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SCORE’s Atlanta Chapter is currently
recruiting new members to complement our team of 85+ members.
The Chapters membership has a widely diverse background and
each contribute in means consistent with that backgroud and
experience. . A significant percentage of our counselors are
primarily focused on helping aspiring entrepreneurs develop
business plans and launch new business.
The Chapter is especially interested in complementing our
skills inventory with volunteers that have additional experiences:
SCORE
is currently seeking several financial counselors to assist
clients in understanding accounting, bookkeeping, cash
flow analysis and pro-forma financial projection preparations.
The ideal candidate(s) will be retired or semi-retired
financial executives, someone looking to give back to the
community and, perhaps, a retired comptroller, treasurer
or even a financial officer.
SCORE
is also enhancing our financial education and financial
seminar workshop curriculums and we are looking for two
people to lead the and implementation of these programs
to further assist small businessmen and women in the Atlanta
Metro area. If you would like to play a role helping small
business generate growth and increasing employment in Atlanta,
please contact us.
Women Counselors
Women in all
disciplines who have owned business and who have held senior
positions as managers.
Bilingual
volunteers
Counselors
who are fluent in Spanish, Asian languages, and other languages.
We need counselors who can help clients who speak and write
English as a second language
Contact
SCORE: Get Started Today
Click the Volunteer button.
Please include the following in your message:
Name, address, telephone
number. Best e-mail address to reach you (required). Brief summary
of your experience. How you would like to help.
A SCORE Atlanta representative
will contact you shortly to begin your journey to the satisfaction
of helping others.
Please read our CODE of ETHICS (click here)
before applying.
What is SCORE’s mission?
SCORE provides resources and expertise to maximize the success
of existing and emerging small businesses.
Who are SCORE volunteers?
SCORE volunteers are successful business professionals who volunteer
their time to mentor small business owners. They share a belief
that small business owners are more likely to succeed if they have
a mentor to guide them. SCORE counselors come from a variety of
occupations and backgrounds. Many owned small businesses for years;
others worked for major firms such as 3M, General Electric and
Proctor & Gamble. The strength of the volunteers is in their
more than 600 skill areas. They span all generations and minority/ethnic
groups. This variety of backgrounds and skills adds value to the
quality of SCORE's business advice.
Do I have to be retired to join SCORE?
No. Many SCORE volunteers own businesses, manage corporations or
own consulting firms. These working professionals contribute to
SCORE as counselors and workshop presenters, just as our retired
professionals volunteer. Both retired and working professionals
are welcome in SCORE.
How can I join SCORE?
To join SCORE, contact your SCORE Atlanta office by clicking the
Volunteer button above. Our emal address is scoreatlanta @joimail.com
and our telephone is 404 331 0121. A SCORE Atlanta representative
will contact you shortly.
Why does SCORE interview candidates before accepting volunteers?
There are many business people with exceptional business management
skills. However, transferring business skills into a counseling
and mentoring situation requires additional and different skills
than a business owner or manager may have used in his or her career.
The interview process allows both the SCORE chapter and the potential
SCORE volunteer to see if this volunteer opportunity is a good
fit for the organization and potential counselor.
Why does SCORE provide a volunteer training program? All new SCORE volunteers participate in an orientation and training
program, so they understand SCORE's mission, services and the opportunities
for volunteer participation. Orientation also provides guidance
on how to be a business counselor and apply new listening, interviewing
and problem-solving skills—specifically to business counseling
and mentoring.
What resources and tools are available to volunteers?
Upon joining, each new volunteer receives a SCORE Volunteer Guide.
SCORE Today, a monthly newsletter for volunteers, offers insights
and news on SCORE, chapter activities and small business resources.