The Corning Opera House Cultural Center, in Corning, has been chosen as this year’s recipient for the prestigious Outstanding Community Impact  Small Business award, sponsored by MassMutual and given by The SCORE Foundation. SCORE, the nation’s largest network of volunteer, expert business mentors, holds 750,000+ free small business mentoring sessions, workshops and educational services annually, and honors its most successful clients at The SCORE Foundation’s annual awards ceremony.

At this year’s SCORE Awards, to be held on September 13 in the Washington, D.C. metro area, Corning Opera House will be honored for demonstrating unique vision, innovation and achievement as an Outstanding Community Impact Small Business. Tune in live on September 13 at 6 p.m. and watch us receive our Outstanding Community Impact Business award http://ow.ly/FSSO30lxNVX (SCORE Mentors Facebook page)

“This year’s SCORE Awards are particularly special, as we have reached a milestone of 10 years of celebrating the American entrepreneurial spirit through this awards ceremony,” said Resa Kierstein, Vice President of Development for SCORE. “Our winners come from all across the country, with diverse backgrounds and businesses in varied industries, but they share the courage and determination to make their dreams a reality. In addition to recognizing them, and our dedicated SCORE mentors, we also thank our partners, all of whom strengthen our efforts to educate and support American entrepreneurs.”

Executive Director De Heaton attended many SCORE webinars and worked with SCORE Mentor Sherry Bonelli of Early Bird Digital Marketing. As a result, The opera house was able to improve their social media and website presence and increase website traffic. The opera house also saw an increase in the number of organizations and people renting the opera house for meetings, conferences, training sessions and special events.

Read more about Corning Opera House’s journey to business success and the SCORE Awards at: www.score.org/score-awards. The 1902 National Historic Register Corning Opera House is located at 800 Davis Avenue, Corning, IA. For more information about events, rentals and tours, visit our website at www.CorningOperaHouse.com, follow us on Facebook or Instagram (COHCC) or by calling 641.418.8037.