Vision Statement: To be recognized as the Merrimack Vally leader in helping entrepreneurs and small businessses create jobs and wealth. Mission Statement: To assist ethnically and economically diverse individuals in creating sustaining, and expanding small businesses and entrepreneurial ventures.
| The Lowell Small Business Assistance Center was founded in 1998 by a partnership of Community Teamwork, Inc., Middlesex Community College, and the Enterprise Community. Its mission was and is:Since its founding the Center has grown in both services and in stature. Among the awards and recognition it has recieved: |  | 2002 |
| "One of Lowell's best examples of sustainable community development" City of Lowell Annual HUD Report | | 2002 |
| Best Practice - Building a United workforce Agenda Conference Report Massachusetts Dept. of Housing and Community Development, Mass Assoc of Community Action Plans and the Mass Workforce Development Assoc. |
| 2001 |
| Louis, Senegal - Center partner, Community Teamwork's Executive Director, Jim Canavan visits Senegal to consult on the design of an assistance center. |
| 2000 |
| Host - Association for Enterprise Opportunity Annual Meeting |
| 1999 |
| Addis Abba, Ethiopia - Executive Director, Tom Giossi visits Addis Abba Ethiopia to consult on the design of an assistance center modeled on the
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| 1998 |
| LSBAC.John Gunther HUD Award - Achievements in Fostering Entrepreneurship
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| 1998 |
| SBA Model of Excellence Award - Minority Business Development |
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