Steve Feinman Appointed District Director for Michigan SCORE

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Sep 30, 2010, 09:00 ET

Feinman to Serve as Key Management Leader for Small Business Mentoring Organization

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- SCORE "Counselors to America's Small Business" announces the national appointment of Steve Feinman as the district director for Michigan. Feinman, a volunteer leader based in Ann Arbor will lead and support local SCORE offices in providing small business mentoring and training to entrepreneurs across the Michigan area.

SCORE CEO Ken Yancey says, "Steve has an outstanding business and management background. He is a champion for the role of small business in our economy, especially during recession recovery." Yancey adds, "Steve has shown continued dedication to the mission of SCORE and the success of the Michigan small business community. Michigan SCORE volunteers have extensive experience in small business start-ups and helping businesses succeed."

Feinman has been with SCORE since 2009. He started with Ann Arbor SCORE as a volunteer and was the incoming vice-chair of the Ann Arbor Chapter before being named district director. Feinman has 30 years of management, strategic planning, business development and marketing experience. He also serves as a federal development business consultant, providing tactical and strategic business development services to small businesses pursuing federal government IT and service contracts.

Michigan SCORE includes nine local offices that reach thousands of entrepreneurs each year through face-to-face and online mentoring and a series of business workshops. SCORE chapters are located in Detroit, Kalamazoo, Traverse City, Tip of the Mitt Area, Grand Rapids, Muskegon, Ann Arbor, Holland and the Ludington & Scottsville Area.

Since 1964, SCORE has helped more than 8.5 million aspiring entrepreneurs. Each year, SCORE provides small business mentoring and workshops to more than 375,000 new and growing small businesses. More than 12,400 business experts volunteer as mentors in 364 chapters serving local communities with entrepreneur education to help grow 1 million small businesses.

For more information about starting or operating a small business, call 1-800/634-0245 for the SCORE chapter nearest you. Visit SCORE at www.score.org and www.score.org/women. Connect with SCORE at www.facebook.com/SCOREFans, www.twitter.com/SCOREMentors and www.scorecommunity.org.

SCORE Contact:

Tammy Cason

800/634-0245; [email protected]

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