Clinton Cato and his wife run a trucking company in New Jersey. Three years, Clinton’s wife attended a conference here in Tampa and was referred to SCORE because of one of our counselors expertise in aiding people in obtaining an SBA 8(a) certification. There was a face-to-face meeting before she left town, and several emails, telephone calls, etc over the next two months. At the end, Clinton sent his 8(a) application package to Tampa via FedEx to have our counselor go through and check for accuracy of contents. It was returned with comments on a few areas that needed more work, and within another week, Mr. Cato submitted his package to the San Francisco office of the Small Business Administration. After their review, it was forwarded to Washington, DC for final approval, and in September of last, he was informed of his acceptance into the program. He subsequently wrote a letter of thanks to our Chapter for all the assistance given…” we would never have been able to complete this application were it not for your dedicated professional help!”