Orange County SCORE to Receive Chapter of the Year Award During National Small Business Week

WASHINGTON, May 8, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- SCORE – www.score.org - mentors to America's small business, has named Orange County, California - www.orangecounty.score.org – its Chapter of the Year in recognition of the chapter's commitment to innovative and outstanding service in assisting entrepreneurs to start and grow their enterprises in FY2013. This chapter consistently serves the highest number of clients of all the 320+ SCORE chapters across the nation and this is the 4^th time it has earned this title. Beyond sheer service volume, a culture of innovation is the hallmark of this chapter, driving continual expansion and improvement in services, bringing more and more clients into their educational and mentoring services.

"The Orange County SCORE chapter has proven its excellence year after year by not only serving an incredible number of small businesses but also in pioneering new ways to make mentoring even more effective," said SCORE CEO Ken Yancey.

"Orange County SCORE is proud to be recognized for our commitment to continually looking for new ways to reach business owners and to becoming more engaged with those we come in contact with," said FY2013 Chapter Chairman Dennis Wright.    

Orange County SCORE created the following successes in FY13:

• 287 clients started new businesses in Orange County, creating 1,615 jobs
• 17% increase in total services
• 14%  increase in workshop attendance
• Total revenue growth of clients was $130,000,000, more than three times that of any other SCORE chapter

The chapter achieved these results through the following best practices:

• Offering new workshop topics including social media marketing as well as evening workshop sessions
• Mentoring provided in 18 locations, and utilizing numerous public venues for workshops, including universities, public libraries, city halls and Chamber of Commerce offices
• Creation of an Advisory Board and CEO Forum programs
• Working with the military through the TAPS/Boots to Business program
• Focusing on women by sponsoring Women in Business breakfasts and hosting Women Business Owners conferences
• Working closely with the Chambers of Commerce and city government

The SCORE Chapter of the Year Award will be presented on May 15 in Washington, DC as part of National Small Business Week 2014.

To learn more about Orange County SCORE, visit: www.orangecounty.score.org

About SCORE
Since 1964, SCORE has helped more than 10 million aspiring entrepreneurs. Each year, SCORE provides small business mentoring, workshops and education to more than 375,000 new and growing small businesses. More than 11,000 business experts volunteer as mentors in over 320 chapters serving local communities with entrepreneur education.

For more information about starting or operating a small business, call 1-800/634-0245 for the SCORE chapter nearest you. Visit SCORE at www.score.org. Connect with SCORE at www.facebook.com/SCOREFans and www.twitter.com/SCOREMentors.

Contact Information
Aliana Marino
800/634-0245
[email protected] 

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