Around for decades, SCORE is an organization that -- for free -- provides mentors for small business owners. Hey, even top entrepreneurs Bill Gates and Michael Dell got help from mentors. It's crucial.
Well, this week SCORE launched a social network to help with the process. In fact, they formed an alliance with PartnerUp, which has already built its own small business networking platform.
All in all, the site is clean and easy to navigate. Besides finding mentors, you can also locate possible business partners, hire people, get help with leases and commercial properties, and even find new vendors and suppliers.
And if you have questions -- which all business owners do -- you can ask a variety of experts.
While I have seen many small business networking sites, the SCORE community certainly stands out. It's definitely worth a visit.
Tom Taulli is the author of various books, including The Complete M&A Handbook
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