Local Small-Business Counselors Win National Recognition.Business Editors SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 6, 2001 SCORE Association CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Ken Yancey Yancey may refer to:
The SCORE Association, "Counselors to America's Small Business", annually honors the top 10 chapters nationwide for their high performance. Seattle SCORE is ranked as the number seven chapter among 389 nationwide for assisting 5,786 small business owners with mentoring and counseling services. CEO Ken Yancey says, "We are proud of the Seattle chapter and the local volunteers led by Chapter Chair Robert Dorse. They have consistently been a leader among SCORE chapters. This powerhouse A fourth-generation language from Cognos that was introduced in the late 1970s for midrange computers. It supports both character-oriented, terminal-based applications as well as Windows clients. Applications developed under PowerHouse can be imported into Cognos' Axiant client/server environment. chapter reaches out to better the Seattle community and economy. Outstanding!" Dedicated Chapter Returns Top Results The Seattle SCORE chapter is one of 389 chapters nationwide providing business mentoring to local small business owners and entrepreneurs nationwide via the Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the . Chapter 55 held 4,686 business counseling sessions in 2000. The Seattle chapter also offers low-cost workshops. In 2000, 835 businesspeople attended 49 workshops held at the downtown Seattle Downtown is the central business district of Seattle, Washington. It is fairly compact compared to other city centers on the West Coast because of its geographical situation: hemmed in on the north and east by hills, on the west by Elliott Bay, and on the south by reclaimed land Business Enterprise Center. Seattle SCORE Meets Market Demand With Targeted Services SCORE's Seattle Chapter provides face-to-face business counseling, email counseling, team counseling, workshops and seminars. Dorse is the current chapter chair, completing a two-year term. The Seattle chapter has 84 active counseling members, 5 percent of whom are minority members. The chapter maintains its own offices, as a partner of the Small Business Administration, in a convenient downtown Seattle location. The offices are open and staffed with SCORE counselors five days a week, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. These offices are fully equipped with computers providing small business people with extended access to information and resources. In addition, SCORE counselors meet with clients at 21 locations around Seattle and in King, Snohomish, Kitsap and Clallam counties. While in Seattle, CEO Yancey will meet with chapter chair Robert Dorse and deputy chair Jack Steigler on July 10, 2001, to evaluate national efforts, to learn what resources chapters and clients need and to network among chapter members and leaders. The SCORE Association was formed in 1964 as a nonprofit A corporation or an association that conducts business for the benefit of the general public without shareholders and without a profit motive. Nonprofits are also called not-for-profit corporations. Nonprofit corporations are created according to state law. association dedicated to entrepreneur entrepreneur (än'trəprənûr`) [Fr.,=one who undertakes], person who assumes the organization, management, and risks of a business enterprise. education and the formation, growth and success of small business nationwide. For information about starting or operating a small business, contact the Seattle chapter at 206/553-7320. More than 11,500 volunteer members nationwide provide free individual counseling and low-cost business workshops for aspiring as·pire intr.v. as·pired, as·pir·ing, as·pires 1. To have a great ambition or ultimate goal; desire strongly: aspired to stardom. 2. entrepreneurs and small business owners. Nationally, SCORE has assisted more than 4 million Americans with small business counseling. Visit SCORE on the national website (www.score.org) or the local site www.seattlescore.org). |
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