SCORING BIG WITH SMALL BUSINESS
Program puts the expertise of retired execs at entrepreneurs' disposal
For 12 years, Mexican immigrant Barbara Sibley and her
friend Margaritte Malfy had toiled in the restaurant
industry in New York City, while secretly dreaming one
day of owning their own restaurant. So when a mutual
friend opened his own eatery, Sibley and Malfy decided
that the time had come to make their vision a reality.
There was just one catch. The full-time chefs had no
knowledge of the intricacies of setting up a business
plan or pursuing financing. Then Sibley and Malfy heard
about SCORE, the Service Corp of Retired Executives.
There they not only were counseled on incorporation and
converting their idea into a business plan, but syas
Sibley, "they gave us confidence to follow our dream."
Today, Sibley and Malfy are celebrating more than 18
months in business serving up Mexican delicacies in their
East Village Restaurant, La Palapa. And they are singing
the praises of SCORE.
June 14, 2002 |
