3rd Annual Berkshire Small Business Resource Expo

The Stationery Factory 63 flansburg avenue, dalton

Attend the 3rd Annual Small Business Resource Expo to engage dozens of resource providers ready to help your small business, participate in any of our six workshops focused on grant access, workforce, marketing and more, and network with peers from across the region to build connections and foster a stronger small business community. Habrá interpretación

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Mass Cultural Council: Embracing Culture in the Commonwealth

via Zoom

This webinar highlights the mission, vision, and impact of the Mass Cultural Council. Panelists will discuss how communities can support and promote the arts by appointing staff to a local cultural council, and how they can build cultural districts through community initiatives, such as planning and zoning. NOTE: only Mass Municipal Association members may register

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Berkshire Blueprint 2.0 – Five Year Benchmark Event

Berkshire Innovation Center 45 Woodlawn Ave, Pittsfield, MA, United States

Join 1Berkshire as we come together to release the Berkshire Blueprint 2.0 - Five Year Benchmark report. We will be sharing updates, stories, emergent opportunities, and a vision for our collective ongoing work to achieve the goals set forth by the Berkshire Blueprint 2.0.

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Fundraising Friday: Know Your Grantonyms

via Zoom

As grantmakers, state and federal agencies speak a language all their own. If acronyms such as COI, LOI, EOI, RFI, RFP, RFQ, and RFR make your head spin, this is your chance to learn how to crack the code! Join Karen Pelto, BFF Recovery Grant Specialist to become more fluent in "Bureaucrat." With a better

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Unlock Partnerships with Financial Institutions

via Zoom

Community banks can open up new avenues for funding, volunteer engagement, and community outreach. During this webinar, Alice Ruhnke will help you develop, maintain, and grow relationships with your community banks.

Assisting Small Businesses thru SAM.gov Training

via Zoom

This virtual training with the General Services Administration offers hands-on assistance with your SAM.gov questions and challenges. Participants will: Understand SAM.gov and who should register Walk through the steps and validations required to get a Unique Entity ID and register in SAM.gov Get tips and tricks to help you avoid most common challenges Learn where

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Municipal Branding: Best Practices and Benefits

via Zoom

Panelists will discuss pros, cons, insights and challenges related to developing and using a new municipal brand. Amesbury Mayor Kassandra Gove will share why she initiated a branding project, and how it benefits her city. She’ll discuss how community surveys were used during the planning process, and how a municipal brand can have a positive

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Making Dollars and Cents of Direct Pay

via Zoom

This webinar will focus on how your community can take advantage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) Direct Pay Program – an opportunity to claim clean energy tax credits. Hear from the panel of experts who will discuss how to make the most of the Direct Pay program to help your community reach its climate

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Partner with Communities of Faith for Social Impact

via Zoom

In this webinar, Alice Ruhnke, President of GrantStation, and Aretha Simons, President of Multiplying Talents, will delve into the dynamic potential of partnerships between nonprofits and faith-based organizations. You’ll see the transformative power that arises when these entities unite for the betterment of society.

Investing in America – Contracting and Subcontracting, Rebates and Grants

via Zoom

Join the U.S. Small Business Administration to learn What is IIA; HOW TO: Home Energy Rebates for Small Business; Free Assessments and Implementation Grants for Your Manufacturing Facility; and HOW TO: Industrial Assessment Center (IAC) Implementation Grants for Small Businesses How to take advantage of federal and state contracting opportunities under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

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