Bad Girl Ventures Receives National Recognition as Outstanding Non-Profit Organization from The SCORE Foundation Sponsored by The Office Depot Foundation

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Bad Girl Ventures has been chosen as this year's recipient for the prestigious Outstanding Non-Profit Organization award given by The SCORE Foundation and sponsored by The Office Depot Foundation. SCORE, -www.SCORE.org- mentors to America's small business, serves over 350,000 clients annually and will honor their most successful clients at The SCORE Foundation's 5th Annual SCORE Awards Gala celebrating excellence on Thursday, August 15th in Dallas, TX.Bad Girl Ventures will be recognized for demonstrating unique vision, innovation and achievement as an Outstanding Non-Profit Organization.  

SCORE CEO Ken Yancey says, "SCORE is proud to recognize an outstanding non-profit organization that makes real change in its community; Bad Girl Ventures has made great strides in supporting local entrepreneurs through education and empowerment.  This mission and work are what SCORE and the SCORE Awards are all about."

The SCORE Foundation President Mark Dobosz says, "We are honored to shine a light on a fellow non-profit that is not only assisting small business owners but also displaying the same zeal, commitment and efficiency as the entrepreneurs they serve."

For more about this SCORE success story: http://www.score.org/success-stories/bad-girl-ventures

About SCORE
Since 1964, SCORE has helped more than 10 million aspiring entrepreneurs. Each year, SCORE provides small business mentoring and workshops to more than 375,000 new and growing small businesses. More than 11,000 business experts volunteer as mentors in over 340 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. Connect with SCORE at www.facebook.com/SCOREFans and www.twitter.com/SCOREMentors.

About The SCORE Foundation
The mission of The SCORE Foundation is to support and leverage the work of SCORE by soliciting, investing and managing resources for the benefit of SCORE. Learn more about The SCORE Foundation at www.scorefoundation.org.

Contact Information
Shalini Karnani Bonjour
800/634-0245
media@score.org

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