Series will provide valuable insights and resources to empower small businesses

In collaboration with M&T Bank, State Treasurer Deborah B. Goldberg’s Small Business Initiative (SBI) opened online registration for its Fall 2025 Small Business Empowerment Series. The series includes two free virtual workshops that will help Massachusetts entrepreneurs becoming business owners and protect themselves from fraud. Both workshops will be presented in English with live interpretation in Spanish.

“Small, growing businesses need access to the right kind of information, tools and support when starting out,” said State Treasurer Deborah B. Goldberg. “That is why our empowerment webinars, developed to support our state’s entrepreneurs, are so critical to their long-term success. We thank M&T Bank for partnering with us on this important work.”

“M&T Bank is proud to partner with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts offering a series of informative webinars that help protect small business owners from fraud and empower them to grow. We’re deeply committed to serving and supporting the people and small businesses of the Bay State to help build stronger, more resilient communities where everyone has the opportunity to thrive,” said Jeff Carpenter, M&T Bank’s Interim Regional President in Massachusetts.

The series will kick off on October 27 with recorded remarks from Treasurer Goldberg and Kim Gainsboro, Head of Government Banking at M&T Bank, and will conclude on November 3. During the series, participants will attend virtual trainings presented by experts at M&T Bank who will cover topics related to expanding access to business ownership and fraud prevention.

You can register for one or both of the following sessions at: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_IOUkGcKsQT-2fofsPNNiww” \t “_blank”