Mason Enterprise Center

The Mason Enterprise Center

Please answer the following questions using the Public Policy and Mason Enterprise Center’s web pages, as well as Mason’s Telephone Directory.

Location: Main Phone Number: Director: Web Address:

1. The Programs are geared to (a) business development in the __(b)__ area. Answer: a. b. 2. The Center provides counseling to clients on obtaining __(c)__, __(d)__, __(e)__, and __(f)__. Answer: c. d. e. f. 3. A __(g)__ institution established in __(h)__. Answer: g. h. 4. Students from Mason, including from __(i)__, __(j)__, and __(k)__, are interns and part- time employees Answer: i. j. k. 5. Specializes in areas of __(l)__, __(m)__, __(n)__, __(o)__, __(p)__, and __(q)__. Answer: l. m. n. o. p. q. 6. Offers a unique combination of programs, __(r)___, and __(s)___. Answer: r. s. 7. Provides business owners throughout the region with access to __(t)__, __(u)__, alumni, __(v)__, information sources, __(w)__, and other resources required to help them __(x)__ their businesses, improve their __(y)__, and strengthen the __(z)__ economy. Answer: t. u. v. w. x. y. z.

1 Match up which services/facts match the appropriate program. Each program may have more then one answer

Small Business Development a. Assists both US and international small and medium Center (SBDC) information technology enterprises in developing Answers: international business b. An executive-suite office space in the City of Fairfax c. Centers are located in Fairfax, Arlington, Alexandria, and Procurement Technical Assistance Loudoun Program (PTAP) d. Provides close-to-home alternative workspaces, which Answers: help reduce travel, increase productivity, and improve worker morale e. Serves as a vehicle and catalyst for building long term Mentor-Protégé Program (MPP) business relationships among major DOD contractors, Answers: 8(a), small disadvantaged businesses (SDB) and women owned small businesses (WSOB) f. Defense Logistics Agency (In a cooperative agreement International Business Development with Mason) provide assistance to increase contracting Program (IBDP) and sub-contracting activity among small businesses, Answers: major prime contractors, and federal, state and local government in this locality g. Supports a Department of Defense (DOD) program Telework and Training Centers h. Provides business assistance, counseling, and training Answers: to growing companies and aspiring entrepreneurs i. Growing small businesses can secure affordable office space with shared administrative support, secretarial Business Enterprise Center (BEC) services, training and meeting rooms, high-speed Answers: internet access and ample parking.