Become a Volunteer

Have a hand in shaping businesses in Maine by becoming a SCORE volunteer.

Fill out our application form here and your nearest chapter will be in touch!

SCORE is proud to have the nation’s largest network of volunteer, expert business mentors. Join our team of 10,000+ volunteers, and share your talents and expertise with the small business community. You can help in four different volunteer roles:

Mentor: offer confidential business mentoring services, either in person or online
Subject matter expert: provide focused knowledge based on your professional skills or industry
Workshop presenter: lead local workshops, seminars and events to help entrepreneurs meet their goals and achieve success
Administrative role: share your skills in marketing, tech, finance, fundraising and more to help expand the outreach of SCORE

Benefits of Volunteering:

SCORE volunteers enjoy a variety of personal, local and national rewards. As a SCORE Volunteer, you can:

Feel good knowing you helped someone achieve their goals and dreams
Give back to your community by helping small businesses thrive and driving economic growth
Become a recognized leader in your local business community
Make new friends and network with SCORE volunteers and business leaders in your area
Grow professionally and personally with SCORE’s Lifelong Learning training programs

Learn more about our volunteer opportunities:

Mentor

A SCORE mentor is an advisor who helps individuals and small businesses reach their goals. Mentors provide free business advice and education to aspiring entrepreneurs and existing business owners.

As a mentor, you’ll help clients solve problems, make businesses more efficient, and assist with developing long-term business plans.

Apply to be a Mentor

Additionally, you may discover new sources of insight and knowledge to help your own business and leadership style. Teaching others how to manage people or projects, along with illustrating ways to succeed in other aspects of business, could inspire you to continue with your own professional growth—all of this while helping your local community.

The ideal mentor is empathetic, flexible, and loves connecting people to the right resources. Mentors often have significant experience within their field, excellent communication skills, and the ability to dedicate a few hours a week.

Subject Matter Expert

As a SCORE subject matter expert (SME), you assist clients with your specific skill set and expertise. In this role, you will co-mentor alongside one of SCORE’s certified mentors. You will provide free business advice and education in your area of experience to clients who want to start, grow or exit their businesses.

As an SME, you’ll have access to an amazing network of SCORE volunteers and many resources for professional growth—while helping small businesses in your community. Subject matter experts should have the ability to dedicate a few hours per month.

Share Your Expertise

Workshop Presenter

Are you interested in volunteering with SCORE but don’t think mentoring is the best role for you? Consider volunteering as a workshop presenter.

Workshop presenters share their business acumen with their local community.

Present a Workshop with SCORE

As a workshop presenter, you’ll:

Create and deliver presentations in your community
Facilitate roundtable discussions
Lead educational seminars, meetups and other networking events
Track the statistics on your workshop program

If you have a few hours to give once a year, our SCORE clients will benefit from your expertise.