Common Capital

Common Capital

Chris Sikes, CEO of Common Capital, and businesswoman Susan Mastroianni, a Common Capital investor, discuss the work of that Holyoke-based organization: granting loans to local residents in Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire and Worcester Counties & providing...
Berkshire Innovation Center

Berkshire Innovation Center

Described as a “game changer” for the region by Pittsfield Mayor Daniel Bianchi, The Berkshire Innovation Center will offer technical and equipment resources for small manufacturers and collaborative opportunities for companies of all sizes. The proposed 9.7 million...

Making It Here: Snowboard Wax Makers

Roger and Sarah Cameron from East Longmeadow, MA started the snow and surf wax company Magical Go-Go in 2003 and a few years later, Sarah realized that she wanted to open a sister company (POM POM) specifically targeted to females to encourage and empower their desire...

MAKING IT HERE: Loot Found + Made

Loot Found + Made is a store in Turners Falls specializing in old industrial artifacts and handmade goods for artists, craftspeople, and everyone in general! Producer Tony Dunne and Videographer Mark Langevin take us inside to see how everything old is being made new...

Business Growth Center

Marla Michel, Director of the Business Growth Center at Springfield Technology Park in  Springfield; Karen Utgoff of Utgoff Consulting; and Colleen Moynihan, Director of the Business Development Center for New England Business Associates, discuss the value and...

Making It Here: Pierce Brothers Coffee

Darren Pierce discovered the great taste of coffee while working as a server in San Francisco. He became friends with a master roaster, who introduced him to the complexities of the coffee world. In 1994 he returned to the East Coast, and with the aid and inspiration...

Vidur Dhanda

Vidur Dhanda is the  founder of Wain Street LLC, a Longmeadow-based startup firm aimed at helping to build up small businesses with the help of “big data’. Founder Bio: http://www.wainstreet.com/team#vidur The origins of WAIN Street:...

Common Capital

Common Capital CEO Chris Sikes and Andrea Stanley of client company Valley Malt in Hadley discuss the work done by Common Capital and the “Community First” fund they have started. http://www.valleymalt.com/ http://www.common-capital.org/...

Valley Venture Mentors

Damon Magnuski, Co-founder of PeopleHedge.com and Scott Foster, Co-founder, Valley Venture mentors and registered mentor, discuss this local start-up business and the work. Valley Venture mentors does like to help start-ups in the region....

Western Mass Enterprise Fund

Christopher Sikes, Executive Director of the Western Massachusetts Enterprise Fund will discuss that organizations work helping new business start-ups in the region — as well as WMEF’s decision to change it’s name to “Common Capital.”...