I talked to a score mentor today and we spoke about my plans on my business is and it sounded like he came off irritated and we didn’t even have a decent goodbye. He quickly hung up. I do not want to come off as sensitive but he did want to set another meeting up to talk about the tasks he told me to complete. Has anyone experienced something like this before ?

  • Bob-Roman@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I’ve been consultant for 23 years.

    Not everyone has the patience to work with beginners or new-to-industry.

    Also, you are not getting mentor at SCORE, you are getting a coach.

    A mentor is someone you establish a trusting relationship with and sticks with you until you can stand on your own two feet.

    You are not going to get that at SCORE.

    In most cases, you can look within your industry for resources to help start up a business.

    For example, trade associations offer their member’s educational programs and start up guides, business plan templates, buyer guides, etc.

    Suppliers to an industry often work with their clients to help define trade areas, prepare pro forma analysis, etc.