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1BERKSHIRE
66 Allen St., Pittsfield, MA 01202 (413) 499-1600; www.1berkshire.com
THE ALCHEMY FUND
1350 Main St., Springfield, MA 01115 (413) 530-9555; www.alchemy-fund.com
ASSOCIATED INDUSTRIES OF MASSACHUSETTS
One Beacon St., 16th Floor, Boston, MA 02108 (617) 262-1180; www.aimnet.org
BDC CAPITAL
500 Edgewater Dr., Suite 555, Wakefield, MA 01880 (781) 928-1100; www.bdcnewengland.com
BERKSHIRE INNOVATION CENTER
45 Woodlawn Ave., Pittsfield, MA 01201
(413) 449-1100; www.berkshireinnovationcenter.com
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Helps visitors, relocators, and new and growing businesses understand the Berkshire economic-development landscape; provides
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email: [email protected]
Employer association of more than 3,300 companies; lobbies on behalf of employers on state and federal economic issues; provides human-resources and management education throughout Massachusetts
Provides term loans, lines of credit, mezzanine investments, the Capital Access Program, and Recycling Loan Fund; CDC New England, an affiliate company, provides SBA 504 loans for real estate/equipment
World-class research and development facillities and equipment; interactive training and conference facilities; shared access to advanced technology for local manufacturers; prototyping; 3D printing; metrology; materials development for small to medium-sized manufacturing companies in the life-sciences and supply chain
An entrepreneurial catalyst for UMass, the center’s goal is to inspire and connect while making campus resources available to startups and ventures; entrepreneurship networking events and competitions provide a rigorous opportunity to hone a business model, improve presentation and pitch skills, and generate funding and prize money for a venture; Innovation Challenge is a series of competitions that assist and reward UMass students and young alumni pursuing a novel business idea and developing it into a marketable product
Technical assistance to cities, towns, and other economic organizations; services are designed to help clients retain their employment base, and include industrial master plans, marketing, demographics, and economic analysis; board and citizen training
Provides a wide range of integrated healthcare and social services to communities throughout Western Mass. and Connecticut from early intervention to elder care
Works with businesses, nonprofits, hospitals, farms, colleges and universities, schools, and other organizations to improve operations through energy efficiency, renewable energy, and waste reduction; helps organizations design and implement programs to achieve those goals; also includes EcoBuilding Bargains in Springfield
BERTHIAUME CENTER FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP AT UMASS AMHERST
Isenberg Business Innovation Hub N175, 121 President’s Dr., Amherst, MA 01003 (413) 545-9482; www.isenberg.umass.edu/bce
CENTER FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
109 Hills North, UMass, Amherst, MA 01003 (413) 545-6638; www.umass.edu/ced
CENTER FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
332 Birnie Ave., Springfield, MA 01107 (413) 733-6624; www.chd.org
CENTER FOR ECOTECHNOLOGY
320 Riverside Dr., 1A, Northampton, MA 01062; ()413) 586-7350 63 Flansburg Ave., Dalton, MA 01226; (413) 445-4556 www.centerforecotechnology.org
John Regan
Paul Flynn Jr.
Ben Sosne
Gregory Thomas
Dr. Henry Renski Dr. John Mullin
Jim Goodwin
Ashley Muspratt
Funding Your Next Big Idea!
We’re not sitting across the desk, but distance won’t keep us from realizing your dream.
Tracey Gaylord
www.GraniteStateDev.com
(413) 271-0099
Your Small Business Fuels Our Economy.
LeadaLifeof Climb Private peer advisory board of CEOs,
Executives, and Business Owners.
Your Vistage peer group
climbs with you.
Meet once monthly, to work through challenges and opportunities with 12-16 high- caliber executives from non-competing organizations.
Experienced Chair helps guide your assent.
Ravi Kulkarni, the chair with over 17 years of mentoring and coaching experience, guides group discussions
using a proven framework for processing issues and keeping discussions focused.
Are you hungry and strategic? Do you want to explore more? Call Ravi today.
Ravi Kulkarni, Vistage Chair Cell: (413) 348-1281 [email protected]
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