Business Services

  

The Massachusetts Small Business Development Center's Southeast Region provides free and confidential business advice to small businesses in Southeastern Massachusetts. As a business owner, you have a million decisions to make. You are not alone! We can help with high quality, confidential, no cost business advice. We look forward to working with you!

Click here to view the cities and towns serviced by the Southeast Regional Office.

Areas of assistance include, but are not limited to: start-up businesses, business plan development, financial plan development, marketing and sales strategies, cash flow analysis, organizational and personnel issues, government procurement assistance and international trade assistance.

Entrepreneurs and small business owners are invited to meet with a business advisor, for an hour-long session, at one of our outreach centers to discuss anything from new business startups to existing business strategies. Appointments are required and subject to availability.

To schedule a free and confidential appointment, please complete our online Request for Advising with the link below. The information will be transmitted directly to our office.

  

  Request for Advising      Outreach Locations   

  

Business Training

The Southeast Regional Office conducts no-cost and low-cost seminars and workshops addressing a wide range of concerns for both start-up and existing businesses. Many of these programs are cosponsored with local chambers of commerce, colleges and universities, community development organizations, banks and trade associations. Click here to view the Southeast Regional Office training calendar.

For a full listing of statewide MSBDC seminars, visit www.msbdc.org/training.

  

Capital Formation Services

The MSBDC does not have funds to lend or invest, though we assist companies seeking both conventional and unconventional financing sources.

• State- or federally-assisted programs

• Quasi-public financing

• Angel and venture capital

• Private financing

• SBA loan guarantee programs

• Financial institutions

    

International Trade Assistance

The Massachusetts Export Center offers a wide range of targeted, customized services to Massachusetts businesses at any stage in the export process. These services include: export counseling and technical assistance, international market research and assessment, international business development assistance, export training programs and export publications. An international trade business advisor has an office in New Bedford. Visit the Massachusetts Export Center's website at www.mass.gov/export.

  

Procurement Assistance

The APEX Accelerator Program (formerly PTAC) can guide you through the maze of the government procurement process and provide you with information on how to become more competitive in the government marketplace. Visit the APEX Accelerator Program's website at www.msbdc.org/ptac.

  

Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Assistance

The SBIR program is a highly competitive program that encourages domestic small businesses to engage in Federal Research/Research and Development (R/R&D) that has the potential for commercialization. Through a competitive awards-based program, SBIR enables small businesses to explore their technological potential and provides the incentive to profit from its commercialization. By including qualified small businesses in the nation's R&D arena, high-tech innovation is stimulated and the United States gains entrepreneurial spirit as it meets its specific research and development needs. For further information, visit www.msbdc.org/sbir.