The
Southeast Regional Office is a advising center of the Massachusetts Small Business Development Center
(MSBDC) Network and it is part of the University of Massachusetts Amherst, in
collaboration with the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. Utilizing the resources
of the University of Massachusetts system makes the SBDC an excellent source of reference for
the region's business community.
The MSBDC's Southeast Regional Office was created in 1982 to pool resources of federal, state and local government, academic institutions, and the private sector to provide small
businesses with management and educational programs. The office serves all of southeastern Massachusetts including Cape Cod and
the Islands.
Our mission is accomplished through the SBDC's staff which includes two
business advisors -- Melinda Ailes [bio],
Clifford Robbins [bio] -- both of whom have a broad range of business knowledge. In addition, each counselor specializes in certain areas of expertise such as: business and financial plan development, marketing and sales counseling, financial analysis
and business
retention. We also offer training
seminars and assistance to companies seeking unconventional financing sources.
Our office manager and client services coordinator is
Tammi Jacobsen [bio].
Additionally our office works closely with Procurement Technical Assistance
Center and government procurement
specialist Daniel Lilly [bio] and the
Massachusetts Export Center regional office located in New Bedford.
Staff (from left to right):
Dan Lilly, Peter McHenry,
Melinda Ailes,
Tammi Jacobsen, Cliff Robbins
Our team based approach to counseling allows the business advisors to coordinate and combine their skills and abilities to fulfill the client's needs.
Free and confidential counseling services
are available to either preventure or existing businesses.
To receive free
and confidential business services,
please
contact Tammi Jacobsen, Client Service Coordinator, at the SBDC at (508) 673-9783
ext. 104 or complete the online
request for information form.
Mission
The Massachusetts
Small Business Development
Center Network provides high-quality, in-depth business advising, training
and capital access which contributes to the entrepreneurial growth of
small businesses throughout Massachusetts. Services are delivered
through a network of skilled professional staff supported by a
federal, state, and higher education consortium as well as several
partnerships.
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The MSBDC was created in 1980 by United States Public Law 96-302 as amended
by PL 98-395 and PL 101-909 to pool the resources of federal, state and local
government; academic institutions; and the private sector to provide small
businesses with high quality technical assistance and educational programs.
The MSBDC is a partnership of the U.S. Small Business Administration and the
Massachusetts Department of Business and Technology and a consortium of higher
educational institutions led by the Isenberg School of Management at the
University of Massachusetts Amherst and including Clark
University, Salem State College, the University of Massachusetts Boston and
the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth.
