SCORE

SCORE "Counselors to America's Small Business" 

Starting a new business? Want to improve on your already existing business? SCORE can help! SCORE "Counselors to America's Small Business" is a nonprofit association dedicated to educating entrepreneurs and the formation, growth and success of small business nationwide. SCORE is a resource partner with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA).  SCORE's 11,200 volunteer counselors have more than 600 business skills. Volunteers are working or retired business owners, executives and corporate leaders who share their wisdom and lessons learned in business.

Here's how it works. The Geneva Area Chamber of Commerce will help coordinate a meeting with a SCORE counselor.  The counselors can guide you to formulate a business plan, discuss pertinent start-up issues and offer invaluable entrepreneurial advice.  SCORE counselors can assist in reviewing new business compliance issues that range from legal structures to funding sources.

The Geneva Area Chamber of Commerce is proud to host SCORE counseling. To set up a free counseling session with one of our local SCORE counselors call 315-789-1776 or email info@genevany.com.

About our SCORE counselors:

Arthur Tuppen
Education and experience:

  • Degrees in Electrical Engineering, Syracuse University and Steven Institute of Technology
  • Senior Technical Consultant, Avionic Division for the ITT Corp
  • Communication and Navigation and Identification Laboratories
  • Technical and financial information for Business Development Department

Areas of expertise:

  • Business Start up
  • Engineering
  • Manufacturing
  • Costs and Budgets

John Bayley
Education and experience:

  • BS in Applied Software Science, Rochester Institute of Technology
  • Management of the development and implementation of integrated transportation control centers worldwide
  • Automated material handling and assembly automation systems
  • Operational Qualification of pharmaceutical production facilities
  • Strategic partnerships, joint ventures
  • International Business

Areas of expertise:

  • Business Start up
  • Software Engineering, Computer Use and Applications
  • Quality and Process Improvement
  • Business Development

Ed Maguire
Education and experience:

  • Bachelor of Science in Chemistry and Mathematics, Clarkson College of Technology/Elmira College
  • Strategic Development and Integration
  • Manage corporate information technology
  • Operations in food production facilities
  • Contract Packaging Operations
  • Re-engineering of manufacturing

Areas of expertise:

  • Business Start up
  • Operations and Plant Management
  • Information Technology
  • Quality and Process Improvement
  • Sales Management / Business Development

Jack Wilson
Education and experience:

  • B.S.  Industrial Technology, M.T.S.U,  MBA Boston University, Graduate and Instructor, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College
  • Materials Management
  • Purchasing Management
  • Production and Inventory Control

 Areas of expertise: 

  • Business Start up
  • Vendor Management
  • Inventory Management and Reduction
  • Production Planning, Purchasing, Warehousing
  • MRP, ERP, Lean Initiatives

Visit SCORE - Rochester or SCORE for more information.