Owning a business is both exciting and intimidating.
With SCORE, you have lots of support. Browse these tools and find resources to help you make decisions on starting or growing your enterprise. Your SCORE mentor can assist in putting your ideas into action.
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Lowcountry Business Grants - Sample Business Plan
This is a sample business plan, offered as a reference plan when applying for a SCORE Lowcountry Minority Business grant. Read more
Coastal with Kathryn | Luana Sellars Interview
Kathryn Mademann, on her show "Coastal with Kathryn", interviews Luana Graves Sellars on the significance of the Gullah community and Mitchellville on Hilton Head Island. Read more
Talk of the Town | WHHI TV | SCORE
SCORE volunteers Karen Casey and Jamie Harrison discuss what it means to volunteer with SCORE. Read more
North of the Broad | WHHI TV | SCORE Volunteers
SCORE volunteers Mike Waters and Michelle Gaston discuss what it means to be a volunteer with SCORE. Read more
Talk of the Town | WHHI TV | SCORE
A WHHI-TV interview with Joyce Wallace, a SCORE business mentor and Deana Wright, a Lowcountry business owner. Learn how SCORE can help you with your business. Read more
Business Plan For Lowcountry Business Grants
SCORE Lowcountry Minority Business grants require a business plan. Here is a template for a simplified business plan. Read more
Lowcountry Minority Business Grants
The Lowcountry Minority Small Business Support Program enables minority business owners to apply for grants, to support direct company operations. This program is sponsored by... Read more
Lean Canvas Template
Use a Lean Canvas plan to create a simple, one-page business plan. Methods like the Lean Canvas model help you test the viability of your business ideas on a brief worksheet... Read more
Open For Business - Fusion Fit Training
Open For Business interview with Rachel Cantore, Founder of "Fusion Fit Training and Coaching" of Hilton Head, SC. Rachel discusses how she pivoted her business to online services... Read more
Open For Business: H.O.P.E. Life
Dennis Ittenbach owner of of H.O.P.E. Life discusses how they pivoted their busienss during the COVID pandemic. Read more
Talk of The Town: SCORE
Rod Casavant & Joyce Wallace, SCORE SC Lowcountry business mentors, discuss the impact SCORE has on small businesses in our local area! Read more
Open For Business: Grind Coffee Roasters
Interview by Marjorie Young (Open For Business) with Ian Duncan of Grind Coffee Roasters. Read more