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National Black History Month is an annual celebration of achievements by black Americans. Throughout February, SCORE HQ will promote success stories from black mentors and entrepreneurs, and highlight resources for Black Entrepreneurs.

The SCORE for Black Entrepreneurs hub includes resources, success stories and mentor spotlights tailored to black entrepreneurs. If interested in linking to this page on your chapter’s website, the URL would be in the following format: chaptername.score.org/black-entrepreneurs.

For a schedule of promotions and local marketing ideas, please refer to the Field Marketing Editorial Calendar.

VolunteerMatch is a great resource to assist your chapter with volunteer recruitment. All chapters have access to a free Premium VolunteerMatch(VM) account that allows you to post an unlimited amount of recruiting opportunities.

Recently, the HQ Marketing Team refreshed all opportunities within every chapter’s VolunteerMatch account.

VM Tip: Repost your opportunities as much as possible. Every time an opportunity is reposted, it will appear at the top of the search results on volunteermatch.org.

The Top Resources on SCORE.org document lists the top 25 pages to date, top 25 monthly workshops and resources, and the top 100 organic and on-site keywords on the national website. This document is updated monthly, and we suggest bookmarking it for future reference.

Visit www.score.org/pr to see SCORE’s press releases.

Small business formations hit record numbers in 2021, a trend expected to continue in 2022 as many Americans pursue their dream of owning their own business, according to SCORE. "As new business applications have risen, so have mentoring requests from entrepreneurs seeking startup guidance. SCORE stands ready to provide the support needed for these entrepreneurs to be successful," added CEO Bridget Weston. Learn more in this press release that was picked up by 347 outlets, including the Associated Press, Yahoo Finance and MarketWatch.

Throughout January, SCORE is celebrating National Mentoring Month by highlighting the impact SCORE's 10,000 mentors have in supporting small business success. More than 569,000 unique clients took advantage of SCORE’s mentoring and educational services in FY21, and small business owners who received three+ hours of mentoring reported higher revenues and increased growth.

SCORE is mentioned an average of 1,000 times per month in national and local media. Check out some of our latest media mentions: ww.score.org/news.

In a powerful USA Today interview, SCORE clients Chris Rourk and Jackie Mendive discuss their experiences as Latino entrepreneurs, the challenges they face and the support they received from SCORE and their mentors. SCORE CEO Bridget Weston also is quoted, sharing data from SCORE’s Megaphone of Mainstreet.

SCORE mentor Frank LaMonaca includes insights in this NBC News story about the flip side of the “great resignation” – a small business boom. "The pandemic opened an unexpected 'window of opportunity' for people hungry to go into business for themselves," he noted. SCORE clients Danielle Neal and Chelsea Kidd also shared what motivated them in their entrepreneurial journeys as just two of nearly five million new businesses launched in the past year.

What a great start to 2022 - the Social Media Webinar for chapter volunteers held on Jan. 19th was one of our best attended yet! We loved all of the engagement, feedback, comments and questions. Many thanks to those that joined and our guest speaker, Dan Reed, the marketing and administration manager for the Maine District of SCORE. Dan shared best practices for adding local content to your social media channels and how to foster online engagement through a strong social media strategy. We also provided tips to leverage SOCi, an optional social scheduling tool your chapter can use free of charge. Check out the presentation recording or slide deck for details! 

The U.S. Department of Treasury is inviting industry resource partners to provide input on observed barriers for small disadvantaged businesses, service disabled veteran owned small businesses, contractors in hubzones, minority-owned businesses and woman-owned businesses through Departmental procurement opportunities. Contribute to the survey.