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Massachusetts Executive Office for Administration
and Finance, Skills Capital Grant Program
Massachusetts State House Room 373
Boston 02133
617-727-2040; mass.gov
Description: Program is intended to benefit students
and incumbent workers who are enrolled in eligible
schools and vocational programs, who are preparing and
training to enter the workforce or advance their careers.
The program seeks to support eligible schools that are
providing workforce skills training for high demand
industries identified by Workforce Skills Cabinet Regional
Planning
How to take advantage: Follow grant program guidelines:
www.mass.gov/service-details/massachusetts-skills-
capital-grant-program
Funding source: State agency
Contact: Elizabeth Guyton, governor's office liaison
elizabeth.guyton@state.ma.us
Year founded: 2012
Massachusetts Labor and Workforce Development,
Work Opportunity Tax Credit Program (WOTC)
19 Staniford St.
Boston 02114
617-626-5353; mass.gov/lwd/employment-services/one-
stop-career-centers/special-programs/wotc-program.html
Description: Federal incentives for hiring veterans, food
stamp recipients, ex-felons, vocational rehabilitation
referrals, summer youth employees and more
Funding source: Federal tax credit incentive
Massachusetts Manufacturing Extension Partnership
(MassMEP)
100 Grove St., Suite 108
Worcester 01605
508-831-7020; massmep.org
Description: Offers resources, services and support
focused on operational excellence, workforce strategies
and innovative growth solutions
How to take advantage: Workshops, training grants, on-
the-job training, credentialing and more
Funding source: Public-private partnership with federal
funds, state investments and private sector fees
Contact: Susan Janus, Regional manager
508-965-8768
info@massmep.org
Year founded: 1988
Massachusetts Office of Business Development (MOBD)
89 Shrewsbury St., Suite 300
Worcester 01604
508-792-7506; mass.gov/hed/economic/eohed/bd
Description: Central point of contact for businesses looking
to expand or relocate to the commonwealth
How to take advantage: Application for grants, tax credits
and other support
Funding source: State agency
Contact: Jon Golnik, regional director
508-792-7506, ext. 128
jon.golnik@state.ma.us
Massachusetts Office of International Trade and
Investment (MOITI)
10 Park Plaza, Suite 3730
Boston 02116
617-973-8664; mass.gov/hed/economic/eohed/moiti
Description: International business development agency
that promotes trade and investment with global partners
in Massachusetts, helps prepare Massachusetts-based
companies to work in global markets and facilitates
foreign direct investment in the commonwealth
How to take advantage: Trade missions, roundtables,
seminars and shows
Funding source: State agency
Contact: Brittany McDonough, senior manager of business
development
617-973-8650
brittany.mcdonough@state.ma.us
MassDevelopment
89 Shrewsbury St., Suite 300
Worcester 01604
508-363-2799; massdevelopment.com
Description: State finance and development authority
acting as both lender and developer with private and
public sector clients to stimulate growth, eliminate blight
and create jobs
How to take advantage: Working Capital Loan Guaranty
for manufacturers, Emerging Technology Fund, bridge
loans to federalgGrants, tax-exempt bonds and more
Funding source: State agency
National Association of Manufacturers
733 10th St. NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20001
202-637-3000; nam.org
Description: Public-policy advocate for more than 12
million manufacturing workers nationalwide
How to take advantage: Energy procurement, freight
discounts, marketing and office supplies discounts
Funding source: Private membership
Contact: Alyssa Shooshan, senior director, New England
member and board relations
ashooshan@nam.org
National Tooling and Machining Association
1357 Rockside Road
Cleveland, OH 44134
800-248-6862; ntma.org
Description: Industry advocate with nonprofit foundation
to support manufacturing education
How to take advantage: Boston Chapter P.O. Box
95 Dracut, MA 01826 bostontooling.org Western
Massachusetts Chapter 1207 North Street Ext. Feeding
Hills, MA 01030 wmntma.org
Funding source: Private membership and donations
Contact: Carrie Marsico, contact, Brock Babb Memorial
Scholarship
Matt Gilmore, director of membership
216-264-2856
cmarsico@ntma.org
mgilmore@ntma.org
Year founded: 1943
U.S. Small Business Administration
10 Causeway St., Room 265A
Boston 02222
617-565-8416; sba.gov/ma
Description: Loans, loan guarantees, contracts,
counseling sessions and other forms of assistance to
small business
How to take advantage: Determine eligibility, find a bank,
organize SBA paperwork, complete and submit forms
Funding source: Federal agency
Contact: Carlos Hernandez, lender relations specialist
617-565-5565
carlos.hernandez1@sba.gov
Year founded: 1953
Workforce Central Career Center
44 Front St., 6th floor
Worcester, MA 01608
508-799-1600; workforcecentralma.org
Description: Employment and training resources, at
no cost, to businesses around Worcester, Milford and
Southbridge; advertising in Mass JobQuest job bank;
applicant pre-screening, testing and assessment; job fairs,
recruiting and hiring events
How to take advantage: Contact local business service
representative
Funding source: Federal and state funding
Contact: J.C. Fernandez, Worcester area business service
representative
Hari Narayanan, Milford area business service
representative
Donna Joyce, Southbridge area business service
representative
508-799-1600, ext. 609
508-478-4300
508-765-6430
JeanCarlo.Fernandez@MassMail.State.MA.US
hnarayanan@detma.org
djoyce@detma.org
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