SCORE is a nonprofit association dedicated to helping small businesses get off the ground, grow and achieve their goals through education and mentoring. For the past 50 years, SCORE has been assisting business owners through their network of volunteer mentors, free business tools and templates, workshops and business counseling. SCORE mentors will be available for one-on-one business counseling here at the Chamber office. 

Mentoring Sessions are available the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of every month here at the Chamber (108 W. Lake Street, Bloomingdale) from 1:00PM-4:00PM.  You must register in advance to particpate! 

For more information on how SCORE can help your small business or to make an appointment, go to www.ScoreFoxValley.org .

NOW Foods Expands Offices in Bloomingdale Area 

NOW Foods is one of Bloomingdale's fastest-growing companies. For more than 40 years the company has been manufacturing natural supplements, foods, sports nutrition and personal care products. Their mission is to provide value in products and services that empower people to lead healthier lives.

NOW Foods built their corporate headquarters and manufacturing facility at 395 S. Glen Ellyn Road in Bloomingdale in 1998.  With the addition of more than 140 new positions over the past year, and increasing sales volume both domestically and internationally, the company has quickly outgrown this location. In order to make room for new staff, laboratory and manufacturing expansions, as well as to prepare for future growth, NOW Foods has purchased the four-story, 116,000 square foot office building located at 244 Knollwood Drive, next to Stratford Square Mall. This building is now the company's new headquarters, with more than 140 corporate office staff (including corporate, accounting, sales and marketing, information technologies, administration, and other departments) moving to this new location.

The move frees up much-needed space at the company's 395 S. Glen Ellyn Road location, which will be used for laboratory and manufacturing expansions,  as well as to house NOW's growing quality assurance and operations departments. In addition, the company will be adding to their impressive suite of precision analytical instrumentation, which will significantly increase their quality control and assurance capabilities.

In addition, NOW Foods owns and operates the Fruitful Yield chain of health food stores, which has more than 12 locations throughout the Chicago suburbs. The Bloomingdale store, which is located at 154 S. Bloomingdale Road in the Town Square of Bloomingdale shopping center, has been serving local residents since 1998. The Fruitful Yield's goal is to improve the health of their local community by offering quality natural products at affordable prices and providing unparalleled customer service through nutritional information and strong community relations.

For more information visit www.nowfoods.com and www.fruitfulyield.com.