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Backyard X-Scapes
Kocher and Raketich continue to use SCORE San Diego's services to stay in touch with the latest developments in the business world. Read more
FoxTale Book Shoppe
SCORE will shine helping people who wouldn’t go into business without a strong support base. Read more
Just Like Family Home Care
Unfortunately, soon after Just Like Family Home Care was founded, the economy floundered, and Nikole, Elisabeth and Jacob needed to adapt. Read more
Mountain Glory Creations Scenic Photography
Seale and Brandenburger discovered that the local chapter of SCORE offered a series of low-cost seminars for new and prospective entrepreneurs. While the formal presentations gave Read more
Raising Cane's: 100 Restaurants and Growing
"I saw SCORE as a good way to get real-world experience that would complement what my partner was learning in the classroom," Todd says. Read more
Fast Bags Corporation
I wasn’t a neophyte when it came to starting a business, but everybody needs to think outside the box. Read more