Get Free Expert Help to Start & Grow Your Small Business.
As highly successful and experienced business professionals and entrepreneurs, SCORE Westchester mentors deliver valuable, timely, and practical advice at no cost. Below you can browse through mentor profiles to find your ideal expert or fill out the mentoring request form, and we will pair you with the right mentor to help your small business thrive.
Startup Businesses
SCORE Westchester supports and nurtures the entrepreneurial spirit by connecting startups with experienced business advisors. Find resources with startups in mind here!
Existing Businesses
SCORE Westchester understands that the journey does not end once you have launched your business. There is room to grow and flourish for even the most successful businesses.
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Small business owners who receive three or more hours of mentoring report higher revenues and increased growth.
Our Mentors
Business Plans / Startup Assistance
Operations
Product Development & Manufacturing
Strategy & Planning
To use my 40 years of experience to help people grow as strategic thinkers
To teach process to analyze and solve... Read More >
Business Plans / Startup Assistance
Buying or Selling a Business
Franchising
Human Resources
Operations
After 35 years in the hospitality business I would like to give back by helping small businesses owners
navigate these... Read More >
Operations
Having recently retired after a 55 year career in 3 business entities, where I was "chief entrepreneur", I believe I... Read More >
Accounting & Cash Flow
Business Plans / Startup Assistance
Buying or Selling a Business
Financing / Capital
Legal Issues
Strategy & Planning
As a consultant, banker and investor with over 25 years experience, I've worked with hundreds of businesses and... Read More >
Business Plans / Startup Assistance
Customer Relations
Marketing, Public Relations & Sales
Non-Profit
Strategy & Planning
When I look back on my career, my most rewarding moments were those in which I was able to mentor junior employees and... Read More >
Accounting & Cash Flow
Customer Relations
Financing / Capital
Human Resources
Legal Issues
Marketing, Public Relations & Sales
Operations
Product Development & Manufacturing
Strategy & Planning
My passion is people! I genuinely enjoy helping others towards goals. My business experiences sprawl within several... Read More >
Strategy & Planning
To utilize my entrepreneurial experience to help others.
I was a member for a short time in Fairfield, CT.
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Accounting & Cash Flow
Business Plans / Startup Assistance
Customer Relations
Marketing, Public Relations & Sales
Non-Profit
Strategy & Planning
I have owned and managed a manufacturing business for 40+ years wearing a number of "Hats" so I have a general overall... Read More >
Business Plans / Startup Assistance
Human Resources
International Trade
Legal Issues
Marketing, Public Relations & Sales
Non-Profit
Operations
Strategy & Planning
Technology
I have been fortunate to develop skills in both the profit and non-profit sector and would like to pay it (them)... Read More >
Other
As part of the marketing and writing team, I help SCORE Westchester raise its profile with articles and written... Read More >
Accounting & Cash Flow
Business Plans / Startup Assistance
Legal Issues
Non-Profit
Operations
Product Development & Manufacturing
I have been in tax departments of manufacturing, service, real estate, and finance companies, the last twenty-three of... Read More >
Accounting & Cash Flow
Business Plans / Startup Assistance
Marketing, Public Relations & Sales
Operations
Drew George has over 20 years of financial services sales experience, and an additional 5 years owning, managing and... Read More >
Business Plans / Startup Assistance
Human Resources
Non-Profit
Business strategy, managing human resources, how to set up an eBay business
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Accounting & Cash Flow
Business Plans / Startup Assistance
Marketing, Public Relations & Sales
I can help you achieve business success through good planning, problem-solving and priority-setting. In my nearly forty... Read More >
Accounting & Cash Flow
Business Plans / Startup Assistance
Operations
Vice President - Corporate Taxes
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Accounting & Cash Flow
Business Plans / Startup Assistance
Operations
Real estate management and development; accounting; construction. I have experience in all phases of real estate... Read More >
Marketing, Public Relations & Sales
My strength is in sales and marketing. I have experience in putting together a sales plan and implementing it from... Read More >
Accounting & Cash Flow
Business Plans / Startup Assistance
Non-Profit
Operations
I can help "soon to be" entrepreneurs with "Start up", "Finance" and "Accounting" assistance. If already in business,... Read More >
Accounting & Cash Flow
Finance backround as a bank lender and compnay CFO - can help obtaining financing, and preparation of cash flows and... Read More >
Technology
I have been an IT professional, for more than 40 years. During my career, I worked with multi-national corporations... Read More >
Marketing, Public Relations & Sales
Product Development & Manufacturing
Strategy & Planning
Business Plans / Startup Assistance
Operations
Product Development & Manufacturing
President and Owner of mens sportswear importer. Imported products from Asia and Europe. Experienced in all aspects of... Read More >
Legal Issues
Former EVP, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer for The Jones Group Inc., a $4B publicly-traded fashion... Read More >
Marketing, Public Relations & Sales
Product Development & Manufacturing
Strategy & Planning
Technology
Priska Diaz, MS has worked in the health and beauty industry for over a decade and has developed a remarkable acumen in... Read More >
Marketing, Public Relations & Sales
Business Development - Sales Strategy - Marketing Plan I help small business owners to increase sales by identifying... Read More >
Marketing, Public Relations & Sales
Other
Establishing a distinct brand message is essential for every business, whether you are an entrepreneur starting a new... Read More >
Business Plans / Startup Assistance
Operations
Product Development & Manufacturing
Retired from PepsiCo in 2019 after 35 years in Global Procurement, Systems management, Supply Chain, Supplier Quality,... Read More >
Accounting & Cash Flow
Business Plans / Startup Assistance
Government Regulations & Contracting
Operations
I can help you in areas that cover the management, administration and finance of your business. My industry... Read More >
Human Resources
Non-Profit
My career background is in Human Resources Ethics/Compliance. I can mentor regarding all aspects of the Employee... Read More >
Business Plans / Startup Assistance
Customer Relations
Human Resources
Marketing, Public Relations & Sales
Non-Profit
Other
Strategy & Planning
I can help you achieve business success through good planning, problem-solving, and priority-setting, and growing your... Read More >
Marketing, Public Relations & Sales
Operations
Product Development & Manufacturing
Strategy & Planning
I have an extensive track record in Apparel and Accessories with a broad range of experience covering general... Read More >
Accounting & Cash Flow
Strategy & Planning
I have been most helpful in enabling clients to frame in economic terms the economic decisions they find they must make... Read More >
Accounting & Cash Flow
Business Plans / Startup Assistance
Marketing, Public Relations & Sales
Technology
Marketing plans Sales plans and sales process Business planning Budgeting and financial
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Government Regulations & Contracting
Operations
Technology
Process design and development. System design, development, testing and implementation. New York State gouvernment... Read More >
Accounting & Cash Flow
Business Plans / Startup Assistance
I have 35 years of experience doing strategic planning, business planning, financial planning and financial analysis... Read More >
Frequently Asked Questions
SCORE mentoring is a free service offered to any citizen or permanent resident that owns or wants to start a business. Partnering with you one-on-one, SCORE mentors support your success through offering experienced advice, consulting on best practices, and educating on small business topics.
SCORE mentors bring years of business experience, many of them successful small business owners themselves. Mentors volunteer through SCORE to help other entrepreneurs like you, by sharing their real-world experience and bona fide knowledge in running successful small businesses. SCORE mentors also provide practical tools and resources to make some owner tasks easier.
SCORE mentors will not make decisions for you or complete important ownership tasks on your behalf. They also cannot provide tax or legal advice. However, SCORE mentors can provide clear guidance on what your options are so you can confidently make decisions and take positive action toward your own success.
SCORE mentoring sessions are collaborative meetings between the small business owner and the SCORE mentor. During these sessions, you can share your business goals, progress, challenges and questions. SCORE mentors will offer advice, resources, and insights so you gain clarity on your next best steps.
SCORE mentoring sessions are typically scheduled for an hour and held virtually, through online meetings, phone calls, and even through email exchanges. While mentoring sessions have goals and objectives, the partnership is informal and informational with your assigned mentor.
A SCORE mentoring relationship lasts as long as you need it. That can mean it is a few meaningful sessions to achieve a specific goal or overcome a particular challenge. Or, it can be a SCORE mentoring relationship lasts for years, when you always have a trusted advisor for the life of your small business.