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From the SBA: Cloud Computing – What Can It Do for Your Small Business?
Posted on January 12, 2012 | No Commentsby Caron Beesley, Moderator Cloud computing is surely the buzz technology for the early 21st century. Yet, as red hot as it seems, confusion remains about what it is and what benefits it brings, as well as how secure it is for sharing and storing business... -
From the SBA: 5 Tips for Finding and Working with a Business Mentor
Posted on December 28, 2011 | 1 Commentby Caron Beesley A mentor is someone who has been there before (think about entrepreneurs and TV personalities like Gordon Ramsay or Donald Trump). They are experienced, successful, and can provide advice and guidance’ for no real personal gain. But how do you find a... -
Free Guidestar Webinars
Posted on December 28, 2011 | No CommentsGuidestar is an online resource which gathers and publicizes information about nonprofit organizations. Their mission is, “to revolutionize philanthropy and nonprofit practice by providing information that advances transparency, enables users to make better decisions, and encourages charitable giving.” Guidestar also provides resources for non-profits to... -
Online For-Profit & Non-Profit Funding, Product Development and Sales Platforms
Posted on October 3, 2011 | 1 Commentarthomeonline.org Fee for use: No ArtHome’s mission is to help artists build assets and equity through financial literacy, home-ownership, self-sufficiency and the responsible use of credit. Its programs help low to moderate-income artist and independent workers get access to non-traditional loans for homes and business... -
Get to know the Berkshire Woodworkers Guild
Posted on July 19, 2011 | No CommentsThe Berkshire Woodworkers Guild is a group of professional woodworkers who live andwork in the vicinity of Berkshire County in western Massachusetts. It was formed as anot-for-profit organization in order to share expertise, tools, and business opportunities. The Guild wants to promote awareness of the... -
From the MCC: Funding for Individual Artists in Massachusetts
Posted on July 14, 2011 | No Comments“We just announced our most recent Artist Fellowships (more on that program below), and, with awards on the brain, we thought we’d take the opportunity to revisit a post we first created in 2008. It’s a look at funding opportunities for artists in Massachusetts (though... -
Pop-up, Co-Working Space at MASS MoCA
Posted on June 2, 2011 | 2 CommentsWork Site, part of the Bureau for Open Culture’s larger I Am Searching for Field Character project at MASS MoCA, invites freelancers in the area who work at home to participate in their pop-up co-working space. Wifi is available, bring your own materials. Bureau for... -
From Artjob.org: Helena Fruscio on Landing Your Dream Job
Posted on April 27, 2011 | No CommentsThe Director of Berkshire Creative blogs on how to get the job you want (and make sure you really want it). I began working with Berkshire Creative Economy Council (Berkshire Creative) in the summer of 2007. I was hired as an intern three days after... -
Sparked.com: The world’s first micro-volunteering site
Posted on April 15, 2011 | No CommentsSometimes the best way to fundraise is simply to save money. Sparked helps nonprofits increase capacity by giving them a low-maintenance way to get free work done from a huge pool of talented professionals; including creative design, job description review, new product brainstorms, new website... -
An Important Message from WiredWest
Posted on March 28, 2011 | No CommentsFiber Now! Bringing Fiber Broadband to Western Massachusetts from Tim Newman on Vimeo. Filmmaker Tim Newman writes “Rural areas need 21st century internet services no less than America’s cities and suburbs. Yet, today a very uneven playing field exists that puts the citizens in many...
