Current Partner Initiatives

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The SCORE Foundation is working to build partnerships that will help us achieve our strategic goals. Our sponsors benefit you and your clients by providing educational content, local subject matter experts, workshop presenters, and promotional assistance to market SCORE and attract new clients. 

Below is more information about some of our current partner initiatives as they relate to SCORE Chapters and our clients. Click each partner name below to find more…

Current Partner Discounts and Special offers can also be found on the SCORE Foundation Marketplace here: https://scorefoundation.org/marketplace/

If you have questions about any of our partner initiatives, please contact the Foundation Team at info@scorefoundation.org.

  • ADP
    • ADP helps you navigate challenging times. They offer payroll solutions and HR services to help you save time, stay compliant and manage your costs.  In over 70 years of service, they’ve never wavered in providing reliable payroll and compliance services to more than 700,000 small business clients. You started a business for a reason, but administrative tasks weren’t it. They’ll show you how to run payroll and pay taxes quickly and easily, so you can get back to doing what you love. ADP is also a presenting partner for the Small Business Resilience Program which allowed SCORE to bring mentoring services to virtual platforms in 2020.
    • To learn more visit https://www.score.org/recovery/small-business-resilience
  • Advance Your Reach
    • Advance Your Reach helps people grow their businesses and spread their message through stages. The company’s mission is to impact 1 billion people across 7 spheres of influence over the next 10 years. Advance Your Reach’s founder, Pete Vargas, is known as the Stage Whisperer. Since 2003, he and his team have booked over 25,000 stages worldwide–and generated tens of millions of dollars of revenue through those stages. Pete has booked legendary speakers including Ryan Deiss, and Shark Tank’s Daymond John. He’s also shared stages with titans such as Michael Phelps, Robert Cialdini, Howie Mandel, and Brendon Burchard. AYR is also a presenting partner for the Small Business Resilience Program which allowed SCORE to bring mentoring services to virtual platforms in 2020.
    • To learn more visit https://www.score.org/recovery/small-business-resilience 

    • On September 29 at 1pm ET, we heard directly from Dell and Advance Your Reach on their partnership and support for SCORE Chapters and Clients. Hear an overview of their offerings and then direct Q&A. View the recording here.

  • American Express
    • SCORE works with American Express for its “100 for 100” program, which provides 100 Black women entrepreneurs (the “Innovators”) with grants of $25,000 and 100 days of business resources, including business education, mentorship, marketing and virtual networking. American Express created this program to support Black women entrepreneurs as they work to jump start, raise capital and grow their business ventures.
    • Access to mentorship and coaching is an invaluable part of an entrepreneur’s journey. Mentors will offer support, guidance and tips tailored to the Innovators’ experience through 1:1 sessions over the course of one year, culminating in February 2022. The SCORE Foundation will keep the field updated on any future American Express initiatives like this one. 
  • Citizens
    • Headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island, Citizens offers a broad range of retail and commercial banking products and services to individuals, small businesses, middle-market companies, large corporations and institutions. Citizens helps its customers reach their potential by listening to them and by understanding their needs in order to offer tailored advice, ideas and solutions. Learn more at www.citizensbank.com or on Twitter, LinkedIn, or Facebook.
  • Constant Contact
  • Dell
    • With over 30 years’ experience helping small businesses succeed, we offer technology that you can trust. With one-on-one dedicated support from our Small Business Advisors, you and your clients can conveniently call, talk or chat with your advisor directly. Mention you are with SCORE and you will receive an additional 5-10% off. Visit www.Dell.com/SCORE to access these savings or call 855-900-5548 to chat with a Small Business Advisor Today.
    • For any questions, feel free to reach out to SCORE’s Account Manager Amy_Henry@Dell.com.
    • On September 29 at 1pm ET, we heard directly from Dell and Advance Your Reach on their partnership and support for SCORE Chapters and Clients. Hear an overview of their offerings and then direct Q&A. View the recording here.
  • Deluxe & SLATE 2.0
    • Deluxe, a long time National Partner, continues to support our volunteer education programs. Deluxe is the founding sponsor of SCORE mentor certification and counseling methodology – SLATE and the newly revised SLATE 2.0 platform. Deluxe also funded SCORE Training, a more in-depth volunteer learning management. For more information, go to Volunteer Center/Engage and click on the SCORE Training button.
    • Deluxe also hosted a webinar series and has created educational content focused on marketing, finance and other small business needs. For educational content provided by Deluxe for SCORE clients, go to www.SCORE.org/deluxe
    • Additionally, each year, Deluxe tours the 10 finalist towns of the Small Business Revolution Main Street contest from mid-March through May. Finalists have an unbelievably strong commitment to their community and the success of local businesses. Each event features a full-day of education featuring topics like: developing a marketing strategy, getting your business online, staying connected with customers via social media and email marketing and budgeting & managing cash flow. For more information, CLICK HERE75268276
  • EBay for Charity
    • EBay for Charity enables members of the eBay community to connect with and support their favorite charities when they buy or sell in the U.S. and abroad. Sellers can donate up to 100 percent of the proceeds to a charity of their choice, while buyers can add a donation to their purchase during checkout. To date, nearly $912 million dollars has been raised for charity by the eBay community.
    • Click here to add The SCORE Foundation as a favorite charity on eBay.
  • Equitable Foundation
    • Equitable Foundation directs the philanthropic and volunteer activities of Equitable, one of America’s leading financial services providers since 1859. Through philanthropy, volunteerism and sustainability, Equitable Foundation leverages resources, including partnerships and grants, to contribute to the success and vitality of our communities and build a stronger society for all we serve. Equitable Foundation is working with SCORE Charlotte as the lead sponsor for two Diversity and Inclusion-focused events in 2021-2022
  • Facebook Military and Veterans Hub
    • Facebook has launched a new Military and Veterans Hub with resources and tools for military and veterans. The hub provides resources and digital skills training through a partnership with SCORE, spotlight veteran-owned businesses, and additional resources for finding jobs.
    • If you would like to host a Veteran's Fast Launch workshop a limited number of grants are available. For more information, email Victoria (Victoria.Shamas@scorefoundation.org)
  • FedEx
  • FranNet
    • FranNet is comprised of an independent network of over 100 local consultants that help entrepreneurs mitigate their risk of business ownership through franchising. FranNet and SCORE have partnered together to make educational resources like SCORE counseling available to those interested in business ownership. FranNet consultants can be on hand to help with local workshops as well as supply our SCORE Road Map to Success Booklets to your chapter office.
    • Contact FranNet for more information about what they can do for your local SCORE chapter by emailing franchiseexperts@frannet.com
    • For educational content provided by FranNet, including the SCORE Road Map to Success, go to https://www.score.org/frannet 
  • Google
    • Grow with Google connects individuals and small businesses with resources to help them grow. You’re already doing great work in your communities, and Grow with Google wants to help. Grow with Google helps people across the United States gain digital skills to grow their careers and businesses. Join Google as a local partner to gain access to presentation materials, resources and hands-on help from our team, all completely free of cost. For more information about partnering with Google on a local level, click here or apply today at, grow.google/partners
    • To view Google webinars and other content for clients, go to www.score.org/google
  • Intuit, Quickbooks
    • Intuit, Quickbooks is providing chapters a free license for QuickBooks and training materials to all chapters to host local workshops (via Tech Soup). To request a login ID and password, email intuit@techsoup.org .  Please include your contact information (phone number and email address) and your chapter’s name and URL (for example, http://score.org/) in your email. Use your login ID and password to login to https://www.techsoup.org/Login and access the free subscriptions at the special Intuit landing page listed here: http://www.techsoup.org/intuit-SCORE. Note: Be sure to add, “SCORE” to the end of this URL as shown. For more information, you can email Aaron Dowell at adowell@techsoupglobal.org.
  • Kimco Realty Corporation
    • Kimco Realty Corporation, a premier owner and operator of open-air shopping centers, has partnered with SCORE for more than three year, supporting educational content and the SCORE Awards. Kimco Realty has provided great educational resources to help small businesses with leasing, restaurant and retails questions. Additionally, Kimco tenants and prospective tenants are referred to SCORE mentors based on their individual needs and access to SCORE training, counseling and other services available through SCORE’s local chapters throughout the U.S.
    • To access educational content Kimco Realty provided for clients, go to www.score.org/kimcorealty
    • For this partner, we provide customized mentor matching. Download our Mentor Matching Briefing document.
  • MassMutual
  • Nav
    • Nav’s free resources can help SCORE Mentors better help their clients make intelligent financing decisions by leveraging data, including a free app for SCORE Mentors available at Nav.com/score-app. Nav helps small business owners improve their financial health and access capital. Over 1 million business owners use Nav to monitor their personal and business credit scores, build business credit and get cash flow analysis. Its financing marketplace uses machine learning to filter through over 100 financing products, like business loans and credit cards, and instantly match business owners to their best options.

      To connect with Nav, please contact Gerri Detweiler (gerri@nav.com)

    • For educational content provided by Nav including upcoming and recorded webinars, go to https://www.score.org/nav
  • OnDeck
    • OnDeck has collaborated with SCORE to launch to build a workshop in-a-box about alternative financing, e.g. non-bank, financing. Simple Steps to Choosing the Right Financing workshop in-a-box, provides a view into the world of online lending and helping to guide businesses to their best funding options. To help you implement this workshop in your community, they have created a Workshop in a Box that includes resources to prepare for, present, and market the workshop in your community. 
    • If you would like to offer this workshop to clients in your chapter, you can download the materials from the Support Center. A $250 grant is available for a limited number of chapters offering this workshop. For more information, email Victoria (Victoria.Shamas@scorefoundation.org)
    • For client facing educational content provided by OnDeck, go to www.score.org/ondeck-business-loans
  • PayPal Giving Fund
    • PayPal Giving Fund helps people support their favorite charities online. They receive donations through PayPal, eBay, and other technology platforms and make grants to our donors' recommended charities.
    • To make a donation through PayPal Giving Fund, click here
  • Progressive
    • Progressive, with over 45 years of experience, Progressive Commercial offers a full range of business insurance products featuring competitive rates and first-class service. They insure both heavy and light commercial vehicles and offer customized business insurance coverages including general and professional liability, workers’ compensation, business owners’ policies and more. Progressive is a Fortune 100 company and trusted by thousands of small business owners to protect their livelihood.
    • Progressive is also a presenting partner for the Small Business Resilience Program which allowed SCORE to bring mentoring services to virtual platforms in 2020. To learn more visit https://www.score.org/recovery/small-business-resilience.
    • Progressive provides an educational eguide Prepare and Protect for small business owner’s guide to identifying and managing risks.
  • Software Advice
    • Software Advice helps small businesses find the right software for their business needs through one-on-one conversations. You and your clients can talk to and get help from a real person, plus hear from businesses with over 1 million software reviews. To get started, connect with us at softwareadvice.com by answering a few questions for you and your clients. Then, a personal advisor specializing in a specific industry will connect with you via phone and guide you to your top software options. Right after your call, you will receive an email with a list of personalized software recommendations.
    • Get free software help, fast, at www.softwareadvice.com
  • TrendMicro
  • The Trust
    • Launched in 2013, The Trust (Powered by the NFLPA) provides eligible former NFL players with the support needed to succeed in life after football.  Members have access to VIP concierge-level resources, experts, and premiere partners, across 3 Pillars—Personal & Business Development; Health & Wellness Resources; and Community & Connection Opportunities.  Through the strength of our Pillars, we provide support and a trusted team dedicated to helping Members win in their next season.
    • SCORE will be matching former players with local chapters on an ongoing basis throughout the year. Intake coordinators should expect MREs in reference to this program.
    • For this partner, we provide customized mentor matching. Download our Mentor Matching Briefing document.
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