Home Academics Centers Small Business Development Center The Massachusetts Small Business Development Center provides free and confidential, one-to-one business advising, technical assistance and low-cost educational training programs to prospective and existing small businesses. The Northeast Region provides advice to businesses located in the North Shore and Merrimack Valley areas of the state, including all of Essex County. In addition to office hours at our main office at the Bertolon School of Business at Salem State University, advisors also meet with clients virtually and at outreach sites locations in the area. The Massachusetts SBDC is designed to effectively service small businesses throughout Massachusetts. Therefore, there is a advising, satellite or outreach office within 30 minutes of any potential client in the state. See towns served by our office . Advisory Services A full-time staff of business advisors provide free and confidential assistance to small businesses.…