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Technical assistance, financial support, and education program helping Berkshire-Taconic farmers implement climate-smart practices including soil health management, agroforestry, cover cropping, and resilience planning.
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2-year Commonwealth-funded pilot program supporting immigrant entrepreneurship across 32 Berkshire County cities and towns; includes collaborative partner resource allocations, WMBE certification micro-grants, ESOL programming (with Berkshire Community College), and Spanish-language interpretation services.
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Learn more →A statewide grant program from the MassTech Innovation Institute that funds Entrepreneur Support Organizations (ESOs) to build or scale specialized mentorship, accelerator, or startup support programs in key innovation sectors. Awards provide both operating funds for programming and capital funds for infrastructure. Recent awardees include LabCentral, SeaAhead, SundAI Club, and InnoVenture Labs.
Learn more →A statewide grant program from the MassTech Innovation Institute that funds Entrepreneur Support Organizations (ESOs) to build or scale specialized mentorship, accelerator, or startup support programs in key innovation sectors. Awards provide both operating funds for programming and capital funds for infrastructure. Recent awardees include LabCentral, SeaAhead, SundAI Club, and InnoVenture Labs.
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