Monday, April 6th, 4-6 pm
Wednesday, April 15th, 1-3 pm
Monday, April 20, 4-6 pm
Monday, April 27th, 1-3 pm

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Help with creating a website, business plan, marketing, and more. Come with your ideas, thoughts, and challenges!

Wednesday, April 29th, 4-6 pm
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A great way to find customers is to meet them right where they are. An increasing number of Hilltown residents are using social media to connect not only with friends and family but local businesses and brands that they support and utilize. Making well-designed posts on Instagram and Facebook and using photography and tasteful text can help encourage social media users to become customers and help get your name and products out there. 

Virtual Zoom class:
Starting an Airbnb
Wed. March 8, 4:00-6:00 pm

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https://shaec.org/registration-form/

Got an extra room in your house, apartment above the garage, or small cottage on your property? Perhaps you want to consider renting out your space for extra income?

We are offering two dates for the class online: 

Thursday, April 9th, from 11 am – 12:30 pm
Thursday, April 16th, from 6-7:30 pm

A brief course on the basic elements of an estate plan in Massachusetts, including:

What happens to your assets if you pass without a will
How can you avoid or minimize the need to go to probate court
When you need to worry about Massachusetts estate taxes
How to keep assets intact and in the family (land or a family business)
How to protect assets from assisted living/nursing home care costs
Addressing unique circumstances like a blended family, a family member with special needs, and more.

CANCELED
Saturday, March 28th, 10 am
Hike Rating: Easy with some slopes       Approx. 5 miles total with several loops

The 645 acres of The Boulders provide more than six miles of trails plus the dramatic boulders that give the area its name and offer a vista to the west. There are four blazed trails through hemlock forest, wetlands. This property is located within the city limits of Pittsfield, yet when you are on the trails it doesn’t seem that way.  The land use history of this property has resulted in diverse forests including large and old trees.

Rescheduled to Friday, May 8, 5:30 – 7:30 pm
The Village Enterprise Center, 26 Main Street, Chester

Have you heard about CBD? We will discuss the difference between CBD and THC and hemp, learn what products are available, and how to shop for what will be most effective for you.  Preregistration is Essential: Please call 413-354-1055, or email SouthernhilltownsAEC@gmail.com, or register online

POSTPONED
Mondays starting February 24 – April 17, 3:30 – 5:30 pm
Fridays by appointment 

Location: Russell Public Library, 162 Main Street, Russell

Call today to preregister: 413-354-1055, or email Southernhilltownsaec@gmail.com or sign up online at www.SHAEC.org

For Residents of Gateway School District.

Thursday March 5th,  6-7:30pm

VEC Chester

Understand the difference between operating as a sole proprietorship or dba and forming a business entity, what your business entity options are, and how you can get it done. 

CANCELED
Friday, March 20, 10 am – 12 pm
Stanton Hall, Huntington

Need help with a computer-related problem? Installing new software? Can’t find a file? Need one-on-one assistance to learn a specific skill? Come to our Question and Answer Sessions, and get the help that you need.