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 from $1,000 to $4 million*

• 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
• Constant Contact, for your e-mail marketing needs.  For chamber member rates visit http://www.constantcontact.com/index.jsp?pn=eastonchamber

Government Web-sites:

• 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.wickedlocaleaston.com
• Patch.com www.easton-ma.patch.com
• The Buzz email buzznewsads@yahoo.com
• Easton Community Access Television (ECAT)www.eastoncat.org

Related Events & Announcements:

Southeastern Regional Vocational Technical High School

Southeastern Cooperative Education or Co-Op, is an employment partnership program between the schools and area employers and is an important component of all vocational technical education programs. It gives qualified grade 12 students the opportunity for paid, on the job work experience, while attending Southeastern for their academic work. The employer gains an employee already trained in the business or trade.  Businesses interested in learning more about the program should contact Chuck Burgess at 508-230-1294 or email cburgess@sersd.org.  Additional information can also be found on the school's website, www.sersd.org.

Massachusetts Small Business Development Center (MSBDC)

Monthly Business Seminars and workshops- most are FREE

For upcoming events, visit: http://www.msbdc.org/semass/training.html#grow2