Old enough to know the SCORE Business mentors pass along their expertise to new entrepreneurs By Jean Saylor Doppenberg “I consistently tell people that SCORE has been the best thing I’ve ever done,” says Jim Kane, who retired 11 years ago after an impressive career working for—among others— U.S. Steel, Westinghouse, and Optical Coating Laboratory. Upon retirement in Santa Rosa, Kane signed up for a stint volunteering for SCORE (once called the Service Corps of Retired Executives), where he shares his years of experience in engineering and supply chain management as a mentor helping entrepreneurs and others to start a business, grow a business or exit a business.
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