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Business Resources
BUSINESS SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS
Better Business Bureau
(serving Central and Western
Massachusetts and Northeastern
Connecticut)
6 Park Ave., Ste. 100
Worcester 01605
866-566-9222
Fax: 508-754-4158
www.bbb.org/central-western-
massachusetts
Services provided: Manages dispute reso-
lution, maintains data on reported compa-
nies and handles complaints against com-
panies. Also issues consumer alerts and
warnings on fraudulent business scams
and provides business advisory services,
consumer guides and reports on chari-
ties.
Service Corps of Retired Executives
(SCORE) — Worcester
Worcester Regional Chamber of
Commerce
446 Main St., Ste. 200
Worcester 01608
508-753-2929
Fax: 508-754-8560
www.worcester.score.org
Services provided: Counseling in all
aspects of starting and running a
business
Service Corps of Retired Executives —
North Central
North Central Mass. Chamber of
Commerce
860 South St.
Fitchburg 01420
978-353-7600
Fax: 978-353-4896
www.worcester.score.org
Services provided: Counselor available
Mondays at the North Central Chamber of
Commerce office for advice on how to
start or grow a business.
Small Business Service Bureau Inc.
National Operations Center
554 Main St., P.O. Box 15014
Worcester 01615
800-343-0939
Fax: 508-770-0528
www.sbsb.com
Services provided: Group insurance plans,
management assistance, publications,
legislative advocacy and discount pro-
grams
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
446 Main St., Ste. 200
Worcester 01608
508-753-2924, ext. 224
Fax: 508-754-8560
www.auburnchamberma.com
Blackstone Valley Chamber of Commerce
670 Linwood Ave. #5
Whitinsville 01588
508-234-9090
Fax: 508-234-9090
www.blackstonevalley.org
Central Mass South Chamber of
Commerce
380 Main St.
Sturbridge 01566
508-347-2761
Fax: 508-347-5218
www.cmschamber.org
Corridor Nine Area Chamber of
Commerce
30 Lyman St., 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
Fax: 508-481-1819
www.marlboroughchamber.org
MetroWest Chamber of Commerce
1671 Worcester Road, Ste. 301
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
www.mwcoc.com
Milford Area Chamber of Commerce
258 Main St., Ste. 306, P.O. Box 621
Milford 01757
508-473-6700
Fax: 508-473-8467
www.milfordchamber.org
Nashoba Valley Chamber of Commerce
2 Shaker Road
Shirley 01464
978-425-5761
www.nvcoc.com
North Central Massachusetts Chamber
of Commerce
860 South St.
Fitchburg 01420
978-353-7600
Fax: 978-353-4896
www.northcentralmass.net
North Quabbin Chamber of Commerce
251 Exchange St.
Athol 01331
978-249-3849
www.northquabbinchamber.com
Wachusett Area Chamber of Commerce
1174 Main St.
Holden 01520
508-829-9220
Fax: 508-829-9220
www.wachusettareachamber.org
Webster-Dudley-Oxford Chamber of
Commerce
446 Main St., Ste. 200
Worcester 01608
508-943-9700, ext. 224
Fax: 508-754-8560
www.wdochamberma.com
Worcester Regional Chamber of
Commerce
446 Main St., Ste. 200
Worcester 01608
508-753-2924
Fax: 508-754-8560
www.worcesterchamber.org
COLLEGE-AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
Massachusetts Small Business
Development Center Network at Clark
University
Central Regional Office
950 Main St.
Worcester 01610
508-793-7615
Fax: 508-793-8890
www.clarku.edu/offices/sbdc/
Services provided: Seminars, for a fee,
and free counseling at the MSBDC and at
outreach offices for start-up, expanding
and troubled businesses. All counseling
services are confidential.
MetroWest Economic Research Center
(MERC)
Framingham State University
100 State St., P.O. Box 9101
Framingham, MA 01701-9101
508-626-4033
Fax: 508-626-4018
www.merc-online.org
Services provided: Economic research,
referral of economics and business
administration majors for internships, eco-
nomic data and analyses to businesses,
municipalities, nonprofits and residents
through conferences, publications, com-
munity lectures and reports
Office of Technology Management
University of Massachusetts Medical
School
Higgins Bldg.
222 Maple Ave.
Shrewsbury 01545
508-856-1626
Fax: 508-856-1482
www.umassmed.edu/otm
Services provided: Secures continuing
financial support for research at the
University of Massachusetts Medical
School through the development of mutu-
ally beneficial research and licensing
agreements between UMass and various
industries
The Venture Forum (formerly the WPI
Venture Forum)
85 Prescott St.
Worcester 01605
508-831-5075
www.theventureforum.org
Services provided: Monthly meetings to
present company case studies, with a
panel of experts to provide comments
and recommendations to the company.
Each meeting also has a special theme
and a guest speaker who is an expert in
that area. The forum offers networking
capabilities through its meetings. Once a
year, a workshop is held to provide in-
depth, interactive experiences in key
fields of business development.
FINANCING ORGANIZATIONS
BDC Capital
500 Edgewater Dr., Ste. 555
Wakefield 01880
781-928-1100
Fax: 781-928-1101
www.bdcnewengland.com
Services provided: Works with lenders
and investors to provide supplemental
financing for New England businesses
Massachusetts Capital Resource Co.
420 Boylston St.
Boston 02116
617-536-3900
Fax: 617-536-7930
www.masscapital.com
Services provided: Invests in established
emerging-growth companies and provides
mezzanine financing to small and medi-
um-sized businesses in Massachusetts
MassVentures
308 Congress St., 5th Fl.
Boston 02109
617-723-4920
Fax: 617-723-5983
www.mass-ventures.com
Services provided: As a leading-edge ven-
ture capital firm in Massachusetts, it
addresses the capital gap for the startup
and expansion of early-stage technology
companies looking to operate within the
commonwealth.
GOVERNMENTAL/QUASI-
GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
Central Massachusetts Regional
Planning Commission
2 Washington Sq., Union Station, 2nd Fl.
Worcester 01604
508-756-7717
Fax: 508-792-6818
www.cmrpc.org
Services provided: Collaborates with gov-
ernments and officials of Worcester and
39 surrounding Central Mass. communi-
ties to aid in planning and implementing
regional and municipal development
Central Massachusetts Workforce
Investment Board
44 Front St., Ste. 300
Worcester 01608
508-799-1590
Fax: 508-799-1595
www.cmwib.org
Services provided: A nonprofit board,
which develops and executes strategies
for job advancement that promote eco-
nomic stability in the region
Commonwealth Corp.
2 Oliver St., 5th Floor
Boston, MA 02109
617-727-8158
Fax: 617-242-7660
www.commcorp.org
Services provided: Collaborates with
industry and educational institutions to
provide education and training programs.
It provides technical assistance for com-
panies, particularly small and medium-
sized manufacturers that seek to upgrade
their technology.
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