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Massachusetts Office of International
Trade & Investment (MOITI)
10 Park Plaza, Ste. 4510
Boston, MA 02116
617-973-8650
Fax: 617-457-7851
www.mass.gov/moiti
Services provided: Organizes overseas
trade missions; participates in trade
shows; sponsors strategic trade semi-
nars and investment promotions; estab-
lishes bilateral accords with foreign
trade officials; and hosts foreign delega-
tions seeking business relations with
Massachusetts firms.
Massachusetts Office
of Travel & Tourism
10 Park Plaza, Ste. 4510
Boston 02116
617-973-8500
Fax: 617-973-8525
www.massvacation.com
Services provided: Principal agency for
promoting the recreational, cultural, histor-
ical and scenic resources of the common-
wealth to increase its desirability as a
location for tourism, business and leisure.
Massachusetts
Technology Collaborative
75 North Dr.
Westborough 01581
508-870-0312
Fax: 508-898-2275
www.masstech.org
Services provided: A quasi-public, inde-
pendent economic development organi-
zation established by the
Massachusetts Legislature to develop
the commonwealth's information- and
technology-based economy. It promotes
new electronic health technologies and
supports renewable-energy technologies
in Massachusetts businesses.
Office of Consumer Affairs
and Business Regulation
10 Park Plaza, Ste. 5170
Boston 02116
617-973-8700
Fax: 617-973-8799
www.mass.gov/ocabr/
Services provided: Promotes fair and
honest competition in the marketplace
through strict monitoring. The office
investigates consumer problems and
provides a consumer hotline. It also
publishes brochures, alerts and reports
regarding business regulation.
Supplier Diversity Program
Supplier Diversity Office
Operational Services Division
1 Ashburton Pl., Ste. 1017
Boston 02108
617-720-3300
Fax: 617-502-8841
www.mass.gov/osd
Services provided: Helps promote the
development of business enterprises
and nonprofit organizations owned or
operated by minorities and women.
Mass. U.S. Export
Assistance Center
55 New Sudbury St., Ste. 1826A
Boston 02203
617-565-4301
Fax: 617-565-4313
http://export.gov/massachusetts/
Services provided: Helps small and
medium-sized companies do business
internationally with export marketing.
U.S. Small Business Administration
— Boston District Office
10 Causeway St., Rm. 265
Boston 02222
617-565-5590
Fax: 617-565-5598
www.sba.gov/ma
Services provided: The U.S. Small
Business Administration (SBA) and its
statewide network of partners — banks,
non-bank lenders, micro-lenders and cer-
tified development companies, SCORE,
the Massachusetts Small Business
Development Center Network and the
Center for Women & Enterprise — help
potential and current small business
owners gain access to capital, counsel-
ing, training, federal contracts and sure-
ty bond guarantees. SBA loans range in
size from $100 microloans up to $4 mil-
lion for fixed assets. SBA can guarantee
bid, performance and payment bonds up
to $2 million.
Workforce Central
Career Center – Milford
425 Fortune Blvd., Ste. 201
Milford 01757
508-478-4300
Fax: 508-473-0534
www.workforcecentralma.org
Services provided: A public resource for
regional workforce development services
and information.
Workforce Central Career
Center – Southbridge
5 Optical Dr., Ste. 200
Southbridge 01550
508-765-6430
Fax: 508-765-6442
www.workforcecentralma.org
Services provided: A public resource for
regional workforce development services
and information.
Workforce Central
Career Center – Worcester
44 Front St., 6th Floor
Worcester 01608
508-799-1600
Fax: 508-799-8012
www.workforcecentralma.org
Services provided: A public resource for
regional workforce development services
and information.
NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
Center for Women & Enterprise
50 Elm St., 2nd Floor
Worcester 01609
508-363-2300
Fax: 508-363-2323
www.cweonline.org
Services provided: Empowers women to
become economically self-sufficient and
prosperous through entrepreneurship.
Martin Luther King Jr. Business
Empowerment Center
237 Chandler St.
Worcester 01609
508-756-6330
Fax: 508-751-8591
www.mlkj-bec.org
Services provided: A business informa-
tion center focused on providing a better
quality of life in the minority community
through business development services
and culturally directed pre-employment
training.
Massachusetts Biomedical
Initiatives Gateway Park
60 Prescott St.
Worcester 01605
508-797-4200
Fax: 508-799-4039
www.massbiomed.org
Services provided: An independent, tax-
exempt corporation that supports eco-
nomic development and job creation for
the biomedical and medical-device
industries throughout the region.
Worcester Regional
Research Bureau
500 Salisbury St.
Worcester 01609
508-799-7169
Fax: 508-767-7720
www.wrrb.org
Services provided: A private organization
dedicated to conducting independent,
nonpartisan research on financial,
administrative, management and com-
munity issues facing Worcester's munici-
pal government and the surrounding
region.
TRADE/INDUSTRY
ORGANIZATIONS
Associated Industries
of Massachusetts
1 Beacon St., 16th Floor
Boston 02108
617-262-1180
Fax: 617-536-6785
www.aimnet.org
Services provided: Workers' compensa-
tion and group dental insurance cover-
age for members. It also provides affir-
mative action planning and seminar
training programs.
Manufacturing
Advancement Center
100 Grove St.
Worcester 01605
508-831-7020
Fax: 508-831-7215
www.massmac.org
Services provided: Publisher of the larg-
est manufacturing newsletter in New
England. Provides resources to the man-
ufacturing companies of Massachusetts
through education, outreach and knowl-
edge transfer.
The Smaller Business
Association of New England
1601 Trapelo Rd., Ste. 172
Waltham 02451
781-890-9070
Fax: 781-890-4567
www.sbane.org
Services provided: Grassroots lobbying,
educational programs, state and federal
advocacy and cost-savings benefits.
Also offers group medical and dental
insurance.
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