<p>Name:</p><p>The Mason Enterprise Center</p><p>Please answer the following questions using the Public Policy and Mason Enterprise Center’s web pages, as well as Mason’s Telephone Directory.</p><p>Location: Main Phone Number: Director: Web Address:</p><p>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.</p><p>1 Match up which services/facts match the appropriate program. Each program may have more then one answer</p><p>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. </p><p>2</p>