The Dayton Chapter of SCORE was founded in 1970 as non-profit volunteer organization to assist the small business administration in helping the grass roots businesses to start and grow in the Dayton area. We are one of 389 chapters nationwide. Because of financial support from local community organizations and businesses we are able to offer our services and products at no charge to the public.

The Dayton chapter has experienced business counselors who volunteer their experience and knowledge helping small business owners and potential small business owners achieve success. Our business counselors are dedicated to providing our clients the best possible service. Face-to-face or online, the counselors of Dayton SCORE are able and willing to aid in the start up and problems of small businesses. Monthly workshops are also offered at local libraries on a variety of business topics to help our clients plan and improve performance.

Our mission is to provide professional counseling, training, mentoring and education resources to emerging and existing small businesses in the Dayton Metro area that will enhance their success and improve their operational efficiency.

Rod Childs, Chair
Dayton Chapter of SCORE

Small business ownership makes entrepreneurial dreams a reality; transforms individual lives; builds financial wealth; shapes futures; increases commerce in our communities; and is the engine behind the health and growth of the nation’s economy.

The SCORE Association, with headquarters in Washington, D.C., is a nonprofit association dedicated to entrepreneurial education and the formation, growth and success of small businesses nationwide. Our public service mission is to help more entrepreneurs become successful small business owners through face-to-face and Email business counseling.

SCORE is composed of 10,500 volunteer business mentors, both working and retired, who counsel businesses from 389 chapter offices throughout the country. SCORE volunteers hail from every facet of the business community. Some have worked at large corporations such as Kodak, Xerox or Boeing. Some have served in our military or worked for the local or federal government. Others have spent years cultivating their own small business.

Last year, SCORE helped expand small business opportunities through assistance to more than 400,000 Americans.

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