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303 Homestead Avenue
Holyoke, MA 01040 (413) 552-2500
www.hcc.edu
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NUEVA ESPERANZA INC.
401 Main St., Holyoke, MA 01040
(413) 437-7666; www.nuevaofholyoke.org
P I O N E E R V A L L E Y L I F E S C I E N C E S I N S T I T U T E
3601 Main St., Springfield, MA 01199 (413) 794-0653; www.pvlsi.org
PIONEER VALLEY PLANNING COMMISSION
60 Congress St., Springfield, MA 01104 (413) 781-6045; www.pvpc.org
PVGROWS INVESTMENT FUND
324 Wells St., Greenfield, MA 01301
(413) 665-7100, ext. 12; www.pvgrows.net/investment-fund
Does your organization or group need a first-class facility to hold your next
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State-designed regional planning agency serving Hampden and Hampshire counties; manages and supports the Plan for Progress, the region’s adopted economic-development plan; major source of demographic economic data
The PVGrows Investment Fund, a program of the Franklin County CDC, helps farmers and local food entrepreneurs obtain flexible financing and technical assistance to grow their businesses, and gives community members an opportunity to invest in growing a stronger local food system
Services to small businesses and entrepreneurs; U.S. Treasury-certified lender; offers professional and employee computer training (some free), business-development services with consultants, business-planning classes, a financial-literacy program with matched savings, and a partnership with Holyoke Community College offering workforce training and online credit-bearing classes in the Quaboag Region; small-business loans; CDFI; private, nonprofit 501(c)(3) corporation
Premier angel-investor group in the Pioneer Valley; invests in startups in the Northeast; offers different types of memberships to meet needs of different parts of economic ecosystem
Riverside’s day program provides individualized services combining life-skills development, employment options, life enrichment, and transportation to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDDs) from 33 cities and towns in the tri-county area; Riverside’s mission is to empower individuals with IDDs to live rich and full lives
Provides free and confidential business consultation and mentoring to new and established businesses; free online and face-to-face counseling available on site or at SCORE locations throughout Western Mass.; educational seminars on starting a business, preparing a business plan, using social media, and sources of financing; offers CEO forums and business roundtables
Provides pro bono legal services to small businesses unable to afford an attorney on a wide range of business-related legal issues from legal entity and trademarks to contracts and employment policies; free and open to the public; new clients admitted in August and January
Private, not-for-profit corporation that strives to revitalize the downtown through investment, marketing, economic development, special events, cleaning, security services, and supplemental beautification; aims to increase property values and urban vitality by continuing to make the downtown a safe, clean, and friendly place to live, work, and play
Offers the Individual Development Account Program, an asset-building program to help low-income individuals and families improve economic independence and stability through matched savings, case management, financial-fitness and money-management workshops, credit counseling, support, and guidance; weatherization services; transportation services; scholarship programs; veteran services; eviction and housing counseling; fuel assistance
Provides non-credit courses and workforce-development training to individuals and companies at the college or the company site; training includes computer applications, IT/network certifications, advanced-manufacturing applications, management and business skills, health careers, technical and trades, advanced manufacturing, construction, and skilled-trade classes (including electrical), and career-development classes such as auto damage appraiser license, introduction to drones, and interpreting; online education partnership; English as a second language; partnerships with Upright, Ed2Go, and MindEdge
Provides area businesses with skilled, dependable workforce through individual or group placement; additional sites in Agawam, Chicopee, and Three Rivers
UMass Amherst offers more than 30 core facilities, available to both internal and external users, which enable faculty, students, and industry collaborators to access a broad array of equipment to enhance their R&D capabilities, address both basic and translational questions, deliver technologies and product candidates more rapidly, and become more competitive in obtaining state, federal, foundation, and private funding
A two-part competition that educates students in innovation, technology, and entrepreneurship; through awards of significant cash, competition is designed to help students and young alumni pursue a novel business idea, develop a technology into a marketable product, or realize a new approach to a difficult problem or compelling opportunity
Responsible for evaluating, protecting, marketing, and transferring to the private-sector inventions and discoveries created by academic researchers on the Amherst campus; inventions can be licensed; some are the basis of new startup companies
Provides free, one-on-one business counseling, training, and mentoring through a network of Small Business Development Centers, SCORE chapters, and Women’s Business Centers located throughout the state; financial assistance to new and growing businesses through loan guarantees in cooperation with area lenders; government contracting and disaster-assistance programs
Community-action agency dedicated to eliminating poverty by providing programming to assist low- and moderate-income individuals and families achieve a higher quality of life; offers 30 different programs in areas such as adult education, college and career readiness, early education and care, energy assistance, homeless services, housing, nutrition, and senior services
VVM connects talented entrepreneurs, professionals, and experienced business leaders to build a community that helps ambitious and promising new ventures thrive
Offers customizable workspace solutions with flexible agreements; no long-term leases or contracts required; provides a wide range of private (1- to 10-person) office spaces with concierge business services fostering collaboration and networking between members; on-site amenities include professional mailing address and services, unlimited coffee, ultra-fast internet, café and lounge, community event meeting space, 24/7 access, daily cleaning, sanitization, air-filtration systems based on CDC guidelines, touchless door entry and restrooms, secure facilities, free parking, events (networking and educational), and more
QUABOAG VALLEY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP. AND QUABOAG VALLEY BUSINESS ASSISTANCE CORP.
23 WEST MAIN ST., 1, WARE, MA 01082
(413) 967-3001; www.qvcdc.org
RIVER VALLEY INVESTORS
1500 Main St., Suite 125, Springfield, MA 01003 (413) 667-9886; www.rivervalleyinvestors.com
RIVERSIDE INDUSTRIES
1 Cottage St., Easthampton, MA 01027 (413) 527-2711; www.rsi.org
SCORE
One Federal St., Bldg. 101, Springfield, MA 01105
(413) 785-0314; www.westernmassachusetts.score.org
SMALL BUSINESS LEGAL CLINIC AT WESTERN NEW ENGLAND UNIVERSITY
Blake Law Center, Room 119A, 1215 Wilbraham Road, Springfield, MA 01119 (413) 782-1469; www.wne.edu
SPRINGFIELD BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT
1331 Main St., Springfield, MA 01103
(413) 781-1591; www.springfielddowntown.com
SPRINGFIELD PARTNERS FOR COMMUNITY ACTION
721 State St., 2nd Floor, Springfield, MA 01109 (413) 263-6500; www.springfieldpartnersinc.com
STCC WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
One Armory Square, Bldg. 27, Room 263, Springfield, MA 01105 (413) 755-4225; www.stcc.edu/wd
SUNSHINE VILLAGE
75 Litwin Lane, Chicopee, MA 01020 (413) 592-6142; www.sunshine.us
UMASS AMHERST CORE FACILITIES
Institute for Applied Life Sciences
240 Thatcher Road, S307, Amherst, MA 01003 (413) 545-1710; www.umass.edu/ials/core-facilities
UMASS AMHERST INNOVATION CHALLENGE
Berthiaume Center for Entrepreneurship at Isenberg School of Management 121 Presidents Dr., Amherst, MA 01003
(413) 545-9482; www.isenberg.umass.edu
UMASS AMHERST TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER OFFICE AT MASS VENTURE CENTER
100 Venture Way, Suite 201, Hadley, MA 01035
(413) 545-3606; www.umass.edu/tto
U.S. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
One Federal St., Bldg. 101, Springfield, MA 01105 (413) 785-0484; www.sba.gov/ma
VALLEY OPPORTUNITY COUNCIL
35 Mount Carmel Ave., Chicopee, MA 01013; (413) 552-1554
300 HIGH ST., 1, HOLYOKE, MA 01040; (413) 552-1548
www.valleyopp.com
VALLEY VENTURE MENTORS
276 Bridge St., Springfield, MA 01103
(413) 337-2887; www.valleyventurementors.org
VENTURE X HOLYOKE
98 Lower Westfield Road, Holyoke, MA 01040 (413) 252-8569; www.venturex.com/holyoke
Kimberly Robinson
Rebecca Busansky
Sheila Cuddy
Paul Silva
Charlene Gentes
Len Gendron Ted Stevenson
Marie Fletcher
Chris Russell
Paul Bailey
Elliot Levy
Gina Kos
Andrew Vinard Peter Reinhart
Gregory Thomas
Burnley Jaklevic
Robert Nelson
Jay Reynolds
Hope Gibaldi Chris Bignell
Ned Barowsky
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