Non-Technical Organizations
The following is a list of various non-technical organizations that exist to promote the growth of small business.
Burlington Community & Economic Development Office
Website: http://www.cedoburlington.org/Description: The Community and Economic Development Office is a department of the City of Burlington. They work with the community to foster economic vitality; preserve and enhance neighborhoods, quality of life and the environment; and promote equity and opportunity for all residents of Burlington. They even help with startup businesses.Center for Digital Strategies
Website: http://mba.tuck.dartmouth.edu/digital/index.htmlDescription: The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth offers this program to help enable business strategy. Digital strategies that harness a company's unique competencies can push business strategy to a new level. At the center, we foster intellectual leadership by forging a learning community of scholars, executives, and students focused on the role of digital strategies in creating competitive advantage in corporations and value chains. We accomplish this mission by conducting high-impact research; creating a dialog between CIOs and their functional executive colleagues; and driving an understanding of digital strategies into the MBA curriculum.
Email: digital.strategies@dartmouth.eduPhone: 603.646.0899Fax: 603.646.9086Address: 100 Tuck Hall, Hanover, NH 03755-9000Digital Bridges 2.0
Website: http://www.digitalbridges20.net/Description: Through its experiential format and collaboration among its program participants, DigitalBridges2.0 extends learning beyond the classroom and helps entrepreneurs take and manage risk; and navigate the process of creating, innovating, and implementing their ideas in a connected world. DigitalBridges2.0 prepares Middlebury students for 21st Century leadership by: extending learning beyond the classroom through its experiential programs and by fostering collaboration and risk-taking, providing students with an understanding of how technology drives change, helping entrepreneurial thinkers manage risk and create, innovate and build operational enterprises from their ideas, and growing and maintaining virtual and physical networks, relationships and collaboration among the members of the broader Middlebury community.
Email: digitalbridges@middlebury.eduAddress: DKE Alumni House, Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT 05753FreePatentsOnline.com
Website: http://www.freepatentsonline.com/Description: A website designed to perform free patent searching across all topics. It provides several free services that simplify the research of patents.General Services Administration
Website: http://www.gsa.govDescription: Looking for help in procuring software for your business? Contact the Service Delivery North Division @ the US General Services Admininstration!
Contact: Richard GauthierEmail: richard.gauthier.gsa.govPhone: 617.565.6729Fax: 617.565.5767Address: 10 Causeway ST, Room 1085, Boston MA 02222-1001Greater Burlington Industrial Corporation (GBIC)
Website: http://www.vermont.org/gbicDescription: This is a non-profit economic development corporation who primary goal is the creation and retention of value-added jobs that will strengthen the region's economy and improve the quality of life for area residents. Created in 1954 by an Act of the Vermont Legislature, GBIC was incorporated by 50 municipal officials and civic leaders from the Greater Burlington area. The founders were citizens committed to creating sustainable economic opportunities for future generations.
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Contact: Joe Thibault, Business Development SpecialistEmail: joe@Vermont.orgPhone: (802) 862-5726, Ext. 19Fax: (802) 860-1899Address: PO Box 786, 60 Main St., Burlington, VT 05401Office of Congressman Peter Welch (VT-AL)
Website: http://welch.house.gov
Description: The Office of Congressman Welch employs a full-time business liaison to assist Vermont employers in navigating Federal Agencies. Resources include grant and government contract advice, and assistance in cutting through red tape and complying with federal regulations.
Contact: Mary Sprayregen
Email: mary.sprayregen@mail.house.gov
Phone: 802.652.2450
Fax: 802.652.2497
Address: 30 Main Street, Suite 300 Burlington, VT 05401
U.S. Department of Commerce - U.S. Commercial Service
Website: www.export.govDescription: The U.S. Commercial Service offers customized solutions to help U.S. companies export their USA-made products and services around the world. The office, housed at the Agency of Commerce in Montpelier, is Vermont's federal link to a network of trade specialists in 150 offices in over 80 countries. Contact: Susan MurrayEmail: murray@mail.doc.govPhone: 802.828.4508Fax: 802.828.3258Address: 6th Floor National Life Building, Montpelier, VT 05620-0501U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Website: http://www.uspto.gov/Description: A federal agency that encourages technological advancement by providing incentives to invent, invest in, and disclose new technology worldwide. Through the registration of trademarks, the agency assists businesses in protecting their investments, promoting goods and services, and safeguarding consumers against confusion and deception in the marketplace. By disseminating both patent and trademark information, the USPTO promotes an understanding of intellectual property protection and facilitates the development and sharing of new technologies worldwide.Vermont Department of Economic Development
Website: http://thinkvermont.com/Description: A website from the Vermont Department of Economic Development possessing a multitude of links, articles and resources for enhancing a Vermonters' quality of life through expanded economic opportunity.Vermont Small Business Development Center
Website: http://vtsbdc.org/Description: A non-profit partnership of government, education, and business. Its goal is to spur Vermont's economy by helping its small businesses succeed and grow.Vermont Venture Network
Website: http://vermontventurenetwork.orgDescription: A forum created to enhance the interaction and exchange of ideas among Vermont?s entrepreneurs. It has been at the heart of the entrepreneurial community for the past 18 years.Want to add a Link?
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