EforAll Announces Spring Accelerator Cohort

01:01PM / Tuesday, February 15, 2022Print Story | Email Story

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Entrepreneurship for All (EforAll) Berkshire County today announced the 15 business ideas chosen to participate in the Spring 2022 Business Accelerator program which begins the week of Massrch 1--and will be held completely virtually.

These businesses represent an array of ideas and come from a broad swath of the region, including new outreach to Columbia County, New York:

Bonnie Davis/Baker Addiction, Chatham, NY

Brenda Carpenter/Berkshire Entertainment Center, Hinsdale, Mass

Dametrias Banks & Amy Dunton/D Banks Landscapes & Property Care, Great Barrington, Mass

Deirdre Horan/Dri Ocean Products, Great Barrington, Mass

Elizabeth Heller/Pig and Whale, Pittsfield, Mass

Erin Murphy/Erin Murphy Design, Pittsfield, Mass

Jacqueline Stoddard/Hierba Buena Mexican Food, Hudson, NY

Jenny Gitlitz/Berkshire Concierge, Dalton, Mass

Jonathon & Elena Morey/Baked! Pastries & More, Pittsfield, Mass

Kasha Sancho/Ktalented, Hudson, NY

Lara Tupper/Swift Ink Stories, Becket, Mass

Toula Taliadoros/Masske My Day Design, Pittsfield, Mass

Rachel Hailey/Rachel Hailey & Associates Consulting, North Adams, Mass

Valerie Conte-Mesquita/PGM Enterprises, Dalton, Mass

This will be the fifth cohort for EforAll's Berkshire County site, which attracted 49 applications total for the 15 final spots. Finalists were chosen through a competitive review process. The public will be invited in June to the Gala and Showcase at the conclusion of the 12-week intensive program.

EforAll Berkshire County's next event is a virtual All-Ideas Pitch Contest which will be held on Thursday, April 14. Application deadline is Massrch 31st. The application link is here: https://eforall.org/programs/berkshire-county-spring-2022-all-ideas-pitch-contest/

Tags: entrepreneurs,

iBerkshires.com Text Ads

rk MILES Blding Materials

Are You Ready to Update Your Home? Start With rk MILES. 4 Locations (800)670-7433

www.rkmiles.com

Greylock Youth SummerFest

Come join in on the wealth building fun! August 3-8. Click for event details. Insured by NCUA.

www.greylock.org

If you would like to contribute information on this article, contact us at info@iberkshires.com.

Reign Goes Unbeaten in 17U Division at Home Tourney

By Stephen Dravis and Ben McDonoughiBerkshires.com Sports
09:40PM / Saturday, August 15, 2026

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. – The Berkshire Reign exploded for seven runs in the top of the fourth and held off the Berkshire Bananas down the stretch to earn a 12-11 win in the 17-and-under Division of the 1791 Classic at Joe Wolfe Field on Saturday.

Darius Taliferro hit a three-run double, and Robby Bazinet hit a two-run double in the winning rally as the Reign finished pool play with a record of 3-0 and the top seed in Sunday morning’s semi-finals.

Scott Hoffman went 2-for-3 with a triple for the Reign in a wild game filled with momentum swings.

The Bananas jumped on top with four runs in the bottom of the first to take a 4-2 lead only to see the Reign take a slim, 5-4 advantage after three.

Then, after the Reign scored seven times in the fourth to take a 12-4 lead, the run-rule was on the table, and all looked lost for the Bananas.

But they got off the mat with a five-run rally in the bottom of the fourth and scored twice in the fifth and had the tying run at third and the go-ahead run at second in what was sure to be the game’s final inning due to the tournament’s time rule.

But Reign reliever Trevor Leonard delivered his only strikeout in an inning and a third on the mound when he needed it most to close the door and secure the win.

View Full Story