If you have dreams of someday owning your own business, or if you're already an entrepreneur and want to enhance the profitability of your business, SCORE® - Counselors to America's Small Business - is here to help. On our website you'll find concise answers to common small business questions, tips on finding new customers and keeping old ones happy, and insights into business-related issues you may never have thought of, but should. Or contact us to set up a counseling session with one of our experienced members.

SCORE® is a nonprofit association dedicated to the success of small business in America. For free and confidential advice about starting your own business or advice [to owners of small businesses] about  growing an existing business, contact SCORE®. Your Southeastern Connecticut group of SCORE® volunteers are working or retired business owners, executives and managers who can offer a wealth of information and insights on a wide variety of business problems.

This material is based on work supported by the SBA under cooperative agreement number SBAHQ-03-S-0001. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the SBA.