Each year, SCORE Chester and Delaware Counties recognizes owners and entrepreneurs that have demonstrated unique vision, innovation, and achievement in support of their local economy and small business community.

On Thursday, June 10, at noon, SCORE presents a one-hour virtual event to honor its 2021 Small Business Achievement Award winners.

Learn how they were able to navigate COVID-19 with the support and guidance of their SCORE mentors. 

Featured here is SCORE Achievement Award winner Bob Finkenaur and Form-A-Tread.

Click here for information and to RSVP for the 2021 SCORE Awards Virtual Celebration.   

Meet Bob Finkenaur and Form-A-Tread

Form-A-Tread was developed based on sound science to raise the safety standard in public venues delivering dependable, long-lasting solutions.

As technology advances, we have seen amazing new products and processes launched year after year that make our lives easier and more efficient.  It is rare, however, to uncover an invention that is not only innovative based on sound science but actually ‘raises the bar’ in its category of goods to create a new standard for safety, quality and cost-effectiveness. The most unique product concepts stem from important unmet needs in a marketplace or industry.

Slippery surfaces in public places are the leading cause of injury in workman’s comp claims at 85% in the US, resulting in almost one-quarter of those injured missing up to 30+ work days according to the National Floor Safety Institute.  Even more alarming, 15% of accidental deaths are due to slips and falls per the US Department of Labor statistics.

To address these trends, Bob Finkenaur founded RGF Materials Company and introduced Form-A-Tread products in 2015 to help eliminate slippery surface risks at all types of manufacturing, residential, commercial and public areas.  The patent protected brand makes this promise to its clients: “We’ve spent years worrying about slips, trips and falls so you don’t have to!”

Click here to find out more about Form-A-Tread and read their story.

Find a SCORE mentor today.

SCORE, the nation’s largest network of volunteer business experts, is dedicated to helping small businesses get off the ground, grow and achieve their goals.

Since 1964, it has provided education and mentorship to more than 11 million entrepreneurs nationwide.

SCORE Chester and Delaware Counties has been operating since 1985, with 100 dedicated volunteers today who provide confidential mentoring at no charge and offer business seminars, workshops and webinars to benefit the local community. 

SCORE is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and a resource partner of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA).

Click here to find out more.