SCORE business mentoring program looks to expand in western Minnesota; volunteers sought

Called SCORE, the nonprofit organization is a partner of the U.S. Small Business Administration and has more than 320 offices and 10,000 volunteers in communities across the country. It offers free, confidential one-on-one mentoring services to entrepreneurs, along with other valuable resources like workshops and webinars.

SCORE’s Fargo office, in operation since 1965, is looking to branch out into Detroit Lakes and beyond, with plans to oversee mentorships in communities as far east as Wadena, and from Park Rapids on the north to Fergus Falls on the south (including the communities of Perham and Pelican Rapids). The Fargo office’s involvement and leadership across this footprint will introduce SCORE’s services to new communities in the area, and strengthen it where it’s already existed.

The organization is on the hunt for experienced professionals from around the area…

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