail Works” is the name of the Company. It might also be their motto. As consumers are bombarded with electronic advertisements, the old-fashioned “direct mail” is making a comeback. And “Mail Works” is leading the way, proving that “mail” does indeed “work” in today’s marketplace. When partners Donna Burke and Claude Montgomery started their business in 2005, they were determined to be the best, service-oriented mail handler in the area. But something else happened along the way. Their unique expertise and computer technology have propelled Mail Works to the forefront of “personalized
Linda Jack feels a sense of accomplishment each day when she opens the doors of Flower Connections in Victor, Iowa. Linda’s store is a one-of-a-kind shop that has done well for more than twenty years despite a "new economy" that has been rather unkind to the small towns of America. Towns like the picturesque Victor. In fact, Linda beams with pride knowing she has bucked the trend. "Loving what I do and the people I do it for," says Linda, "is the reason I continue in spite of uncertainty." This is her story of success.
