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January 4, 2022
Distribution: All Active Volunteers
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NEW PRESIDENT OF THE SCORE FOUNDATION |
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We are thrilled to welcome Liz Sara as the new President of The SCORE Foundation!
As you know, The SCORE Foundation is the philanthropic arm of SCORE, funding many of our programs such as SCORE for All and the Small Business Resilience hub.
Liz served as the first female Chair of the Dingman Center of Entrepreneurship from 2016-2018. In July 2018, she was appointed by the President as the Chair of the National Women's Business Council, a federal agency that advocates for female founders. She has been an Adjunct Marketing Professor at the Smith School of Business and past Entrepreneur-in-Residence.
In 2001, she founded Best Marketing, LLC to provide emerging and growth stage software companies with strategic marketing, PR and business development services. More than 100 companies have benefited from her experience in growing revenue, gaining market adoption and become successful.
Previously, she co-founded SpaceWorks, an eCommerce software company which grew to nearly $25 million in revenue in three years.
Liz holds an M.A.. She is a frequent speaker and author on topics related to business, marketing and angel investing. She holds several Advisory Board positions at organizations supporting entrepreneurship and women business owners.
Bridget Weston
SCORE CEO
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SCORE Mentor Featured in Ted Talk |
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Check out SCORE Memphis volunteer Jay Myers' Ted Talk, sharing his personal journey as a business owner and how his dedication to his community, customers and employees provides a model pathway for other small business owners. |
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In December, SCORE spotlighted small businesses that pivoted to conquer supply chain challenges during the peak holiday shopping season. Learn more in this press release that was picked up by 272 outlets nationwide with a potential audience of 173 million.
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SCORE announced the appointment of new members to the board of directors. With their wealth of knowledge and expertise, these members will support SCORE’s overall mission to foster vibrant small business communities through mentoring and education. Read more about each new member here. Distributed nationally, this release was picked up widely in 305 outlets including MarketWatch, Yahoo Finance and the Associated Press with a potential audience of 184 million.
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SCORE is mentioned an average of 1,450 times per month in national and local media. Check out some of our latest media mentions: www.score.org/news.
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SCORE client Patricia Wynn’s journey as a 50+ minority entrepreneur will be shared in a special "year in the life" series by Next Avenue, a national media outlet for people over 50. The series will detail her progress as she continues to grow her North Carolina lifestyle assistant business, Patricia Services LLC, in Hillsborough, NC, after spending more than 30 years moving up the ranks in the fast-food industry. Read the first article, including expert advice from Patricia’s SCORE mentor Maxine Stern and tips for other midlife entrepreneurs, here.
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In a live TV interview on Cheddar News, SCORE client Danielle Neal of Baltimore, Maryland, spoke about her journey to full-time entrepreneurship and her role as CEO of Digital with Danielle after quitting her teaching job earlier this year. See the full video interview here.
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Congratulations to SCORE Bucks for landing this great local news story celebrating the chapter’s record number of business mentoring requests in 2021 – and doubling of resources as a result. This is a terrific example of how your chapter can use year-end impact numbers to generate press coverage! Read the article here.
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SCORE Branded Masks Available |
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Did you know the SCORE Store, powered by Office Depot, has SCORE branded masks available for purchase? Consider them for your 2022 upcoming in-person and hybrid events, or just to give to chapter members.
SCORE Masks are promotional items so must be purchased with unrestricted funds. If you are a Chapter Chair or Chapter Administrator in need of your leader login to the SCORE Store, please email volunteer.services@score.org.
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Important Chapter Social Media Support Links |
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Nominate Your Clients
2022 National Small Business Week Awards
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There are 13 categories for awards, including Small Business Person of the Year and the Phoenix Award for Small Business Disaster Recovery. Nominees must submit SBA Background Form 3300.
Deadline: January 11, 2022 | 3:00pm ET
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Upcoming Live Webinars for Small Business Owners |
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Managing the Engage Calendar
Tuesday, January 11 | 2:00pm ET
Intended Audience: Active Mentors
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Get to know the Engage Calendar in this training course. Active Mentors will learn how to access the calendar, how to add availability and manage appointments. |
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Managing the Client Intake Queue
Thursday, January 20 | 2:00pm ET
Intended Audience: Client Intake Coordinators
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Join our Training Specialist in a live demonstration/discussion of the key processes, tasks and responsibilities of a Client Intake Coordinator (CIC). In this training course, we will be covering topics about the intake assignment process, adding a note to a request, transferring to another chapter. We will have a live question and answer session at the end of the demonstration. |
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Mentoring in Engage
Tuesday, January 25 | 11:00am ET
Intended Audience: New or Existing Mentors
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Join our Training Specialist in a live demonstration/discussion of the key processes, tasks and responsibilities of an active mentor. We will have a live question and answer session at the end of the demonstration. |
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VOLUNTEER TRAINING WEBINARS |
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Tuesday, January 18 | 2:00pm ET
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Treasurer Tuesdays are moving to twice a month. Want us to show you something specific or have an open discussion with other treasurers? Join us on the first Tuesday of the month. The third Tuesday will be specific topics as usual. REGISTER for one or more.
Upcoming Schedule:
JAN 18 – Revisiting The Role of Chapter Treasurer & Submitting Bills
FEB 1 – Open Session for Q&A, demos & discussion (no Powerpoint)
FEB 15 – TBD
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Wednesday, January 12 | 2:00pm ET
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Join the SCORE HQ Marketing Team to learn about topics such as upcoming campaigns, branding, email marketing, chapter marketing best practices, content marketing and more. Each session will include a presentation followed by Q&A. |
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Wednesday, January 12 | 3:30pm ET
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The Webmaster Training Webinars will now be held on the 2nd Wednesday of each month at 3:30 PM ET, rather than on the 2nd Thursday of each month. Information specific to chapter webmasters is reviewed during this webinar, such as upcoming website sprints or website best practices.
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Wednesday, January 19 | 2:00pm ET
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Do you have questions about your chapter's social media program? Join us this month for the latest program updates, analytics and paid campaign options. We will also be taking Q&A.
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Suite 100
Herndon, VA 20170
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Funded in part through a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration. All opinions, conclusions and/or recommendations expressed herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the SBA. |
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