Meet the husband-and-wife team behind Kept House, an estate sales company formed in 2021. Greg and Jamie Pipkins are joined by their SCORE Mentor Jerry Blais to share how they have overcome challenges and seized opportunities in their first five years in business. Kept House was a finalist for the 2025 SCORE Greater Cincinnati Client of the Year Award!

She loves creating things from scratch! Dora Cheng had a family recipe and passion for high-quality wontons. With hard work and support from SCORE Mentors, she has launched Yee Mama into wholesale and more recently, opened a storefront at Cincinnati's Findlay Market!

Megan Hils started Raise and Shine Parent Coaching and Consulting because she wanted to get ahead of issues she encountered working as a school psychologist. Her SCORE Mentor Diane Powers joins her on this episode of My Cincy Small Business Story to talk about applying her expertise to community need to develop a successful small business. In fact, Raise and Shine was a finalist for the SCORE Client of the Year award!

PLEASE JOIN US  
Wednesday, September 17, 2025  
9:00 AM – 3:30 PM (Registration begins 8:30 AM)  
Matthew 25: Ministries   11060 Kenwood Rd, Blue Ash, OH 45242  

SMART STRATEGIES for changing times  
CONFLUENCE™ 2025 is a day filled with expert-led sessions, practical takeaways, speed business mentoring, and valuable networking opportunities designed to help you propel your business forward.  

finance • marketing • AI • hiring • resilience  

Gain strategies and insights needed to navigate uncertainty and future-proof your business!  

grow • adapt • thrive  

Kickstart the day with  

Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval   to learn how local leadership and resources can help your business.

Register below

https://www.score.org/sites/default/files/2025-07/CONFLUENCE%202025%20Flyer%20-%2028Jul25.pdf

Wed, September 17 | 9:00 AM – 3:30 PM | 11060 Kenwood Rd, Blue Ash, OH

Confluenc 2025

SMART STRATEGIES for changing times

Confluence™ 2025 is a day filled with expert-led sessions, practical takeaways, speed business mentoring, and valuable networking opportunities designed to help you propel your business forward.Gain strategies and insights needed to navigate uncertainty and future-proof your business!

https://www.score.org/greatercincinnati

Tina Neely wrote a children's book about her faith and her pet pig Bacon, which developed into an entire brand with guidance from her SCORE mentors! They join her on this episode of My Cincy Small Business Story to talk about how Tina's vision has evolved into a finalist for SCORE Client of the Year finalist in the established business category.

Nothing spurs change like a crisis! Jodi Westfall founded Advanced Integrative Wellness because she was dissatisfied with healthcare options. With the help of her SCORE mentor, she has learned how to manage the business side of her practice and even earned the 2025 SCORE Client of the Year Award in the Established Business category.

Working with SCORE mentors, Lindsay Skipper has learned how to juggle marketing, bookings, performing and all the other aspects of her business with being a homeschool mom and a wife. On this episode of My Cincy Small Business Story, she is joined by her SCORE support squad to talk about her business, Elegant Violin, which was named 2025 SCORE Greater Cincinnati Client of the Year in the Startup category!

The BBB of Greater Cincinnati offers a ton of tools that Cincinnati small business owners can use to build trust, improve customer relationships and train and develop team members. President and CEO Jocile Ehrlich shares the interesting backstory of the BBB and how the organization's mission is carried out today.

Like many entrepreneurs, Jasmine Ruff started her business with a side-hustle and a great vision. Oh, and a lot of glitter! With mentorship through MORTAR and SCORE, she developed her knack for event planning into a viable venue and event planning company.