We provide for Entrepreneurs starting & growing Small Businesses in our area:

• Free one-on-one Business Counseling
• Low-cost Business  Workshops  
• Free On-line Counseling at www.score.org
• A small Business Library at our Oakland location

Business Counseling- To start or grow your business, get free advice here from some 40 experienced volunteer business counselors in many East Bay locations. Our counselors are either working or retired from a wide variety of large and small businesses. They volunteer their time to listen to your business concerns and give you the best advice possible, often based on experience. We have specialists in Business Plans, Marketing, Retail, Finance, Strategic Planning, Succession Planning, Manufacturing, Export & Import, Operations, and many other functional areas.  On-line business counseling is also available nationally at www.score.org.

Business Workshops - Our 8 Workshops held in Oakland, Concord, Fremont, San Ramon, and other East Bay cities provide information and advice on a variety of small business subjects to small groups at very reasonable cost.

See the Workshop Schedule here 

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Supported by Mechanics Bank

Operated within the overall guidelines of the SCORE Association and the SBA , Washington DC.

SBA's participation in this Co-sponsorship is not an endorsement of the views, opinions, products, or services of any Co-sponsors or other entity. All SBA programs or co-sponsored programs are extended to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis. Reasonable arrangements for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance - contact the SCORE Chapter office.

SCORE services are provided without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, age, and disability. Persons with disabilities may request reasonable accommodations with two weeks advance notice. Call 510-273-6611