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Champlain
Valley Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE)
| Description: |
SCORE is a network of
experienced businesspeople, sponsored by the U.S. Small Business
Administration, who can provide small business owners with
advice on business planning and management. Through the
case manager, a client is matched with a SCORE counselor, whose
experience matches a business owners' needs. All counseling is
free of charge. |
| Address: |
Winston Prouty Federal Building
11 Lincoln Street, Room 106
Essex Jct., VT 05452 |
| Phone: |
(802) 951-6762 |
| Fax: |
(802) 951-6764 |
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| Micro
Business Development Program (MBDP) |
| Description: |
MBDP is a statewide non-profit program
of the five Vermont Community Action Agencies, and offers
low-and moderate-income entrepreneurs technical
assistance for starting, expanding, or improving their
businesses. Services include: one-on-one business counseling,
classroom business training; facilitated peer support groups;
workshops on special topics; and loan application
assistance. MBDP now has special programs to assist
Vermont's refugees to start businesses and to help low income
individuals start child care businesses. Call for
details. Some business funding assistance is available
directly from MBDP through Individual Development Accounts or
matched savings programs. Each MBDP office also has a
computer lab with high-speed internet connection and business
resource materials for client use. All services are free
of charge to low- and moderate-income Vermonters. Please
call to set up an initial interview. |
| Address: |
294 N. Winooski Avenue, Suite 214B
Burlington, VT 05401 |
| Phone: |
(802) 860-1417, (800) 287-7971 |
| Fax: |
(802) 860-1387 |
| Contact: |
Jim White |
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| New
England Trade Adjustment Assistance Center (NETAAC) |
| Description: |
The Trade Adjustment Assistance
Program, funded by the United States Department of Commerce,
helps American manufacturers who are hurt by import competition
by providing them with consulting services at reduced costs. The
New England division, NETAAC, an assist New England
manufacturers who have experienced a decline in sales or
production and a decline in employment due to increasing imports
of directly competitive products. NETACC staff, or its
network of private consultants,
provides clients with top-notch business services and tailors
business strategies to each client's specific needs. NETAAC pays
up to 50% of the total cost of all services, and in some cases
as much as 75%. NETAAC has assisted over 1,000 New England
manufacturers in a broad variety of industries. This assistance
has been instrumental in reversing sales and employment declines
and in improving productivity. |
| Address: |
600 Suffolk Street, 5th Floor North
Lowell, MA 01854 |
| Phone: |
(978) 446-9870 |
| Fax: |
(978) 446-9820 |
| Email: |
taa@netaac.org |
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DigitalBridges2.0 |
| Description: |
Through its programs and collaboration
within its community, DigitalBridges2.0 extends learning beyond
the classroom and helps risk-taking entrepreneurial thinkers
deal with risk and navigate the process of creating and
implementing their ideas in a connected world. Programs:
Bridges - Online Community
By joining the DigitalBridges2.0 community you gain access
to a circle of experienced and supportive professionals who are
available to help you as you get started. Initially, Venture
Coaches will help by answering questions and helping members
solve issues like finding funding, strategic channel partners
and needed skill sets via private email exchanges within
BRIDGES. Once you identify the coach offering the industry and
expertise combination you seek, simply click on his/her name and
send your message. The coach will receive notification that you
have sent a private message so that he/she can respond in a
timely manner. Log on today and register at our website.
Middlebury Solutions Group
The Middlebury Solutions Group (MSG) introduces students to
building companies from raw ideas through consulting engagements
with Vermont startups. Its services help entrepreneurs navigate
and accelerate the difficult process of transforming their
concepts into operating enterprises.
January Conference Series
The annual series explores how technology drives change and
how that change affects how we live, learn, work and play. Each
conference is the product of collaboration between Middlebury
College students, their panelists and their mentors drawn from
the DigitalBridges2.0 community.
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| Address: |
DKE Alumni House
Middlebury College
Middlebury, VT 05753 |
| Phone: |
(802) 443-5435 |
| Email: |
digitalbridges@middlebury.edu |
| Contact Name: |
Marianne Osbourne |
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| Small
Business Development Center (SBDC) |
| Description: |
SBDC is a partnership between the
Small Business Administration and the Vermont colleges and
universities to provide management assistance to meet the needs
of small business people. SBDC works to improve the economic
climate through the promotion and development of small
businesses. Business Specialists offer free business
counseling, strategic analysis, and financial analysis for
people with questions about starting a new business, acquisition
of a business, creating a business plan, marketing, expansion,
finance, etc.
Programs include FastTrac, an entrepreneurial training series
for start-up and existing businesses, and environmental,
technology, IRS, and business incubation assistance programs. |
| Address: |
PO Box 786 (60 Main Street)
Burlington, VT 05402 |
| Phone: |
(802) 658-9228 |
| Fax: |
(802) 860-1899 |
| Contact Name: |
Richard Munkelwitz |
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The
Vermont Employee Ownership Center (VEOC) |
| Description: |
The Vermont Employee Ownership Center
is a statewide non-profit organization whose mission is to
promote and foster employee ownership in order to broaden
capital ownership, deepen employee participation, retain jobs,
increase living standards for working families, and stabilize
communities. We provide information, referrals and
technical assistance on employee ownership of all kinds - from
Employee Stock Ownership Plans to worker cooperatives - to
business owners, employees, entrepreneurs and the general
public. |
| Address: |
33 Main Street (upstairs)
PO Box 546
Burlington, VT 05402 |
| Phone: |
(802) 861-6611 |
| Contact Names: |
Don Jamison |
| Email: |
info@veoc.org |
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| Vermont
Manufacturing Extension Center (VMEC) |
| Description: |
VMEC is a not-for-profit center that
assists small and medium size Vermont manufacturers (under 500
employees). VMEC's mission is to improve manufacturing in
Vermont. This is done through direct one-on-one assistance and
training to help manufacturers improve overall operations,
modernize processes, increase productivity, introduce new
technologies, reduce costs, and become more competitive.
VMEC provides services through its skilled, expert
Manufacturing Business Advisors and additional technical
resources as necessary. Initial, confidential needs
assessment is free of charge, with additional services on a
reasonable fee basis. VMEC also offers workshops on a wide
range of industrial process, engineering and management topics.
VMEC is developing a new program to bring more Vermont
businesses into the supply chain of the US Department of
Defense. This is part of a New England-wide, DOD-funded
initiative which will afford Vermont manufacturers opportunities
to match their capabilities with DOD procurement needs.
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| Burlington Address: |
60 Main Street
Burlington, VT 05401 |
| Phone: |
Phone: (800) MEP-4MFG or (802)
660-2737 |
| Fax: |
Fax: (802) 658-1348 |
| Contact Name: |
Paul
Demers |
| Waterbury Address: |
4 Union Street, Unit One
Waterbury, VT 05676 |
| Phone: |
Phone: (800) MEP-4MFG or (802)
244-7667 |
| Fax: |
Fax: (802) 244-7677 |
| Contact Name: |
Paige
Lowry |
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| Vermont
Women's Business Center |
| Description: |
The Vermont Women’s
Business
Center
provides services throughout the state of
Vermont
through women’s business counselors, via the Internet, and new
training opportunities. The Vermont Women’s
Business
Center, launched in 2002 in concert with the U.S. Small Business
Administration and its resource partners, is administered by
Central Vermont Community Action Council.
Its services are offered statewide through the Vermont
Community Action Agencies. Project
partners include the
Small
Business
Development
Center, the Vermont Secretary of State,
Woodbury
College, and the Vermont Commission on Women.
Additional partners include the Women’s Agricultural
Network (UVM Extension), the Vermont Job Start Program, the
Vermont Community Loan Fund, and other members of the Technical
Assistance Providers’ Association of Vermont (a network of
service providers, lenders, and educators meeting the needs of
emerging micro and small businesses). |
| Address: |
660 Elm Street
Montpelier, VT 05602 |
| Phone: |
Phone: (800) 266-4062 or (802)
229-2181 |
| Contact Name: |
Linda Ingold |
| Email: |
vwbc@cvcac.org |
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Vermont
Global Trade Partnership (VGTP) |
| Description: |
The Vermont Global Trade Partnership (VGTP) is Vermont’s
center for international business assistance. Formed in 2004,
the Trade Partnership provides technical assistance and trade
counseling, import and export leads, educational programs,
coordinated trade missions and trade shows, and many other
useful services to help Vermont companies seeking to succeed in
international markets. The Partnership is comprised of Vermont’s
abundant public and private international trade resources,
coordinated through the leadership of Vermont’s Director of
International Trade in the Agency of Commerce & Community
Development. Sign up for email updates promoting educational
programs and timely international business information as well
as the VGTP’s monthly e-newsletter at
www.thinkvermont.com/globaltrade, or use the website to
utilize other resources that are vital to the success of your
international business endeavors: inclusive of the World Trade
Reference On-Line and the downloadable 2008 edition of the
VGTP’s International Trade Resource Guide.
Some of the services provided by the office include:
Technical Assistance & Trade Counseling
The VGTP assists Vermont businesses in researching new markets,
reviewing trade regulations, tarrifs and logistics and can
assist in product sourcing. The Trade Partnership is committed
to providing quality information and practical advice in
selecting markets for your products and services.
Trade Missions
Each year, the State of Vermont organizes trade missions with
the purpose of helping Vermont companies develop international
business. The Trade Missions provide one-on-one meetings with
potential foreign trade partners and unique networking
opportunities. These activities are managed through the
coordinated efforts of the Vermont Global Trade Partnership.
Trade missions are particularly useful for first time exporters
or companies that have had difficulty expanding into a
particular country or market.
Programs & Seminars
The Vermont Global Trade Partnership’s programs are designed to
educate Vermont companies through the use of experts from
industry, government, and academia, on topics of importance to
businesses. The VGTP also brings State, Federal and
international industry regional resources to Vermont’s business
community through periodic business roundtable and market
briefing sessions.
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| Address: |
1 National Life Drive
North Building 6th Floor
Montpelier, VT 05641 |
| Phone: |
(802) 828-1681 |
| Fax: |
(802) 828-3258 |
| Contact Name: |
Dana Eidsness,
Director of International Trade |
| Burlington Office: |
Vermont Global Trade Partnership
Champlain College
Ireland Family Center for Global Business & Technology
391 Maple Street
Burlington, VT 05402
(802) 651-5917 |
| Brattleboro Office: |
Marlborough College Technology Center
28 Vernon Street 3rd Floor
Brattleboro, VT 05301 |
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| Women's
Agricultural Network (WAgN) |
| Description: |
Women's Agricultural Network (WAgN) is a collaborative effort of the
UVM Extension System and
the United States Department of Agricultural. They assist
individuals starting or expending farms or agriculturally
related businesses. WAgN provides education, technical
assistance, and networking opportunities, including the Growing
Places workshop, which provides tools for evaluating and
planning a farm business opportunity. |
| Address: |
UVM Extension, 617 Comstock Rd., Suite
5
Berlin, VT 05602 |
| Phone: |
(802) 223-2389, (866) 860-1382 |
| Fax: |
(802) 223-6500 |
| Contact Name: |
Mary
Peabody or Beth Holtzman |
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| Women's
Small Business Program (WSBP) |
| Description: |
Women's Small Business Program (WSBP)
provides women with the opportunity to explore business
ownership in a supportive environment and in the company of
other women. WSBP equips women with the business skills
and support to start, operate, and expand micro
enterprises. Courses include Getting Serious, a day-long
workshop designed for women to explore the possibilities and
realities of business ownership; and Start Up, a fifteen week
business skills training program for women who are starting,
stabilizing or expanding a small business. Participants
write a complete business plan that is reviewed by area business
professionals. |
| Address: |
346 Shelburne Road
Burlington, VT 05401 |
| Phone: |
(802) 846-7338 |
| Fax: |
(802) 846-7237 |
| Contact Name: |
Lorna Lyons |
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