We welcome Mark Allio, Regional Director of the Massachusetts Small Business Development Center (MSBDC) Network’s Boston Regional Office & Minority Business Center at UMass Boston to our roster of Office Hour Resources. The MSBDC is part of a national public business assistance program representing a three-way partnership between the Small Business Administration (SBA), Mass Office of Business and Technology, and UMass Boston. The Center provides free one-on-one business advisory services to entrepreneurs and business owners, entrepreneurial training workshops, and special assistance in gaining access to capital. MSBDC Advisors are all former entrepreneurs. Mark co-founded two business ventures, TracRac, a Fall River-based manufacturer of automotive accessories, and Virtuous.com, an e-ticketing service provider serving the arts and entertainment industry. For more information please visit http://bit.ly/vc-msbdc