Volunteer to become a SCORE Business Counselor
Give back. Be a mentor. Keep your head in the game. Help an entrepreneur succeed as a small business owner.
More than 70 volunteers currently support our business counseling efforts, but we could use more help. There are no dues and no costs to join. Our members are retired and semi-retired men and women who have already achieved business success and enjoy sharing those experiences with others.
Step 1 Get Acquainted
Come to one of our regular monthly meetings to explore the possibilities. To find out the time and place of our next meeting, contact our Membership Chairman, Ron Haggh, at (630) 852-1853, or e-mail him directly.
Step 2 Register to Join
If you have corporate management or business ownership experience, and feel there is a fit, start the application process by filling out the Volunteer Registration Form. You will then be sent complete application forms.
You will be joining a national organization with 11,200 volunteers who provide free counseling as a resource partner of the U.S. Small Business Administration. Our Fox Valley SCORE chapter serves the 6 Illinois counties of DuPage, Kane, Will, DeKalb, Kendall and McHenry.
Step 3 Receive Training
We make your introduction easy. Our initial and ongoing Counselor Training program will equip you to confidently help small business owners and start-ups in your community. You will team with another counselor to meet with clients face-to-face in one of our locations most convenient to you.
Step 4 Grow With Us
As you settle into a regular counseling schedule, you will be amazed at the wide variety of business clients who come to you for advice. You will be able to help them create business plans, formulate marketing strategies, find financial resources, and much more.
Volunteers contribute about 10 hours a month to SCORE, doing counseling online or face-to-face. All counselors honor a Code of Ethics to ensure client confidentiality and avoid any conflict of interest.
In addition to counseling, you'll have the opportunity to help develop workshops and seminars, assume a training role, represent the chapter before community organizations, and provide committee leadership.
Step 5 Expand Your Network
As you continue to develop your professional and counseling skills, you will enjoy getting to know other success-oriented volunteers who, like you, seek personal growth through lifelong learning and business involvement.
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