How Path To Publishing SCOREd During the Pandemic Shut-Down
My company, Path To Publishing — a woman-owned, Black-owned content creator and literary service bureau and publisher — has been in business for nearly a quarter century. Founded in Ohio, it relocated to Las Vegas, Nevada almost six years ago. However, without the timely help of SCORE, my business might not have survived several challenges faced by many small and start-up businesses. This is the story of how SCORE made a difference for me, and for Path To Publishing.
Getting a business started, or getting it relocated — especially for a first-time entrepreneur — is a constant challenge. Worse, there is no easy roadmap to take you from where you are to where you need to be. Every time I needed answers I couldn’t easily find elsewhere, I turned to SCORE. They never let me down.
SCORE is a volunteer organization. Seasoned and retired business executives — through SCORE — willingly put their skills and expertise on the line for small — often start-up — companies like mine. I’ve always counted on those fine men and women who willingly gave me their time and expertise.
Long before the COVID-19 pandemic, the Small Business Administration introduced me to SCORE, a referral I’ve never forgotten. To put it in perspective, my company’s first business plan — more than a decade ago — was based on a SCORE…