Useful Resources

Important Links

The Enterprise Center, Salem – The Enterprise Center offers a multitude of business resources and provides programs and seminars, conference facilities and office space to help businesses grow and be successful. Many of their resources are offered free of charge.

Carbonite OnLine – Backup your stuff! Will you survive a PC disaster? Every year 43% of computer users lose irreplaceable emails, documents, photos and other files. $50/yr per computer. Peace of mind doesn’t get any better than that.

Hightail – Are your files too large to send as an attachment to an email? Use Hightail.com. Easy, safe, free.

Spyware Cleaners – Spybot and Ad-Aware

US Small Business Administration – An invaluable resource for providing information and lending money. The SBA helps Americans start, build and grow businesses, through an extensive network of field offices and partnerships with public and private organizations.

IRS – Believe it or not, the IRS has a pretty good website! Helpful hints on starting and running your business, W-9s for your vendors, W-4s for your employees, that kind of thing.

Commonwealth of MA – Click on the “For Businesses” tab to get lots of useful information for starting and running a business in Massachusetts. File taxes, ask questions, get guidelines.

Other Helpful Professionals

(Print Helpful Professionals List)

Accountants

Vesey & Weeks, Danvers, MA
Contact: Sue Weeks
(978) 774-3000

Ron Lawrence, CPA, Beverly, MA
(978) 927-4521

Anthony & Dodge, PC, Hamilton, MA
Contact: Sarah Willwerth-Dyer
(978) 468-6268

Shuman & Epstein, CPA, Peabody, MA
Contact: Ken Drooks
(978) 531-2600

Cathy Rumery, Beverly, MA
(978) 922-5990

Lark Bolduc, CPA, Danvers, MA
(978) 774-2198

Attorneys

Joseph M. Princi, Esq., Beverly, MA
(978) 921-4020

James M. Sears
(978) 777-2104

Attorney (employment issues)

Jeanne Colachico, North Andover, MA
(978) 557-5435

Bankers

Salem Five Bank
Contact: Dennis Barnett
(978) 468-0596

Century Bank
Contact: Jerry Bovardi
VP, Business Development Officer
(781) 586-8705 (direct)

Corporate Events

Gourmet Delights Catering
Contact: Roxann Torelli
(978) 468-9700

Credit Card Merchant Set-Up

Merchant Consulting Group
Contact: Jonathan Arst
(888) 401-2400

Financial Planners

Constitution Financial Partners
Contact: Patricia Beckwith
(978) 777-5500

Peabody Wealth Advisors
Contact: Rudy Van Oeveren or Mike Murray
(978) 304-1212

Human Resources

Integrated Human Resources
Contact: Laurie LaBrie
(978) 969-0041

Insurance

Leslie S. Ray, Inc., Beverly, MA
Contact: Rich Jones
(978) 927-2600

Phil Richards & Assoc. Ins., Danvers, MA
Contact: Cindy Backe
(978) 774-4338

Payroll Service

MassPay, Beverly, MA
Contact: Marie Donohue
(978) 998-6896

Professional Organizer

Organization Plus, Beverly, MA
Contact: Nancy Black
(978) 922-6136

Printing

My Print & Copy, Beverly, MA
Contact: Rich McElroy
(978) 232-3552

Shredding Services

Heritage Industries, Danvers, MA
Contact: John Kelliher
(978) 750-6001 x 209
A subsidiary of North Shore ARC, giving jobs to disabled adults

IT Services

Tige the Computer Guy
Contact: Tige Quintina
(978) 879-9060