Franklin County Community Development Corporation - Greenfield, MA

Franklin County Community
Development Corporation (FCCDC)
(Consulting, Training, Financial Lender,
Technology Consultant)
The Venture Center,
324 Wells Street, Greenfield, MA 01301
(413) 774-7204
www.fccdc.org
The FCCDC offers business planning
assistance, business lending, and commercial rental space. The FCCDC also
operates the Venture Center business
incubator and the Western Mass Food
Processing Center.

Franklin County Chamber
of Commerce (FCCC)
(Consulting, Technology Consultant)
P.O. Box 898, 395 Main Street
Greenfield, MA 01302
(413) 773-5463
www.franklincc.org
FCCC provides services the Franklin
County business community, including
health insurance, networking opportunities, lobbying representation, and assistance with town and tourism events.

Franklin/Hampshire Career Center
(Consulting, Technology Consultant)
One Arch Place, Greenfield, MA 01301
(413) 774-4361
www.fhcc-onestop.com
The Center’s mission is to help job seekers secure employment and/or education to improve their economic situation and to assist employers become more competitive and find skilled workers.

Franklin County Bar Association
(Consulting)
(413) 773-9839
www.franklincountybar.org
Lawyer referral service.

Franklin Land Trust (FLT)
(Consultant)
(413) 628-4696
www.massland.org
FLT is a non-proft organization that
assists farmers and other landowners
with the preservation of farm and forest
land in western Franklin County.

Franklin/Hampshire Regional
Employment Board (FHREB)
(Consulting, Training, Technology
Consultant)
One Arch Place, Greenfield, MA 01301
(413) 774-1835
www.fhcc-onestop.com/reb.html
FHREB is the local administrator of public
employment and training programs and
services for area employers and residents.

Franklin Regional Council of
Governments (FRCOG)
(Research Information)
www.frcog.org
FRCOG provides services to 26 member
towns of Franklin County, including
regional planning and community
development, engineering, municipal and
human services. Also, as a State Data
Center affiliate free economic and demographic information services are offered.

Cooperative Development Institute
(Consulting)
http://www.cdi.coop/

1-877-NE-COOPS,

413-665-1271
CDI is a non-profit organization that
offers fee-based services to assist in the
development of cooperative businesses
and organizations.

Greenfield Community College –
Office for Resource and Workforce
Development
(Consulting, Training, Technology Consultant)
The Office offers employers programs to
enhance the skills of employees, such as
entry-level training, and job enhancement
and industry related workshops.

Pioneer Valley Connect

(Technology Consultant)

www.pioneervalleyconnect.org

The connect is focused on the advancement of broadband services and deployment in the three-county Pioneer Valley Region.

Regional Technology Corporation (RTC)

(Consulting, Training, Technology Consultant)

http://rtacentral.com

Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE)

(Consulting, Training, Technology Consultant)

www.score.org
The Franklin County Chamber of
Commerce host SCORE services of technical assistance to area businesses at no charge through retired executives. The SCORE website also offers an extensive web-links page of online resources.

Shelburne Falls Area Business Association (SFABA)

www.sfaba.org
West County Business Association

Young Entrepreneurs Society, Inc. (YES)
(Consulting, Training, Technology Consultant)
26 South Main Street
Orange, MA 01364-0426
(978) 544-1869
http://www.yes-inc.org
YES offers training programs on business
plan development and technical
assistance to support youth entrepreneurship. YES also operates the "YES BizCenter" in downtown Orange.

LIBRARIES
University of Massachusetts
W.E.B. Dubois Library
Reference Department, (413)545-6822
http://guides.library.umass.edu/business

Greenfield Public Library
Technology and Information Services
(413) 772-1544 ext 13
www.greenfieldpubliclibrary.org

Local, Community College and
University Libraries

REGIONAL RESOURCES

Center for Economic
Development – UMASS

http://www.umass.edu/ced/
The Center for Economic Development is a research and community-oriented technical assistance center that is partially funded by the Economic Development Administration , U.S. Department of Commerce

Common Capital, Inc.

(formerly the Western MA Enterprise Fund)

(Consulting, Training, Financial Lender,
Technology Consultant)

4 Open Square Way, Suite 407

Holyoke, MA 01040

(413) 420-0183 ext. 102

(413) 420-0543 fax

www.common-capital.org

Cooperative Fund of New England
(Financial Lender)
www.cooperativefund.org

Economic Development Council
of Western Massachusetts (EDC)
(Consulting, Training, Technology
Consultant)
(413) 593-6421
www.westernmassedc.com
The EDC coordinates economic
development initaitves amongst a
variety of partners, including chambers
of commerce and the RTC networks.

First Pioneer Farm Credit Union
(Financial Lender)
174 Smith Road, Enfield, CT 06082
Toll Free Telephone: (800) 562-2235
(860) 741-4380

Hidden TECH
(Consulting, Training, Technology Consultant)
www.hidden-tech.net
Hidden Tech is a network of, primarily,
home-based small business operators
located in western Massachusetts, which
offers a variety networking and informational events and workshops.

MassDevelopment - Western Office
(Consulting, Training, Financial Lender, Technology Consultant)

MassDevelopment offers custom programs for specific industries, financing tools, and various development services.

Massachusetts Municipal Association

(Technology Consultants, State Office)

http://www.mma.org/

The MMA is a non-profit, statewide organization that brings municipal officials together to establish unified policies and to share information for the benefit of the community residents.

Massachusetts Rural Development
Council, Inc. (MRDC)
(Technology Consultant, State Office)
216 Draper Hall, UMASS
Amherst, MA 01003
(413) 545-4404
www.ruraldevelopmentinc.org
The MRDC is committed to securing
the future of rural Massachusetts by
building enduring public/private
sector partnerships.

Massachusetts Small Business Development Center (SBDC) - Western Office

(Consulting, Training)

http://www.msbdc.org/

Materials and Manufacturing
Technology Network (MMTN)
(Technology Consultant)
1441 Main Street, Suite 136
Springfield, MA 01103-1449
(413) 755-1301
MMTN is a network of companies and
academic insitustions in the polymer
substances field, created to increase
business opportunties. The MMTN is
a network of the RTC.

North Quabbin Woods

(Consulting, Technology Consultant)

www.northquabbinwoods.org

A project of the NEw England Forestry Foundation, this is an effort to revitalize the North Quabbin economy based on the sustainable use of local forest resources.

Pioneer Valley Enterprise Program
(Consulting, Training)
Donahue Institute
University of Massachusetts Amherst
(413) 577-3442
www.donahue.umassp.edu

United States Small Business
Administration – Springfield Office
(SBA)
(Consulting, Training, Financial Lender,
Technology Consultant)
Springfield, MA
(413) 785-0484
www.sba.gov
The SBA provides financial, technical
and management assistance to help
start, run, and grow businesses. SBA
has a portfolio of business loans, loan
guarantees and disaster loans, in addition
to a venture capital portfolio.

Technology Enterprise Council (TEC)
(Technology Consultant)
1441 Main Street, Suite 136,
Springfield, MA 01103-1449
(413) 755-1301
TEC is a regional, industry-led organization created to advance the success of companies driven by information and communications technologies. The TEC is a network of the RTC.

STATE RESOURCES

Department of Agriculture
(Technology Consultant, State Office)
www.mass.gov/agr

Export Assistance Program, United
States Small Business Association
(Consulting, Technology Consultant)
www.sba.gov/oit/export

MA Export Center, SBDC
www.mass.gov/export

Massachusetts Chapter of the American Planning Association

(Consulting, Technology Consultant)

http://www.apa-ma.org/

As part of the national American Planners Association, the MassAPA offers workshops, materials and other resources to assist planners.

Massachusetts Department of Revenue

(State Office)

www.dor.state.ma.us

The DOR webpage offers business information (such as an explanation of tax obligations and electronic forms) and the Division of Local Services for community data.

Social Security Administration

(State Office, National Office)

www.msbdc.org

The Regional Office provides assistance to prospective and existing small businesses on topics such as business plan development, financing, personnel issues and marketing. SBDC staff hold office hours at the Franklin County Chamber of Commerce and FCCDC.

The Economic Stabilization Trust
(Consulting, Financial Lender for
Established Manufacturers)
529 Main Street, Suite 10
Boston, MA 02129
Boston: (617) 727-8158
Williamstown: (413) 884-1048
The Trust lends working capital to
small and medium sized manufacturing
and other value-added businesses in the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The
Trust’s staff is also capable of working
hand-in-hand with management to
assist in the stabilization and turnaround
of the business.

United States Rural Development Agency - Rural Development State Office

(Financial Lender, Technology Consultant, State Office, National Office)

(413) 253-4300

Worker’s Compensation Insurance
(State Office, National Office)
The Public Information Office,
Department of Industrial Accidents
Labor and Workforce Development
600 Washington Street, 7th Floor
Boston, MA 02111
(617) 727-4900
or (800) 323-3249 ext. 470
www.mass.gov/dia

FEDERAL RESOURCES

Bureau of the Census
(National Office)
(202) 482-2000
www.census.gov

Bureau of Labor Statistics,
Division of Information Services
(National Office)
http://stats.bls.gov

Department of Labor
(National Office)
www.dol.gov

Employment and Training
Administration
(Consulting, Training, Technology Consultant)
(202) 219-6871
www.doleta.gov

Federal Employer Identification
Number (EIN)
The electronic SS-4 form is on IRS Small
business/Self Employed Community
website at www.irs.gov/smallbiz.com.

Federal Withholding
(National Office)
(202)622-6370
www.irs.ustreas.go

Internal Revenue Service Center

(National Office)

Andover, MA 05501

(800) 829-1040

www.irs.gov

National Association for the Self-Employed

(Consulting, Resources, Health)

www.nase.org

Membership organization providing service, insurance, discounts to self-employed and small businesses.

Patent and Trademark Office

(National Office)

www.uspto.gov

TECHNET, United States Small
Business Administration, Office
of Technology
(Technology Consultant)
409 Third SW, 8th Floor
Washington D.C. 20416
(202) 205 - 6450

U.S. Department of Labor: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

(State Office, National Office)

www.osha.gov

INTERNET RESOURCES

My Biz for Women
www.sba.gov/women

Massachusetts Government
www.mass.gov
Comprehensive information; Why Mass,
funding sources, licensing permitting
and regulations, selling to the government, getting started, workplace and employees, taxes and reporting.

Inc. Magazine
www.inc.com
Leading magazine for small businesses
with business articles available on
website.

home l tools and resources l lending l food processing l commercial properties
calendar l membership l about l contact