Business Resources:

Organizations and Resources

• SCORE, Counselors to America's Small Business www.score.org
• Massachusetts Small Business Development Center Network www.msbdc.org
• Southeastern Economic Development Corporation www.seedcorp.com

*Small Business Loans available through SEED Corporation*

• Center for Marketing Research at UMASS Dartmouth www.umassd.edu/cmr
• Center for Women and Enterprise www.cweboston.org
• Stonehill College www.stonehill.edu
• Bridgewater State College www.bridgew.edu
• Massasoit Community College www.massasoit.mass.edu
• Southeastern Regional High School www.sersd.org

Government Websites

• Better Business Bureau http://www.bbb.org
• Old Colony Planning Council www.ocpcrpa.org
• Commonwealth of Massachusetts' Procurement Access & Solicitation System http://www.comm-pass.com
• Consumer Product Safety Division http://www.cpsc.gov
• National Archives http://www.archives.gov
• Small Business Administration http://www.sba.gov
• U.S. Postal Service http://www.usps.com
• Internal Revenue Service http://irs.gov

Local Media Contacts

• Boston Globe South http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/regional_editions/globe_south/
• The Brockton Enterprise www.enterprisenews.com
• Easton Journal www.cnc.com
• The Hometown News & Savings, www.hometown-news.net
• The Buzz, email buzznewsads@yahoo.com
• Easton Cable Channel www.cn8.tv

Related Events & Announcements

IRS - Economic Stimulus Act 2008

This contains two provisions that provide tax benefits for businesses.  The first provision increases the limit up to which a business can expense property purchased and placed in service during its 2008 tax year.  The second provision provides an additional 50 percent special depreciation allowance for property acquired and placed in service during calendar year 2008. Unlike the economic stimulus payments that millions of individuals have already received, the tax benefits for businesses are not automatic; businesses must act to take advantage of the new provisions by purchasing qualifying property.  There is a new fact sheet  available on IRS.gov regarding the business provisions of the Economic Stimulus Act.

Fourth Annual Massachusetts Conference for Women

Thursday, December 11, 2008

Boston Convention and Exhibition Center

www.MAconferenceForWomen.org