It took 10 years for Rodrigo Epifanio to pass $1 million in revenue with his company, GreenBird Landscaping, Masonry and Irrigation. Diligence and hard work were required, but Epifanio knew he needed more than that to grow the business from his original two-person team.
That’s when he turned to SCORE, the Service Corps of Retired Executives, for help.
In four years of working with SCORE mentors, taking their workshops and doing his own research, Epifanio grew his company to 12 employees. He now has seven trucks and five lawnmowers in his fleet. In 2018 he and his crew brought in $600,000. He expects to reach $1.2 million next year.

“He has taken to heart what he learned at SCORE,” said Jean Mojo, SCORE vice president and mentor. “He was amazingly diligent about responding to the information he received and he’s seen success. He’s been able…