All businesses and non-profits in the Berkshires are encouraged to provide their feedback to this short survey, which will help inform a comprehensive technical assistance program being organized by the two agencies. 

 

Businesses should share their feedback by completing the survey as soon as possible. It can be accessed here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/BERPsurvey2

 

This program will in turn identify subject matter experts to provide no-cost technical assistance to help businesses improve their capacities around needs identified through the survey. Ben Lamb, Director of Economic Development at 1Berkshire, explained 

 

"This survey will provide us the ability to identify specific help businesses and organizations need to regain the momentum they had prior to the pandemic, and to make themselves more resilient for the future," Ben Lamb, Director of Economic Development at 1Berkshire, said. "We will use this feedback to build a network of experts who will provide key technical assistance to help our region's businesses rebuild stronger than ever."

 

The technical assistance effort is a component of the Berkshire Economic Recovery Project plan, funded by a grant awarded to Berkshire Regional Planning Commission by the U.S. Economic Development Administration under the CARES Act Recovery Assistance program. This funding will be used to coordinate short- and long-term economic recovery efforts in the region.

 

"We're pleased to be partnering with 1Berkshire on this project, and I'm confident that the for- and non-profit businesses of our region will benefit greatly from the assistance provided," Laura Brennan, Economic Development Program Manager at Berkshire Regional Planning Commission, said.