Yes SCORE is a great resource.
I walked in, shared my business plan with them(Score Akron, Ohio), and told them my idea.
They told me I would fail if I were to do business as I had planned. They told me there was no chance of any success, period. They gave me advice as to how I could succeed. I stuck to my guns of how I was going to do business. They again told me I would fail.
I walked out of thier discouraged and disgusted, how could they have such a nerve. I stuck to my way of doing business, and I failed. Now I am trying to reinvent my business, and learn all that I have been taught. It is nice to be able to still some knowledge from successful business people that have been in business all of thier life.
Be prepared, they do not sugar coat anything. They tell it like it is, and I guarantee they know what they are talking about. They would like you to succeed, and have to be honest to help you succeed.
My business is still only partially successful, I have not been back to SCORE since. I fear that they will tell me I will fail again, it might even be the truth.
I refuse to believe this, and will continue on.
Even if I fail, you cannot say I did not try. If I fail again, I will try again.
Take the knowledge the good folks at SCORE give you and hold on to it like gold. Do not make the mistake I made and take it personal, they are only trying to help.
And when you fail, pick yourself up, brush your clothes off, and try again.
Keep on paddling down stream, eventually you will get somewhere.
