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Aunt Laurie's

“Managing costs is a huge challenge,” Brown says. “The cost of marketing, advertising, web support and social media, and [maintaining] inventory is hard. Read more

Laurie Brown

Owner, Aunt Laurie's

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SC Lowcountry SCORE Client of the Year 2008

"I remembered that when we were in South Carolina, there was demand for a Surf and Skate retail store, but I was intimidated by the idea because I had no business background. Read more

SC Lowcountry SCORE Client of the Year 2008

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Outstanding Veteran-owned Business Award 2009

It hasn’t always been easy. Jonathan decided early on to drop the surfing merchandise to focus solely on skateboarding. Read more

Steve Arnot

Outstanding Veteran-owned Business Award 2009

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SC Lowcountry SCORE Client of the Year 2009

It has been 5 years since we started AGC Gutter Company, we currently have 3500 satisfied customers, we offer 2 product lines, and are in the process of implementing a third produc Read more

Steve Arnoit

SC Lowcountry SCORE Client of the Year 2009

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SCORE Mentor Advices Chimers Charts™

Mary needed a patent for her invention and Bob worked with her through all of the steps in securing that patent. "He assured me that when I had a question I could call him anytim Read more

Mary Scovel

SCORE Mentor Advices Chimers Charts™

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Touright Bicycle Shop

“We knew experience is the best teacher, so we couldn’t go wrong in reaching out to a SCORE mentor who had successfully run a small business,” David recalls. The couple has worked Read more

David and Susan Sperstad

Owners, Touright Bicycle Shop

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