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SCORE - Mentors to America's Small Businesses - Announces New Board Members

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Tuesday, October 10, 2023
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"I'm pleased to welcome the newest members of the SCORE Board of Directors who join us in our shared mission of fostering small business communities through mentorship and education," said SCORE Board Chair Tracy Shaw.

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  • "I'm pleased to welcome the newest members of the SCORE Board of Directors who join us in our shared mission of fostering small business communities through mentorship and education," said SCORE Board Chair Tracy Shaw.
  • SCORE is here for every small business owner, wherever they are on their journey."
  • New members of the Board of Directors:
    Rick Brimacomb is a speaker, advisor, investor, board member and business executive serving emerging and lower middle-market companies.
  • Steve R. Smith has extensive experience in both large and small business entrepreneurship through 40-plus years with IBM and nine years with SCORE.

Prana Thoracic Announces Series A Financing

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Thursday, March 2, 2023
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Prana Thoracic, Inc. (“Prana” or the “Company”), a medical device company developing the first minimally invasive lung tissue excision tool for early intervention in lung cancer, has announced the closing of a $3 million founding Series A financing led by New World Angels.

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  • Prana Thoracic, Inc. (“Prana” or the “Company”), a medical device company developing the first minimally invasive lung tissue excision tool for early intervention in lung cancer, has announced the closing of a $3 million founding Series A financing led by New World Angels.
  • The Series A funds and a previously announced $3M award from the Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas will be used for product development and to support the Company’s first-in-human clinical studies.
  • “Our technology provides a definitive answer to patients with lung nodules and allows physicians to intervene earlier in the lung cancer patient’s journey,” said Joanna Nathan, CEO, and co-founder of Prana.
  • Prana’s technology was developed on the Texas Medical Center campus, in collaboration with Precision Thoracic Corporation.

SCORE - MENTORS TO AMERICA'S SMALL BUSINESSES - WELCOMES NEW BOARD MEMBERS

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Wednesday, October 12, 2022
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SCORE, the nation's largest network of volunteer, expert business mentors and a resource partner of the U.S. Small Business Administration, is pleased to announce the appointment of five new members to its Board of Directors, as well as new officers for the fiscal year, as of Oct. 1.

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  • "It's my pleasure to welcome these five accomplished professionals to the SCORE Board of Directors as we pursue SCORE's mission of fostering more vibrant small business communities through mentoring and education," said SCORE Association Board Chair Tracy Shaw.
  • "Last year, SCORE's 10,000 volunteer mentors helped to launch 25,000 new small businesses, in turn creating more than 70,000 new jobs.
  • Currently, Jayne serves as a startup advisor, a board member for Destination Imagination and as Executive in Residence for Progress Partners.
  • Returning members of the Board of Directors:
    Mukesh Asarpota, director, Business Platforms with Orchard Therapeutics.