Massachusetts Small Business Development Center

The MSBDC Network provides free, confidential and comprehensive one-to-one business advising and free educational training programs to prospective and existing small businesses.

About

The Massachusetts Small Business Development Center (MSBDC) fosters the start, growth and sustainability of small business by providing high-quality, in-depth advising, training and capital access.

  • Feasibility studies/startup issues
  • Business plan development
  • Access to capital
  • Financial plan development
  • Cash flow management
  • Marketing & sales strategies
  • Strategic organizational planning
  • Government procurement assistance
  • Export planning, preparation, readiness assessment, compliance
  • Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Grants

Services Provided

Economic and Site Development

  • Environmental Compliance
  • Lease Review (Specialty)
  • Revitalization
  • Site Location Assistance (Specialty)
  • Economic Forecast
  • Economic Development (Specialty)

Buying or Selling a Business

  • Buying or Selling a Franchise (Specialty)
  • Purchasing or Selling an Existing Business (Specialty)
  • Valuation

Business Planning

  • Business Succession Planning
  • Diversification (Specialty)
  • Business Plan Consulting (Specialty)
  • Feasibility Studies (Specialty)
  • Demographic and Census Data
  • Forming a Business (Specialty)
  • Identification and Research of Foreign Markets (Specialty)
  • Market Plan Development (Specialty)
  • Market Research (Specialty)

Financial Resources and Assistance

  • Angel Investment (Specialty)
  • Budget, Financial Statement and Cash Flow Training (Specialty)
  • Crowdfunding
  • Trade Show Financial Assistance (Specialty)
  • Insurance Requirements
  • Loans (Specialty)
  • Debt Funding (Specialty)
  • Equity Funding (Specialty)
  • Government Funding (Specialty)
  • Real Estate Finance (Specialty)
  • Technology Grants (Specialty)
  • Accounting and Bookkeeping (Specialty)
  • Bonding
  • Grant Funding
  • Matching Funds (Specialty)
  • Revenue Based Financing (i.e. factoring) (Specialty)
  • Venture Capital (Specialty)
  • Microloans (Specialty)

Human Resources, Workforce and Talent

  • Hiring and Firing
  • Apprenticeship
  • Recruiting (Specialty)
  • Workforce Training (Specialty)
  • Leadership/Professional Development (Specialty)
  • Industry (Specialty)
  • Employee Development (Specialty)
  • Insurance
  • Retention (Specialty)
  • Policies and Templates (Specialty)
  • Workforce Incentives (Specialty)

Import and Export Assistance

  • Financial Assistance for Exporting Activities (Specialty)
  • Identification/Research of Foreign Markets (Specialty)
  • Certification and Licensing (Specialty)
  • Locating Foreign Distributors (Specialty)
  • Networking/Exploring Exporting (Specialty)
  • Trade Education and Training (Specialty)

Internship Programs and Student Services

  • Internship Program (Specialty)
  • Student Marketing Projects (Specialty)
  • Student Research Projects (Specialty)
  • Youth Entrepreneurship Education (Specialty)
  • Student Training (Specialty)
  • Business Degree Program (Specialty)

Legal Services

  • Employee Relations
  • Contract Review
  • Forming a Business (Specialty)
  • Lease Review (Specialty)
  • Patent Seminars
  • Patent, Trademark & Copyright Information (Specialty)

Libraries and Research

  • Business Research Resources (Specialty)
  • Demographic/Census Data

Management Issues

  • Human Resources (Specialty)
  • Insurance Requirements (Specialty)
  • Leadership/Professional Development (Specialty)
  • Recruiting Assistance

Manufacturing, High Tech, Life Sciences Development

  • Commercialization (Specialty)
  • High Tech Development
  • Manufacturing Development (Specialty)
  • Quality Improvement (Supply Chain, Six Sigma) (Specialty)
  • Technology Transfer (Specialty)

Marketing and Sales

  • Advertising/Brochure Design (Specialty)
  • Award Recognition
  • Competitive Analysis (Specialty)
  • Demographics/Census Data
  • E-Commerce/Internet Marketing (Specialty)
  • Feasibility Studies (Specialty)
  • Identification/Research of Foreign Markets (Specialty)
  • Market Plan Development and Training (Specialty)
  • Market Research (Specialty)
  • Student Marketing Projects (Specialty)
  • Website Development (Specialty)

Mentoring

  • Formal Mentoring Programs (Specialty)
  • One-on-One Counseling (Specialty)
  • Peer Mentoring (Specialty)

Networking and Associations

  • Demographically Based
  • Geographically Based (Specialty)
  • Home Based (Specialty)
  • Industry Specific (Specialty)
  • International Trade (Specialty)
  • Small Business/General (Specialty)

Space

  • Commercial Kitchen Facilities (Specialty)
  • Conference/Meeting and Event Space (Specialty)
  • Coworking (Specialty)
  • Makerspace / Hackerspace (Specialty)
  • Office Space (Specialty)
  • Retail Space (Specialty)
  • Lease Review Assistance (Specialty)
  • Site Location Assistance (Specialty)

Operations and Logistics

  • Freight and Distribution (Specialty)
  • Locating Freight Forwarders/Customs Brokers
  • Quality Improvement (Supply Chain, Six Sigma) (Specialty)

Product Development

  • Patent Information
  • Product Assembly and Packaging (Specialty)
  • Product Design and Development
  • Prototype Development
  • R&D Support

Public Policy and Government Relations

  • African-American Business
  • City Business Issues
  • Hispanic Business
  • State Business Issues (Specialty)
  • LGBTQIA Business Issues
  • Native-American Business
  • Small Business Policy (Specialty)
  • Women’s Business Issues (Specialty)

Regulatory Compliance

  • Bonding
  • Government Requirements
  • Insurance Requirements
  • International Regulatory Compliance
  • Patent Information
  • Registration, Licenses and Permits (Specialty)
  • Trademark and Copyright Information (Specialty)
  • Certification

Selling to the Government and Large Corporations

  • Bid Matching and Preparation (Specialty)
  • Government and Military Specifications (Specialty)
  • HUBZone Certification (Specialty)
  • Obtaining Certification
  • Obtaining Corporate Contracts
  • Obtaining Government Contracts (Specialty)
  • Price History
  • Registration Assistance
  • Selling to Foreign Governments and Businesses (Specialty)
  • Subcontracting Opportunities

Starting a Business

  • Business Research Resources (Specialty)
  • Feasibility Studies (Specialty)
  • Forming a Business (Specialty)
  • Home-Based Business Training (Specialty)
  • Registration, Licenses and Permits (Specialty)
  • Site Location (Specialty)
  • Startup Business Counseling (Specialty)
  • Startup Classes (Specialty)

Technical Assistance

  • Design Services
  • Virtual Consulting and Online Services (Specialty)
  • Coding Schools, Bootcamps, Classes
  • Commercialization (Specialty)
  • Bookkeeping/Accounting Software Training (Specialty)
  • Technology Transfer
  • Website Development (Specialty)

Training

  • Online Courses and Videos (Specialty)
  • Trade Education and Training
  • Bookkeeping/Accounting Software Training (Specialty)
  • Budget, Cash Flow and Financial Statements Training (Specialty)
  • Business Management Training (Specialty)
  • Business Plan Training and Assistance (Specialty)
  • E-Commerce/Internet Marketing (Specialty)
  • Home-Based Business Training (Specialty)
  • Human Resources Training (Specialty)
  • Marketing Plan Training (Specialty)
  • Startup Classes (Specialty)
  • International Trade Education and Training (Specialty)

Events and Community Building

  • Hackathon / Startup Week or Weekends (Specialty)
  • Pitch Events (Specialty)
  • Neighborhood Fairs and Festivals
  • Startup Drinks
Contact Information
Cliff Robbins
Address
200 Pocasset St.
Fall River, MA 02721