About Us
The Massachusetts Small Business Development
Center Network's Western Regional Office provides
free and confidential one-to-one business advising to
prospective and existing small businesses.
Services are available to Massachusetts start-ups and existing
businesses located in Hampden, Hampshire, Franklin and Berkshire counties. Areas
of assistance include business plan development, preventure feasibility, conventional and
non-conventional financing, cash flow analysis, organizational and personnel
issues and marketing.
Services are delivered by a skilled professional staff with extensive
business experience and excellent educational backgrounds. Their work is
augmented by college and university faculty, qualified students and private
consultants.
Training programs are offered for a nominal fee on a wide
variety of management issues. Many programs are cosponsored with chambers of
commerce, banks, local colleges and universities, community development
organizations and trade associations.
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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.
Our 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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