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.
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
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.
INFORMATION FOR MINORITIES:
Association of African-American
Woman Business Owners
P.O. Box 13933, Silver Spring, MD 20911
(301) 565-2058
National Association of Black
Woman Entrepreneurs
P.O. Box 1375, Detroit, MI 48231
(313) 559-9255
Latin Business Associations
5400 E. Olympic Blvd. #130
Los Angeles, CA 90022
(212) 721-4000
http://www.lbausa.com
Minority Business Development
Agency (MBDA)
Department of Commerce
14th St. & Constitution Ave., NW, Rm 670
Washington D.C. 20230
(202) 482-5061
www.mbda.gov
Minority Business Development Center
113 15th Street NW, Suite 1120
Washington D.C. 20005
(202) 785-2886
American Business Woman’s Association
9100 Ward Parkway, P.O. Box 8728
Kansas City, MO 64114
(816) 361-6621
http://www.abwahq.org
Ashfield 413-628-4641
PO Box 560, Main St., Ashfield, MA 01330
Bernardston 413-648-5401
PO Box 504, 38 Church Street,
Bernardston, MA 01337
Buckland 413-625-6330
17 State St., Shelburne Falls, MA 01370
Charlemont 413-339-4335
157 Main St., Charlemont, MA 01339
Colrain 413-624-3454
PO Box 31, 55 Main Road,
Colrain, MA 01340
Conway 413-369-4235
PO Box 240, 32 Main St.,
Conway, MA 01341
Deerfield 413-665-4645
8 Conway St., South Deerfield, MA 01373
Erving 413-422-2800
12 East Main St., Erving, MA 01344
Gill 413-863-9347
325 Main Road, Gill, MA 01354
Greenfield 413-772-1555
14 Court Square, Greenfield, MA 01301
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Hawley 413-339-5518
8 Pudding Hollow Rd., Hawley, MA 01339
Heath 413-337-4934
1 East Main Street, Heath, MA 01346
Leverett 413-548-9150
Box 300, 9 Montague Road,
Leverett, MA 01054
Leyden 413-774-4111
16 West Leyden Rd., Leyden, MA 01337
Monroe 413-424-5272
Main St., Monroe Bridge, MA 01350
Montague 413-863-3204
1 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA 01376
New Salem 978-544-6437
15 South Main St., New Salem, MA 01355
Northfield 413-498-2901
69 Main Street, Northfield, MA 01360
Orange 978-544-1100
6 Prospect Street, Orange, MA 01364
Rowe 413-339-5520
PO Box 462, 321 Zoar Road,
Rowe, MA 01367
Shelburne 413-625-0300
51 Bridge Street, Shelburne, MA 01370
Shutesbury 413-259-1214
PO Box 276, 1 Cooleyville Road,
Shutesbury, MA 01072
Sunderland 413-665-1441
12 School St., Sunderland, MA 01375
Warwick 978-544-6315
12 Athol Road, Warwick, MA 01378
Wendell 978-544-3395
PO Box 41, 7 Wendell Depot Road,
Wendell, MA 01379
Whately 413-665-4400
PO Box 181, 218 Chestnut Plain Road, Whately, MA 01093
Industry Analysis
See Reference Desk, W.E.B. DuBois Library
Encyclopedia of American Industries
(HC102.E53, 2 vols)
Manufacturing USA ( HD9721.M364)
Standard & Poor’s Industry Survey’s
(HG4965.S71)
Statistical Abstract of the United
States (HA202.U58)
Wholesale and Retail Trade USA
(Ref. HF5421 W58)
Trade Listing
See Reference Desk, W.E.B. DuBois Library
National Trade and Professional
Associations of the United States
(ref. HD2425.D53)
Trade Shows Worldwide (ref. T394.T72)
Industry Clusters
North American Industrial
Classification System (NAICS)
(ref. HF1042 N677)
Standard Industrial Classification
Manual (HF1042.A55)
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
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.
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