Business Resources

Small Business Consulting
Through a Development Grant the Chamber offers free technical assistance to small business with less than 20 employees and to individuals wishing to start a business in the area. For information about the Technical assistance program contact John V. Silva at 508-676-8226 or jvsilva@fallriverchamber.com .

Small Business Development Center
Free small business consulting is available through the Small Business Development Center, which is located on the second floor of the Chamber building. For more information about the Small Business Development Center click here.

SCORE
The Northeast Massachusetts SCORE Chapter provides our clients assistance in a group counseling environment. This provides you with easy access to a wide range of business and financial expertise that can be directly applied to your existing business or new business idea.

Score volunteer counselors are a highly skilled group of retired and working business managers and owners who have enjoyed business success and want to help you succeed. You can receive personalized and relevant business advice with the benefit of their knowledge, experience and wisdom from the many years of working in the trenches of real businesses like yours.

Click here for more information.

Fall River Office of Economic Development
One Government Center
Fall River, MA 02722-7700
T: 508-324-2620 | F: 508-677-2840
E: info@froed.org
W: www.froed.org

Bristol Workforce Investment Board
The Bristol Workforce Investment Board is one of 16 Workforce Boards throughout Massachusetts, and is charged with overseeing and implementing workforce development initiatives in the Greater Fall River, Attleboro and Taunton areas. The goal of the Workforce Investment Board is to develop a truly universal, world class system serving the current and future workforce and all workforce entities.

One Government Center, 5th floor
Fall River, MA 02722
Phone: (508) 675-1165
Fax: (508) 675-1166
www.bristolwib.org

Fall River Career Center
446 North Main Street

Data Security Regulations Overview
Does your company have personal data of employees or customers? If so, you are likely to be affected by the sweeping new rules requiring information security plans and procedures. Massachusetts will soon impose the most stringent data security regulations in the nation. The regulations, which take effect March 1, 2010, shall require companies that do business in the Commonwealth to secure all private, personal information in their possession for employees and customers.

Beginning on March 1, 2010, a business must bring all its files and computers into compliance or face potential fines for each breach. State Representative Michael J. Rodrigues has been assisting the Chamber in providing information to area businesses so that they may prepare for the implementation of 201 CMR 17.00. In addition, Attorney Michael Foley of Foley and Foley, PC, has graciously proffered his assistance to Chamber members by providing several practical resources and tools to help area businesses comply with the new regulations. Materials from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and Foley and Foley, PC are provided here.

Employment Law Resource for Chamber Membership
Click HERE to download The Employers’ Guide to Understanding Massachusetts and Federal Workplace Law.  This valuable business resource is provided free to the Chamber membership by Atty Michael Foley of Foley & Foley.  Foley & Foley is a law practice that focuses on business and employment law representation.  For further info contact Foley & Foley at www.foleylawpractice.com.