Our research shows that business owners' #1 trusted source of information is from each other and that they will often look to their peer-to-peer networks for business advice first.

For this reason, it is so important that we use entrepreneurs’ own voices to help sell the story of SCORE’s success and a great way to do that is through success stories - especially at the local level!

Here is a step-by-step guide for the submission process to collect client success stories and testimonials.

And if you have successfully placed a SCORE success story in the media you can submit it using this form, as well. 

How To Submit a Success Story:

• Visit the Success Stories page at: SCORE.org/success-stories.
• Click on the “Submit Your Success Story” link at the top of the page.       
• Have your client complete the form with their story. Volunteers are welcome to work on the success story with their client, but the client should be the one who submits it so that SCORE receives their consent and authorization to publish their information on the website and use it in future marketing materials. 
• Any photos or videos to accompany the client's story are very helpful and do not need to be professionally taken. If you have a smartphone with a good quality camera it makes it easy!

Once submitted, a notification will be sent to the HQ Marketing to notify them of a new submission.

Outlined below is the process HQ currently has in place around publishing new stories to the website and notifying the chapters: 

• The Marketing Team reviews the Success Story submissions.
• If the submission is well written and does not need significant edits, we will publish on SCORE.org. But if the story needs significant edits or missing important information, we will follow up with the mentor and client before publishing. 
• An email will be sent to the Chapter Chair and mentor(s) mentioned in the story to notify them of the submission and whether it has been published or remains unpublished.
• If the story is published, you will be able to view it on SCORE.org/success-stories/ and can filter by location.  

For ideas on how to promote your local success stories, you can review the following presentation slides: Using Client Success Stories Effectively. 

We look forward to seeing your submission! Please email [email protected] with any questions.