The South Central Minnesota SCORE Chapter 710 volunteers will meet at 9:30 a.m. Thursday at the Faribault Area Chamber of Commerce & Tourism office at 530 Wilson Ave. NW in Faribault. SCORE volunteers from the seven-county area of Nicollet, Blue Earth, Faribault, Waseca, Freeborn, Rice and Steele counties served by Chapter 710 are invited and encouraged to attend. Individuals interested in becoming volunteers are also invited.

SCORE is a nonprofit association supported by the U.S. Small Business Association with the goal of providing no-cost, confidential mentoring by experienced volunteers to new and existing businesses. In addition, SCORE sponsors no and low-cost seminars and workshops, as well as access to a number of business planning resources. 2014 will mark the 50th year that SCORE has served as an additional resource to America’s small businesses. SCORE’s mission is to help grow successful small businesses across America.

To learn more about the programs and services, please visit www.SouthCentralMinnesota.Score.org online.