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66 Allen St., Pittsfield, MA 01201 (413) 499-1600; www.1berkshire.com
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THE ALCHEMY FUND
1350 Main St., Springfield, MA 01115 (413) 530-9555; www.alchemy-fund.com
BDC CAPITAL
500 Edgewater Dr., Suite 555, Wakefield, MA 01880 (781) 928-1100; www.bdcnewengland.com
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 HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
332 Birnie Ave., Springfield, MA 01107 (413) 733-6624; www.chd.org
CLICK WORKSPACE
9 1/2 Market St., Northampton, MA 01060 (413) 570-0040; www.clickworkspace.org
COMMON CAPITAL
120 Maple St., Springfield, MA 01103 (413) 233-1680; www.common-capital.org
DEVELOPSPRINGFIELD
1331 Main St., Springfield, MA 01103
(413) 209-8808; www.developspringfield.com
Brett Gearing
David Raccio
Gregory Thomas
Benjamin Craft
Mary Yun
Kimberly Gaughan
Chris Russell (Project Manager)
Launches and advises early-stage funding
Provides term loans, lines of credit, mezzanine investments, the Capital Access Program, Recycling Loan Fund, and brownfields insurance; CDC New England, an affiliate company, provides SBA 504 loans for real estate/equipment
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
Provides a wide range of integrated healthcare and social services to communities throughout Western Mass. and Connecticut from early intervention to elder care
Provides professionally managed co-working office space in downtown Northampton for freelancers, entrepreneurs, creatives, and remote workers; designed to allow members to work, collaborate, network, and contribute; meeting and event space also available for public rental
A nonprofit loan fund and community-development organization providing financing and technical assistance to small-business and community projects
Nonprofit that advances development/redevelopment projects, stimulates and supports economic growth, and expedites the revitalization process within Springfield; creates conditions that encourage private development with a bricks-and-mortar focus to meet Springfield’s unique and diverse redevelopment needs
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ASSOCIATED INDUSTRIES OF MASSACHUSETTS
One Beacon St., 16th Floor, Boston, MA 02108 (617) 262-1180; www.aimnet.org
Robert Paine
Employer association of more than 3,500 companies; lobbies on behalf of employers on state and federal economic issues; provides human-resources and management education throughout Massachusetts
BERKSHIRE INNOVATION CENTER
45 Woodlawn Ave., Pittsfield, MA 01201
(413) 449-1100; www.berkshireinnovationcenter.com
Ben Sosne
World-class research and development facillities and equipment; interactive training and conference facilities; shared access to advanced technology for local manufacturers
CENTER FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
109 Hills North, UMass, Amherst, MA 01003 (413) 545-6638; www.umass.edu/ced
Dr. Henry Renski Dr. John Mullin
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
CENTER FOR ECOTECHNOLOGY
320 Riverside Dr., 1A, Northampton, MA 01062 112 Elm St., Pittsfield, MA 01201
(413) 586-1350; www.cetonline.org
John Majercak
Working from the motto ‘we make green make sense,’ CET offers advice and resources to save clients money, make people more comfortable at home, and help businesses perform better
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF WESTERN MASS.
333 Bridge St., Springfield, MA 01103
(413) 732-2858; www.communityfoundation.org
Sara Talcott
Collects, invests, and administers charitable funds, including scholarships for local students and grant awards to Valley nonprofits in order to improve quality of life in Hampden, Hampshire, and Franklin counties; provides customized charitable planning for individuals and families; provides endowment and planned giving services for nonprofits
CONCERN EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
575 Beech St., Holyoke, MA 01040 40 School St., Greenfield, MA 01301 (413) 534-2625; www.rvcc-inc.org
Joy Brock
Promotes work-life balance by offering an employee-assistance program to local businesses; services can be offered as employee benefits for staff and their family members; program includes management and organizational consultation and referrals, crisis response, trainings, solution-focused mental health, and financial and legal counseling and referrals
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