The SCORE Lakes Region Chapter is part of a national SCORE network of 370 chapters, with 11,200 volunteer members located in 800 chapter and branch offices across the USA. Our organization is dedicated to mentoring, counseling and tutoring aspiring entrepreneurs and existing small business owners in the Lakes Region. We provide both face to face and online counseling on a no charge basis.
We thoroughly understand it is a major challenge starting and running your own small business in these tough economic times. SCORE Lakes Region and our resource partners are here to help. SCORE provides free and confidential business counseling tailored to meet the needs of your small business and your personal objectives. We also offer workshops, for a modest fee, for both start-up entrepreneurs and in-business small business owners.
SCORE volunteers are real-world professionals with time-tested knowledge who donate thousands of hours to help small businesses succeed. Counselors are experts in such areas as accounting, finance, marketing, management and business plan preparation.
SCORE Lakes Region currently has staff of 14 counselors and works in partnership with local business development organizations. These organizations are fully aware of the business challenges facing small business today and are keeping abreast with the latest concepts in order to assist business to survive in these tough times. Among them are:

• Belknap County Economic Development Council (BCEDC), http://www.bcedc.org/

• Grafton County Economic Development Council (GCEDC), http://www.graftoncountyedc.org/GCEDC.php

• Wentworth Economic Development Corporation (WEDCo), http://www.wedco-nh.org/

• Small Business Administration (SBA),  http://www.sba.gov/

• Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU), http://www.snhu.edu/

• Plymouth State University (PSU), http://www.plymouth.edu/