SCORE Small Business Services Available at BOEDC

SCORE, the premier source for small business advice and mentoring in America, is now offering its services through the offices of the Bronx Overall Economic Development Corporation.

SCORE offers small business counseling and other services to the Bronx business community free of charge. SCORE services are available weekly at the offices of the BOEDC by appointment, which can be made by calling (718) 590-6252.

Established October 5, 1964, SCORE is a nonprofit association dedicated to entrepreneur education and the formation, growth and success of small business nationwide. More than 12,400 volunteers at 364 chapters provide individual mentoring—in person and online—and business workshops for aspiring entrepreneurs and small business owners. 

SCORE has served more than nine million entrepreneurs since 1964. SCORE currently serves more than 350,000 entrepreneurs annually. Based on the findings of the Impact Study of SBA Entrepreneurial Development Resources, SCORE helped create more than 30,000 new jobs nationwide in 2009. One in seven clients created a job. SCORE also helped create 68,432 new small businesses in 2009 according to an SBA report sent to Congress.

For more information on SCORE and the services it offers, visit www.scorenyc.org.