In the News

Below are a select few stories about the MSBDC Network that made headlines and/or relevant information for small businesses. Click on link to read the story.

• Jun 19, 2019 - Local businesses learn how to connect to global market

• May 31, 2019 - Giving Small Businesses an Edge

• May 31, 2019 - Suffolk University announces free business courses

• May 13, 2019 - Small-business workshop offers 'sage advice' from Pittsfield entrepreneurs

• May 2, 2019 - Renee King Diaz Named Young Entrepreneur of the Year (pdf)

• May 1, 2019 - Lenox Fit owner's sweat equity earns U.S. Small Business Administration honor

• Apr 29, 2019 - Suzanne Merritt Named Woman Small Business Owner of the Year (pdf)

• Apr 23, 2019 - MSBDC Government Sales Advisory Program Receives SBDC Service Center Excellence and Innovation Award (pdf)

• Apr 22, 2019 - Optim LLC named Exporter of the Year - STEP grants helped open doors to international trade shows and key markets (pdf)

• Apr 19, 2019 - El Huipil Named Minority Owned Business of the Year (pdf)

• Apr 18, 2019 - Broco Oil Named Veteran Small Business Owner of the Year (pdf)

• Apr 16, 2019 - Warrior Runners Named Home-based Business of the Year (pdf)

• Apr 11, 2019 - Paula Murphy speaks with Carl Brown on the Small Business Report (audio clip)

• Apr 03, 2019 - Maynard family grows restaurant business

• Apr 00, 2019 - Local Makers: Made in Our Region (pdf)

• Mar 15, 2019 - International buyers find ‘world-renowned seafood’ in New Bedford

• Mar 14, 2019 - Massachusetts Announces Almost $700,000 in Trade Expansion Grants

• Mar 03, 2019 - Program gives local small businesses insights, chance to grow

• Jan 02, 2019 - State Matters Episode 35: Business (video)

• Jan 00, 2019 - Klara's Kitchen Getting Bigger: Cookie capacity rising with new production facility (pdf - page 1)

• Jan 00, 2019 - Vegan eatery opening in Pittsfield: Thrive (pdf - page 1)

• Dec 13, 2018 - Export Leaders Discuss U.S. Trade Policy at Annual Export Expo in Boston

• Dec 07, 2018 - State Crafting Plan For Unique Issues of Rural Towns

• Nov 23, 2018 - Legislators, officials visit Plymouth businesses to support small businesses

• Sep 20, 2018 - SBA Touts Small Business Success Stories of The Berkshires

• Sep 14, 2018 - Learning to fund for yourself: Entrepreneur Kaitlyn Pierce needed funding to develop an idea.

• Aug 21, 2018 - Place of worship transformed into place of learning on Dalton Ave. in Pittsfield

• Jul 09, 2018 - Woman-Owned Businesses Navigating the SBA Resource Partner Network for Success!

• Jun 22, 2018 - As Fall River becomes more diverse, so do business owners

• May 17, 2018 - Flexo Concepts awarded 2018 Exporter of the Year

• Apr 27, 2018 - SBDC Southeast Regional Office, University of Massachusetts Isenberg School of Management Honored with Massachusetts and New England SBDC Service Center Excellence and Innovation Award

• Apr 25, 2018 - Simply Grace LLC Named Microenterprise Business of the Year

• Apr 02, 2018 - Bay State Entrepreneurs Honored in Celebration of National Small Business Week

• Apr 02, 2018 - The MSBDC’s Allen Kronick Is Helping to Build the Next Generation of Businesses Leaders (audio clip, 26:33 mins)

• Apr 02, 2018 - Workshop held at STCC for local entrepreneurs

• Mar 29, 2018 - Mass Export Center Tour New Bedford’s Seafood Facilities with International Seafood Buyers

• Mar 11, 2018 - Richard S. Cheney, regional director, Massachusetts Small Business Development Center

• Mar 06, 2018 - Committee focusing on state exports

• Feb 13, 2018 - Small Business Development Center Network helps Western Mass. business grow

• Jan 00, 2018 - The multiplier effect of local shopping - Cape Cod Beer

• Dec 24, 2017 - Central Mass. entrepreneurs use franchises to speed business launch

• Dec 18, 2017 - Biz Briefs: Berkshires-Based Pungl Ready to Expand Nationwide

• Dec 15, 2017 - Applications being accepted for Berkshares Inc.'s Entry to Entrepreneurship youth business program

• Dec 14, 2017 - Massachusetts Export Center Hosts Annual Export Expo

• Oct 02, 2017 - Meet Dawn Dreisbach of Dreisbach Special Education Services in Metrowest

• Sep 14, 2017 - SBA Honors Red Apple Butchers And Yummy Treasures

• Jul 19, 2017 - Small Business Innovation Breakfast: Government Funding for Emerging Technologies

• Jun 01, 2017 - Interview with Paula Murphy of the Massachusetts Export Center (47 mins)

• Apr 26, 2017 - Darmann Abrasive Products Awarded Small Business Manufacturer of the Year (pdf)

• Apr 25, 2017 - McLane Research Labs Awarded as a Top Small Business Exporter

• Apr 24, 2017 - Camio Custom Cabinetry Awarded Family-Owned Business of the Year for Massachusetts and New England

• Apr 21, 2017 - Massachusetts Export Center Honored with Massachusetts and New England SBDC Service Center Excellence and Innovation Award (pdf)

• Apr 21, 2017 - Yummy Treasures Awarded Microenterprise of the Year (pdf)

• Apr 21, 2017 - McLane Research Laboratories Inc. Awarded Exporter of the Year (pdf)

• Apr 16, 2017 - Darmann Abrasive makes materials that smooth the way for others (Darmann Abrasives is the winner of the SBA 2017 Small Business Manufacturer of the Year)

• Mar 30, 2017 - Massachusetts Entrepreneurs Honored as Part of National Small Business Week

• Mar 30, 2017 - Brexit could hit Boston export industry hard, expert says

• Mar 01, 2017 - Thousands to Celebrate #SBDCDay