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46 2016 Central Mass By The Numbers • Worcester Business Journal • www.wbjournal.com 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 organiza- tion established by the Massachusetts legislature to develop the common- wealth's information- and technology- based economy. It promotes new elec- tronic 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 hon- est competition in the marketplace through strict monitoring. The office inves- tigates consumer problems and provides a consumer hotline. It also publishes bro- chures, alerts and reports regarding busi- ness regulation. Supplier Diversity Program Supplier Diversity Office Operational Services Division 1 Ashburton Place, 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 export.gov/massachusetts/ Services provided: Helps small and medi- um-sized companies do business interna- tionally 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 and its statewide network of partners – banks, non-bank lenders, micro-lenders and certified devel- opment companies, SCORE, the Massachusetts Small Business Development Center Network and the Center for Women & Enterprise – help potential and current small business own- ers gain access to capital, counseling, training, federal contracts and surety bond guarantees. SBA loans range in size from $100 microloans up to $4 million 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 Services provided: A business information center focused on providing a better quali- ty 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 indus- tries throughout the region. 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