Section 20 Consultation and technical assistance; services by organizations, experts or consultants authorized - Massachusetts Statutes

Section 20. The director shall make available individual consultation and technical assistance to any small business which requests this service. Such consultation and assistance may relate to, but shall not be limited to, the areas including procurement of investment capital, management, administration, production, product marketing, and business expansion, renovation and diversification. Wherever possible, such assistance shall be obtained from the staff of the division or from the voluntary cooperation of the staff of other institutions or businesses.

The director may procure the temporary or intermittent services of organizations, experts or consultants who shall not be subject to provisions of chapter thirty-one, subject to the approval of the director of economic development. Any person who, upon the request of the director, provides voluntary assistance to the division shall be allowed travel and reasonable and necessary expenses subject to the approval of the secretary of administration and finance.