2021 Power 50: Roy M. Nascimento, CCE, IOM

Roy M. Nascimento, CCE, IOM

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Roy M. Nascimento, CCE, IOM Title President & CEO Company North Central Massachu-setts Chamber of Commerce, in Fitchburg Colleges UMass Dartmouth, Suffolk University, Villanova University, and University of Oklahoma See the rest of the Power 50, Class of 2021
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Under Roy Nascimento’s leadership since 2015, the North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce has truly become the leading economic development organization in North Central Mass., performing surveys of the region’s businesses and assessments of the economy in order to better advocate for their wants and needs locally and at the State House.

During the coronavirus pandemic, this advocacy reached a new level, as the chamber not only provided helpful information for companies in crisis but provided grants and loans to help businesses stay afloat, even processing Paycheck Protection Program loans for those companies without banking relationships.

This comes from the chamber’s lending arm, which few other chambers have, where the North Central Massachusetts Development Corp. serves as a U.S. Small Business Administration microloan lender, helping those who might not have good enough credit for bank loans.

What do you think the future holds for Central Mass.? “North Central Mass. ... offers a high quality workforce, tremendous quality of life, affordability, great infrastructure, a collaborative spirit and an engaged political leadership.”

In his blood: Nascimento comes from a family of small business owners and learned their challenges and value.

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