Enterprise Center at Salem State University

The Enterprise Center at Salem State University helps people start, grow and run businesses across the North Shore and beyond. It works as an entrepreneurial hub, offering education, office space and connections to small business resources under one roof. Owners ready to move out of a home office can rent space in a building that comes with a built-in community of other entrepreneurs, and those still shaping a plan can get their business ideas vetted to improve them.

Workshops cover practical topics such as budget development for organizations and the first steps of starting a business. A signature offering is the CEO Group, a confidential peer group of eight to ten business owners who meet monthly for three hours, typically over breakfast, to talk through problems with a professional facilitator who makes sure everyone contributes. The center notes that these peer groups often turn into long-term relationships.

What to Know

• The center is located on the Salem State University campus.
• Most of its educational programs are offered free of charge.
• It welcomes entrepreneurs and professionals of all ages and experience levels.
• The center is listed with the Marblehead and North Shore chambers of commerce.