Entrepreneurship
GCC helps launch business dreams
GREENFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – Greenfield Community College is launching an initiative to help entrepreneurs. Sober housing need discussed at Greenfield Community College Greenfield Community College is launching the Route 2 Rural Innovation Corridor which will help entrepreneurs from underrepresented communities in the region launch their business dreams. Read the source article at WWLP 22 News…
Read MoreWomen Innovators & Trailblazers Helps Grow the Women-led Economy
Lenore Abare was familiar with Valley Venture Mentors (VVM) and even attended one of its events when she was dabbling with the idea of becoming an entrepreneur a few years ago. “It all stayed in the back of my mind,” she said. “Now that I’m full-blown running my own consulting business, I knew it would…
Read MoreBay Path University lecture helps entrepreneurs optimize their talent
The COVID-19 Pandemic had many people rethinking their careers. On Thursday night in Longmeadow, a discussion took place for entrepreneurs wanting to optimize their talents. Bay Path University hosted that discussion for its 15th Innovative Thinking & Entrepreneurship Lecture. This lecture in particular was called: ‘The Science of Dream Teams: How Talent Optimization Drives Engagement,…
Read MoreBay Path University to Present Innovative Thinking & Entrepreneurship Lecture
Bay Path University’s biennial 2022 Innovative Thinking & Entrepreneurship Lecture will take place on Thursday, Nov. 3 at the Blake Student Commons on the university’s Longmeadow campus. The doors will open for registration, networking, and refreshments from 3:45 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., followed by the lecture and Q&A, then a reception at 5:30 p.m. This…
Read MoreBaker, Sarno join Springfield roundtable discussion on local entrepreneurship
Governor Baker continued his visit to western Massachusetts Tuesday, joining Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno and other city leaders for a roundtable discussion at Valley Ventures. The discussion centered on the vital role entrepreneurs play in building up the western Massachusetts economy. The Western Mass Economic Development Council, Valley Venture Mentors and Western Mass Founders Network…
Read MoreEforAll Berkshire County Awards Prizes to Accelerator Companies
Entrepreneurship for All (EforAll) Berkshire County awarded nearly $10,000 in prizes to the Spring 2022 Business Accelerator Cohort at a recent awards ceremony held on Zoom. The celebration and gala began with remarks from state Rep. Tricia Farley-Bouvier, who emphasized the robust public-private partnership that supports EforAll’s regional efforts and lauded the efforts of the…
Read MoreWestern Mass Founders Network holds first demo day
The Western Mass Founders Network celebrated fifteen western Massachusetts business startups Tuesday. The Western Mass Founders Network held its first demo day Tuesday evening with participating startups representing the organization’s peer mentoring program. “The entrepreneurs who have been participating in this program have been meeting in pairs at around table on a monthly basis and…
Read MoreWestern Mass Founders Network Announces First Demo Day
The Western Mass Founders Network announced its first demo day will be held June 14, from 4 to 7 p.m. at Valley Venture Mentors’ facility in Springfield. The participating startups represent the inaugural cohort of the organization’s peer mentoring program. The Western Mass Founders Network Demo Day is the culmination of an eight-month program for…
Read MoreThe Important Work of Mentoring
Over the years, we’ve written many times about the entrepreneurship ecosystem in this region and its importance to economic development in the four western counties. This is an area dominated by small businesses, and it always will be, with growth coming organically, rather by recruiting the likes of a General Electric (bad example, given what’s…
Read MoreFor Mentors of Entrepreneurs, There are Many Kinds of Rewards
There are many components to the region’s entrepreneurship ecosystem, perhaps none more important than the small army of mentors who are passing on what they know to a growing number of people looking to work for themselves instead of someone else. They impart to these entrepreneurs everything from the importance of understanding a spreadsheet to…
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