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SUMMARY:Tools to Support Local Businesses
DESCRIPTION:The Chamber of Greater Easthampton in Collaboration with The Springfield Regional Chamber and MassHire BizWorks on Free Webinar\n\nMassHire BizWorks Will Offer Tools to Support Local Businesses on Oct. 5\n\n \n\nThe Chamber of Greater Easthampton will collaborate with The Springfield Regional Chamber (SRC) and MassHire BizWorks\, a division of the MassHire Department of Career Services' Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development\, to offer a free educational webinar for businesses. From 8:30 10 am on October 5\, participants will meet leading authorities and learn how the state's economic development programs can be applied to their businesses.\n\n\n\nSRC and The Chamber of Greater Easthampton will offer the webinar in collaboration with all chambers throughout Western Massachusetts including\, 1Berkshire\, Amherst Area Chamber of Commerce\, Greater Chicopee Chamber of Commerce\, East of the River Five Town Chamber of Commerce\, Franklin County Chamber of Commerce\, Greater Holyoke Chamber of Commerce\, Greater Northampton Chamber of Commerce\, Quaboag Hills Chamber of Commerce\, Greater Westfield Chamber of Commerce and West of the River Chamber of Commerce. The webinar will outline the tools and resources that are available through MassHire BizWorks and local Chambers of Commerce to assist business owners.\n\n\n\nSince its inception in 2012\, MassHire BizWorks has enhanced and aligned the resources and services available to businesses throughout Massachusetts. BizWorks partners with agencies in workforce development\, economic development\, and education to help businesses grow and thrive. The BizWorks model offers assistance to employers for every stage of the business cycle. Services are available for business growth\, expansion\, maintenance\, and downsizing.\n\n\n\nKen Messina\, of both BizWorks and the Department of Labor's National Rapid Response Workgroup\, will lead the webinar's presentation. Messina has been with MassHire BizWorks since its inception and over the course of his time with the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development/MassHire Department of Career Services\, Ken also started several initiatives which include the first Regional Rapid Response Summit\, the Rapid Response Set Aside Fund program\, and he developed the Massachusetts Rapid Response model that ensures consistency is maintained statewide. This model has been recognized nationally and as such\, duplicated in many other states. In his thirty years of experience Ken and his team have served over 12\,000 companies\, assisting with closings or layoff events that have affected over half a million employees.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPHOTO CAPTION: Ken Messina\, of MassHire BizWorks\, will lead the webinar and showcase the business services BizWorks offers\, along with the programs available for business growth\, expansion\, downsizing and maintenance.
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\nThe Chamber of Greater Easthampton in Collaboration with The Springfield Regional Chamber and MassHire BizWorks on Free Webinar
\nMassHire BizWorks Will Offer Tools to Support Local Businesses on Oct. 5
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\nThe Chamber of Greater Easthampton will collaborate with \;The Springfield Regional Chamber (SRC) and MassHire BizWorks\, a division of the MassHire Department of Career Services&rsquo\; Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development\, to offer a free educational webinar for businesses. From 8:30 &ndash\; 10 am on October 5\, participants \;will meet leading authorities and learn how the state'\;s economic development programs can be applied to their businesses.
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\nSRC and The Chamber of Greater Easthampton will offer the webinar in collaboration with all chambers throughout Western Massachusetts including\, 1Berkshire\, Amherst Area Chamber of Commerce\, Greater Chicopee Chamber of Commerce\, East of the River Five Town Chamber of Commerce\, Franklin County Chamber of Commerce\, Greater Holyoke Chamber of Commerce\, Greater Northampton Chamber of Commerce\, Quaboag Hills Chamber of Commerce\, Greater Westfield Chamber of Commerce and West of the River Chamber of Commerce. The webinar will outline the tools and resources that are available through MassHire BizWorks and local Chambers of Commerce to assist business owners.
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\nSince its inception in 2012\, \;MassHire BizWorks \;has enhanced and aligned the resources and services available to businesses throughout Massachusetts. BizWorks partners with agencies in workforce development\, economic development\, and education to help businesses grow and thrive. The BizWorks model offers assistance to employers for every stage of the business cycle. Services are available for business growth\, expansion\, maintenance\, and downsizing.
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\nKen Messina\, of both BizWorks and the Department of Labor&rsquo\;s National Rapid Response Workgroup\, will lead the webinar&rsquo\;s presentation. Messina has been with MassHire BizWorks since its inception and over the course of his time with the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development/MassHire Department of Career Services\, Ken also started several \;initiatives which include the first Regional Rapid Response Summit\, the Rapid Response Set Aside Fund program\, and he developed the Massachusetts Rapid Response model that ensures consistency is maintained statewide. This model has been recognized nationally and as such\, duplicated in many other states. In his thirty years of experience Ken and his team have served over 12\,000 companies\, \;assisting with closings or layoff events that have affected over half a million employees.
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\nPHOTO CAPTION: \;Ken Messina\, of MassHire BizWorks\, will lead the webinar and showcase the business services BizWorks offers\, along with the programs available for business growth\, expansion\, downsizing and maintenance.
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URL:https://business.easthamptonchamber.org/events/details/tools-to-support-local-businesses-1598
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