42 Worcester Business Journal | November 4, 2019 | wbjournal.com
B U S I N E S S R E S O U R C E S
BUSINESS SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS
Better Business Bureau
(serving Central and Western
Massachusetts and Northeastern
Connecticut)
400 Grove St.
Worcester 01605
508-755-3340
Fax: 508-754-4158
www.bbb.org/local-bbb/bbb-serving-
central-and-western-ma-and-
northeastern-ct
Services provided: Maintains data on
reported companies and handles
complaints against companies. Also
issues consumer alerts and warnings on
fraudulent business scams and provides
business advisory services, consumer
guides and reports on charities.
Massachusetts Export Center
2 Center Plaza, Ste. 200
Boston 02108
617-973-6610
www.msbdc.org/export/export.htm
Services provided: Includes export
counseling, international business
development, export regulatory
compliance, training programs, and
resource center for Massachusetts
businesses.
Service Corps of Retired
Executives (SCORE) — Worcester
Worcester Regional Chamber of
Commerce
311 Main St., Ste. 200
Worcester 01608
508-753-2929
www.worcester.score.org
Services provided: Counseling in all aspects
of starting and running a business. Regional
Mentoring Offices available on particular
days of the week at the Corridor Nine
Chamber of Commerce (Westborough),
North Central Chamber of Commerce
(Fitchburg), Blackstone Valley Chamber
of Commerce (Whitinsville), Nashoba
Valley Chamber of Commerce (Shirley),
Jacob Edwards Library (Southbridge),
Marlborough Regional Chamber of
Commerce, Hopkinton Public Library,
Milford Area Chamber of Commerce. See
worcester.score.org/content/our-eight-
mentoring-offices for more details.
Small Business Service Bureau Inc.
38 Austin St., P.O. Box 15014
Worcester 01615
800-472-7199
www.sbsb.com
Services provided: Group insurance plans for
small employers and individuals.
Worcester Business Development Corp.
89 Shrewsbury St., Ste. 300
Worcester 01604
508-755-5734
www.thewbdc.com
Services provided: Nonprofit providing
economic development for Worcester and
the Central Massachusetts region.
CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE
Assabet Valley Chamber of Commerce
18 Church St., P.O. Box 578
Hudson 01749
978-568-0360
Fax: 978-562-4118
www.assabetvalleychamber.org
Auburn Chamber of Commerce
311 Main St., Ste. 200
Worcester 01608
508-753-2924
Fax: 508-754-8560
www,auburnchamberma.com
Blackstone Valley
Chamber of Commerce
670 Linwood Ave. #5
Whitinsville 01588
508-234-9090
Fax: 508-234-5152
www.blackstonevalley.org
Chamber of Central Mass South
46 Hall Road
Sturbridge 01566
508-347-2761
Fax: 508-347-5218
www.cmschamber.ning.com
Corridor 9/495 Regional
Chamber of Commerce
30 Lyman St.,Ste. 6, P.O. Box 1555
Westborough 01581
508-836-4444
Fax: 508-836-2652
www.corridornine.org
Greater Gardner Chamber of Commerce
29 Parker St., P.O. Box 1381
Gardner 01440
978-632-1780
Fax: 978-630-1767
www.gardnerma.com
Hopkinton Chamber of Commerce
P.O. Box 55
Hopkinton 01748
508-922-2302
www.hopchamber.com
Marlborough Regional
Chamber of Commerce
11 Florence St.
Marlborough 01752
508-485-7746
www.marlboroughchamber.org
MetroWest Chamber of Commerce
860 Worcester Road
Framingham 01701
508-879-5600
Fax: 508-875-9325
www.metrowest.org
Middlesex West
Chamber of Commerce
179 Great Road, Ste. 104B
Acton 01720
978-263-0010
Fax: 978-264-0303
www.mwcoc.com
Milford Area Chamber of Commerce
258 Main St., Ste. 306
Milford 01757
508-473-6700
Fax: 508-473-8467
www.milfordchamber.org
Nashoba Valley Chamber of Commerce
2 Shaker Road, Ste. B200
Shirley 01464
978-425-5761
Fax: 978-425-5764
www.nvcoc.com
North Central Massachusetts
Chamber of Commerce
860 South St.
Fitchburg 01420
978-353-7600
Fax: 978-353-4896
www.northcentralmass.com
North Quabbin Chamber of Commerce
80 Freedom St.
Athol 01331
978-249-3849
www.northquabbinchamber.com
Wachusett Area Chamber of Commerce
1174 Main St.
Holden 01520
508-829-9220
www.wachusettareachamber.org
Webster-Dudley-Oxford
Chamber of Commerce
505 South Main St.
Webster 01570
508-943-9700
Fax: 508-754-8560
www.wdochamberma.com
Worcester Regional
Chamber of Commerce
311 Main St., Ste. 200
Worcester 01608
508-753-2924
www.worcesterchamber.org
Small business services in Massachusetts
The Worcester Business Development
Corporation's big project has been
transforming the former Worcester State
Hospital into a biotechnology campus
called The Reactory.
