Looking to start a business in Easton? Check out the Town’s online Business Guide
Looking for office space or land to build? Check out the Town’s online Site Finder
Organizations and Resources:
- MassDevelopment connects non-profits and manufacturers to state funding.
- Free mentoring provided by SCORE, Counselors to America’s Small Business www.score.org
- Small Business Strong is a non-profit organization empowered to help women and minority owned small businesses navigate the devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Massachusetts Small Business Development Center Network www.msbdc.org
- Southeastern Economic Development Corporation www.seedcorp.com*
- 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 Technical Institute www.sti-tech.org
- Constant Contact, for your e-mail marketing needs. For chamber member rates visit http://www.constantcontact.com/index.jsp?pn=eastonchamber
Hiring & Workforce Development:
- MassHire Greater Brockton Workforce Board – Workforce Development Initiatives
- CareerWorks – Connecting job seekers and employers
Government Websites:
- Small Business Administration http://www.sba.govma
- Massachusetts Labor Laws http://www.mass.gov/lwd/labor-standards/
- Easton Town Offices www.easton.ma.us
- Better Business Bureau http://www.bbb.org
- Old Colony Planning Council www.ocpcrpa.org
- Consumer Product Safety Division http://www.cpsc.gov
- National Archives http://www.archives.gov
- U.S. Postal Service http://www.usps.com
- Internal Revenue Service http://irs.gov
Local Media Contacts:
- Boston Globe South https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/globelocal/
- The Brockton Enterprise www.enterprisenews.com
- Easton Journal www.wickedlocaleaston.com
- Easton Community Access Television (ECAT) www.eastoncat.org
Related Events & Announcements:
- Ames Free Library-Check the library’s web-site for listings of educational and informational business-related workshops that are offered for free!
- 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. Businesses interested in learning more about the program should visit 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