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PRECISION MACHINED PRODUCTS
ASSOCIATION
6880 West Snowville Road
Brecksville, OH 044141
440-526-0300; www.pmpa.org
Description: International trade association
representing the interests of the precision
machined products industry
Funding source: Membership dues
How to take advantage: Local chapter
meetings, events
Contact: Kent Luciano, membership
specialist
kluciano@pmpa.org
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
10 Causeway St., Room 265A
Boston, MA 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
340 Main St. Suite 400
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, 508-799-
1600, ext. 609, JeanCarlo.Fernandez@
MassMail.State.MA.US
Hari Narayanan, Milford area business service
representative, 508-478-4300, hnarayanan@
detma.org
Donna Joyce, Southbridge area business
service representative, 508-765-6430,
djoyce@detma.org
