For a complete listing of business resources and Massachusetts Chambers
of Commerce, please visit our statewide MSBDC site at
www.msbdc.org/links.html.
Accounting
Resources
Intuit (Corporate Headquarters)
2632 Marine Way
Mountain View, CA 94043
Phone: 650-944-6000
www.intuit.com
Intuit is the creator of QuickBooks, Quicken and Turbo Tax. The website
has free uploads of their products, demos, a listing of local QuickBooks
trainers, and much more.
Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants (MSCPA)
105 Chauncy Street
Boston, MA 02111
Phone: 617-556-4000
www.mscpaonline.org
Membership organization of Massachusetts CPAs. CPAs offer a wide range
of assistance, including business financial, personal financial,
auditing/accounting and tax advisory services.
Real World Training
5501 LBJ Freeway, Suite 180
Dallas, TX 75240
Phone: 800-564-2688
www.realworldtraining.com
Real World Training provides hands-on QuickBooks training seminars in
various locations throughout the U.S. including Massachusetts.
Boston-Area Business Resources
Arlington Chamber of Commerce
One Whittemore Park
Arlington, MA 02474
Phone: 781-643-4600
www.arlcc.org
The Arlington Chamber of Commerce fosters a vital and thriving community
in which to work and live. Serving as a liaison between businesses and
residents, the Chamber provides valuable resources, programs, business
tools, and services for its members to help them succeed.
MSBDC business advisors are available to meet
with clients at this location. Please call our office at
617-287-7750 for more information.
Boston Office of Business Development (OBD)
26 Court Street
Boston, MA 02108
Phone: 617-635-0355
www.cityofboston.gov/dnd/obd
The Boston OBD provides entrepreneurs and existing businesses with
access to financial and technical resources. From business facade
improvement and small service loans, to financial and network referral
services. OBD ensures that Boston business owners get the support they
need to succeed.
Boston Public Library- Copley Square
700 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02116
Phone: 617-536-5400
www.bpl.org
See Kirstein Business Branch entry below
Cambridge Chamber of Commerce
859 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139
Phone: 617-876-4100
www.cambridgechamber.org
The Cambridge Chamber of Commerce represents all sectors of the
Cambridge economy. Its diverse membership and deep expertise in
government affairs, business development, professional development, and
business philanthropy attract employers of all sizes.
MSBDC business advisors are available to meet
with clients at this location. Please call our office at
617-287-7750 for more information.
Center for Technology Commercialization (CTC)
134 Flanders Road
Westborough, MA 01581
Phone: 508-870-0042
www.ctc.org
CTC provides the resources necessary for the successful
commercialization of technology, which include technology assessments,
technical research, corporate start-ups, small business turnarounds,
technology commercialization, patent research, and strategic planning.
Center for Women and Enterprise (CWE)
24 School Street, Suite 700
Boston, MA 02108
Phone: 617-536-0700
www.cweboston.org
CWE offers education, training, technical assistance, women's business
enterprise certification and access to both debt and equity capital to
entrepreneurs at every stage of business development.
Commonwealth Institute
10 High Street, Suite 1002
Boston, MA 02110
Phone: 617-859-0080
www.commonwealthinstitute.org
The Commonwealth Institute is a mentoring organization for women
entrepreneurs, which help women in the critical stages of their
businesses and provide them with the tools and resources they need to
grow successful companies.
Community Business Network
c/o Massachusetts Association of Community Development Corporations
(MACDC)
89 South Street
Boston, MA 02111
Phone: 617-426-0303
www.macdc.org
A collaborative of three community development corporations: Dorchester
Bay Economic Development Corporation, Jamaica Plain Neighborhood
Development Corporation, and Viet Aid all supporting the creation and
growth of small businesses in Boston’s neighborhoods.
Consumer Credit Counseling Services of Southern New England
(CCCS of SNE)
8 Winter Street
Boston, MA 02108
Phone: 1-866-889-9347
www.creditcounseling.org
CCCS of SNE is the leading provider of financial counseling, financial
education, debt management programs, and housing counseling in the
tri-state area.
Hispanic-American Chamber of Commerce (HACC)
406 South Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02130
Phone: 617-261-4222
www.hacc.com
HACC represents businesses, individuals, and institutions, which are
committed to the economic development and success of the Hispanic
business community in Greater Boston.
Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Development Corporation (JPNDC)
31 Germania Street
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
Phone: 617-522-2424
www.jpndc.org
JPNDC’s small business development program assists businesses in the
Jamaica Plain, Roslindale, and Mission Hill area with business start-up,
expansion, and success.
Jewish Vocational Services (JVS) Boston
29 Winter Street
Boston, MA 02108
Phone: 617-399-3131
www.jvs-boston.org
JVS delivers a broad range of educational and vocational services, which
includes: job search training, career counseling, skills training,
support for entry-level workers, microenterprise training, financial
assistance and much more.
Kirstein Business Branch
c/o Boston Public Library
20 City Hall Avenue
Boston, MA 02108
Phone: 617-523-0860
www.bpl.org/research/kbb/kbbhome.htm
The Kirstein Business Branch is Boston Public Library’s business branch.
It has an extensive collection of business reference material, company
profiles, annual reports, industry reports, business directories,
investment information, and computer databases that can be used from
outside the library with a free library card. Staff is on hand to
answer your questions and offer free business training programs.
Massachusetts Association of Business Incubators (MABI)
25 North Hill Road
Westford, MA 01886
Phone: 781-983-2211
www.massincubators.org
MABI was created for the purpose of increasing support for business
incubation programs in Massachusetts, enhancing public awareness,
sharing experiences and exchanging referrals.
Massachusetts Export Center
10 Park Plaza, Suite 4510
Boston, MA 02116
Phone: 617-973-8664
www.mass.gov/export
The Massachusetts Export Center offers a range of targeted, customized
services to Massachusetts businesses at any stage in the export process.
Whether you are a small business just thinking about exporting or an
experienced exporter, the Massachusetts Export Center stands ready to
help with services suited to your needs.
Massachusetts Minority Contractors Association (MMCA)
100 Hallet Street
Boston, MA 02124
Phone: 617-287-2400
www.massmca.org
MMCA is an advocate in promoting contract opportunities, monitors
legislative issues that affect the industry, and provides a forum for
minority contractors, architects, and engineers to acquire knowledge and
network with each other.
Massachusetts Small Business Development Center (MSBDC)
Network
State Office
227 Isenberg School of Management
University of Massachusetts
121 Presidents Drive
Amherst, MA 01003-9310
Phone: 413-545-6301
www.msbdc.org
A network of Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs) throughout the
Commonwealth providing free business advisory services, workshops, and
business services for pre-venture, start-up and existing firms. Business
centers are located throughout Massachusetts. Please visit
www.msbdc.org/alphabytown.html to locate the center nearest to you.
For information on training seminars and workshops held throughout the
state, visit the MSBDC's training page at
www.msbdc.org/training.
MIT Enterprise Forum
Building E32-328
28 Carleton Street
Cambridge, MA 02139
Phone: 617-253-8240
enterpriseforum.mit.edu (there is no www)
The Enterprise Forum produces a series of educational programs about
entrepreneurship through a network of 24 worldwide chapters.
New England Food Entrepreneurs (NEFE)
202 Chenoweth Lab
University of Massachusetts
100 Holdsworth Way
Amherst, MA 01003-9282
Phone: 413-545-0552
www.umass.edu/nefe
The NEFE website is designed to help you start, maintain, or expand a
food business. NEFE is an outreach program of the New England
land-grant universities and Cooperative Extension, which help small food
businesses access needed information, resources, and education to be
successful.
Newton-Needham Chamber of Commerce
281 Needham Street
Newton, MA 02464
Phone: 617-244-5300
www.nnchamber.com
The Newton-Needham Chamber of Commerce creates a climate of growth and
success for their community through a collaborative and integrated
approach utilizing business, community, and government resources.
MSBDC business advisors are available to meet
with clients at this location. Please call our office at
617-287-7750 for more information.
Nuestra Culinary Ventures (NCV)
31 Germania Street
Jamaica Plain, 02130
Phone: 617-522-7900
www.nuestracdc.org/ncvweb/index.html
NCV seeks to help small-scale food entrepreneurs succeed by providing a
low-cost, shared-use kitchen facility in order to create business
opportunities, employment, and multicultural economic activity
throughout Boston’s neighborhoods.
Procurement and Technical Assistance Center (PTAC)
227 Isenberg School of Management
University of Massachusetts
121 Presidents Drive
Amherst, MA 01003
Phone: 413-545-6303
www.msbdc.org/ptac
Bidding on government contracts is a time-consuming, yet worthwhile
process. PTAC can guide you through the process, give you information,
and referrals on how to be more competitive. Procurement specialists are
located throughout Massachusetts; please call to locate the specialist
nearest you.
Quincy 2000 Collaborative
1250 Hancock Street, Suite 127
Quincy, MA 02169
Phone: 617-847-1454
www.quincy2000.org
Quincy 2000 Collaborative helps businesses thrive. A private, non-profit
economic development corporation that unites Quincy's public and private
sectors in a common economic development mission.
MSBDC business advisors are available to meet
with clients at this location. Please call our office at
617-287-7750 for more information.
Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE)
10 Causeway Street
Boston, MA 02222-1093
Phone: 617-565-5591
www.score.org
SCORE "Counselors to America's Small Business" is a nonprofit
association dedicated to educating entrepreneurs on the formation,
growth and success of small business nationwide.
Small Business Association of New England (SBANE)
1601 Trapelo Road, Suite 212
Waltham, MA 02154
Phone: 781-890-9070
www.sbane.org
SBANE is a membership organization, which provides breakfast seminars,
educational materials, networking events, and legislative activities for
the small business sector.
Somerville Chamber of Commerce
2 Alpine Street
Somerville, MA 02144
Phone: 617-776-4100
www.somervillechamber.org
The Somerville Chamber of Commerce is the pre-eminent voice of its local
business community and the leading network of employers, business
owners, and managers.
MSBDC business advisors are available to meet
with clients at this location. Please call our office at
617-287-7750 for more information.
South Shore Chamber of Commerce
36 Miller Stile Road
Quincy, MA 02269
Phone: 617-479-1111
www.southshorechamber.org
The South Shore Chamber of Commerce is committed to helping its members
grow their businesses and to improve the business climate in its region.
MSBDC business advisors are available to meet
with clients at this location. Please call our office at
617-287-7750 for more information.
State Office of Minority & Women Business Assistance (SOMWBA)
10 Park Plaza, Suite 3720
Boston, MA 02116
Phone: 617-973-8692
www.somwba.state.ma.us
SOMWBA promotes the development of business enterprises and non-profit
organizations owned or operated by minorities and women. One of the
services provided by SOMWBA is certification, which is a marketing tool
used to enhance a firm’s ability to do business in public markets.
U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)
10 Causeway Street, Room 265
Boston, MA 02222
Phone: 617-565-5590
www.sba.gov/localresources/district/ma/index.html
The SBA provides financial, technical and management assistance to help
Americans start, run, and grow their businesses.
Vietnamese American Initiative for Development (Viet Aid)
42 Charles Street
Dorchester, MA 02122
Phone: 617-822-3717
www.vietaid.org
Viet Aid implements a sustainable state-wide small business program that
promotes entrepreneurial growth in the Vietnamese community while
strengthening existing businesses.
Waltham West Suburban Chamber of Commerce
84 South Street
Waltham, MA 02453
Phone: 781-894-4700
www.walthamchamber.com
The Waltham West Suburban Chamber of Commerce utilizes member
investments to help businesses do business through local governmental
affairs, state and federal legislative advocacy, public relations,
economic and community development, business and educational programs,
and a "voice for business."
MSBDC business advisors are available to meet
with clients at this location. Please call our office at
617-287-7750 for more information.
Western Mass Food Processing Center
c/o Franklin County Community Development Corporation
324 Wells Street
Greenfield, MA 01301
Phone: 413-774-7204
www.fccdc.org/fpcabout.html
The Western Mass Food Processing Center promotes economic development
through entrepreneurship,
provide opportunities for sustaining local
agriculture, and promote best practices for food producers.
Economic Development Organizations
Boston Main Streets
26 Court Street
Boston, MA 02108
Phone: 617-635-0115
www.cityofboston.gov/mainstreets
The Boston Main Streets program is a unit of the Office of Business
Development (OBD). OBD provides quality services and resources to
entrepreneurs, business owners and neighborhood business districts to
help businesses expand, redesign storefronts, create jobs and play a
vital role in their local community's and the city's economy.
Massachusetts Association of Community Development
Corporations (MACDC)
89 South Street
Boston, MA 02111
Phone: 617-426-0303
www.macdc.org
Provides a range of economic development and business assistance
programs in communities throughout the Commonwealth.
MassDevelopment
160 Federal Street
Boston, MA 02110
Phone: 617-451-2477
www.massdevelopment.com
MassDevelopment works with businesses and local officials to address
blighted areas, help create jobs, and address overarching issues that
impact economic development.
Small and Local Business Enterprise (SLBE) Office
1 City Hall Square, Room 717
Boston, MA 02201
Phone: 617-635-4084
www.cityofboston.gov/slbe
The SLBE creates economic opportunities by certifying the availability
of small business enterprises, small Boston-based business enterprises,
and also minority-owned and woman-owned business enterprises, to City
departments and advocating on behalf of these businesses to help them
compete successfully for City contracts, as well as in the Boston area's
economy as a whole.
Financing Resources
ACCION USA
56 Roland Street, Suite 300
Boston, MA 02129
Phone: 617-625-7080
www.accionusa.org
ACCION USA is a private, nonprofit organization that provides microloans
and other financial services to low-
and moderate-income entrepreneurs
who are unable to access bank credit for their small businesses.
Commonwealth Corporation
529 Main Street, Suite 110
Boston, MA 02129
Phone: 617-727-8158
www.commcorp.org
The Economic Stabilization Trust (a program within the Commonwealth
Corporation) lends working capital to small and medium sized value-added
businesses in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Dorchester Bay Economic Development Corporation (DBEDC)
594 Columbia Road
Boston, MA 02125
Phone: 617-825-4200
www.dbedc.com
DBEDCs loan program, promotes the expansion of small businesses,
utilizing partnerships between community development corporations, banks
and the U.S. Small Business Administration.
Massachusetts Community Development Finance Corporation
(MCDFC)
155 Federal Street, Suite 202
Boston, MA 02110
Phone: 617-523-6262
www.mcdfc.com
MCDFC provides financing to small businesses in Massachusetts to which
private capital is not readily available with the purpose of creating or
preserving jobs and promoting economic development.
Massachusetts Technology Development Corporation (MTDC)
40 Broad Street, Suite 230
Boston, MA 02109
Phone: 617-723-4920
www.mtdc.com
The MTDC is a leading edge venture capital firm. If you're a
technology-based company looking for start-up capital, and you've
completed a comprehensive business plan, you may be eligible for
funding.
Government
Agencies
Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks
United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
P.O. Box 1450
Alexandria, VA 22313
Phone: 1-800-786-9199
www.uspto.gov
The USPTO ensures that the intellectual property system contributes to a
strong global economy, encourages investment in innovation, and fosters
the entrepreneurial spirit.
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
JFK Federal Building
15 New Sudbury Street
Boston, MA 02203
Phone: 617-316-2850
www.irs.gov
Telephone Assistance for Businesses: 1-800-829-4933
Telephone Assistance for Individuals: 1-800-829-1040
Massachusetts Department of Revenue
100 Cambridge Street, 2nd Floor
Boston, MA 02204
Phone: 617-887-6367
www.mass.gov/dor
Ask for the Taxpayer Assistance Bureau for issues related to state taxes
including refunds, sales taxes, excise taxes, withholding, and estimated
income tax payments.
Massachusetts Department of Workforce Development (MDWD)
Charles F. Hurley Building
19 Staniford Street
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 617-626-5300
www.mass.gov/dwd
The MDWD is responsible for overseeing the Commonwealth's workforce
development system; protecting the health and safety of Massachusetts
workers; ensuring the efficient delivery of workers compensation
services; supervision of the unemployment insurance program; and
providing dispute resolution services in various arenas.
Massachusetts Division of Insurance (MDI)
One South Station, 5th Floor
Boston, MA 02110
Phone: 617-521-7794
www.mass.gov/doi
The MDI monitors the solvency of its licensees in order to promote a
healthy, responsive, and willing marketplace for consumers who purchase
insurance products.
Massachusetts Division of Occupational Safety (MDOS)
399 Washington Street, 5th Floor
Boston, MA 02108
Phone: 617-727-7047
www.mass.gov/dos
The MDOS ensures the effective administration and enforcement of the
employment agency laws in Massachusetts; the issuance of prevailing wage
schedules for many public works projects; the promulgation and
interpretation of the state's minimum wage regulations; and the issuance
of minimum wage, seasonal business overtime, and uniform deposit
waivers.
Massachusetts Division of Professional Licensure (MDPL)
239 Causeway Street, 5th floor
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 617-727-3074
www.mass.gov/dpl
The MDPL is an agency within the Office of Consumer Affairs and Business
Regulation with 31 boards of registration regulating nearly 50 trades
and professions.
Massachusetts Office of Business Development (MOBD)
100 Cambridge Street, Suite 1010
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 617-788-3670
www.mass.gov/mobd
MOBD works with companies and municipalities to help them take advantage
of available economic incentive programs. MOBD also assists companies in
navigating and accessing the technical, human, financial, training,
educational and site-finding resources necessary to expand or locate in
Massachusetts.
Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth
One Ashburton Place
Boston, MA 02108
Phone: 617-727-7030
www.sec.state.ma.us/index.htm
Corporations Division
Phone: 617-727-9640
www.sec.state.ma.us/cor/coridx.htm
U.S. Census Bureau
4 Copley Place, Suite 301
Boston, MA 02117-9108
Phone: 617-424-4501
www.census.gov
The Census Bureau serves as the leading source of quality data about the
nation's people and the economy.
U.S. Department of Commerce
2 Copley Place
Boston, MA 02117
Phone: 617-424-0510
www.commerce.gov
The mission of the Department is to foster, promote, and develop the
foreign and domestic commerce of the United States.
U.S. Department of Labor – Women's Bureau
Regional 1: Boston
JFK Federal Building, Room 525A
Boston, MA 02203
Phone: 617-565-1988
www.dol.gov/dol/wb
The Women's Bureau promotes 21st Century solutions to improve the status
of working women and their families. Better Jobs! Better Earnings!
Better Living!
Legal
Resources
Boston Bar Association
16 Beacon Street
Boston, MA 02108
Phone: 617-742-0615
www.bostonbar.org
Boston College Legal Assistance Bureau (BCLAB)
24 Crescent Street, Suite 202
Waltham, MA 02453
Phone: 781-893-4793
www.bc.edu/schools/law/services/academic/programs/clinical/lab.html
The BCLAB is a legal services office and training site for Boston
College law students. Cases are handled by law students who are
supervised by staff attorneys. Services are free for low income
residents of Waltham, Watertown, and Newton.
Economic Justice Project (EJP)
c/o The Lawyer’s Committee for Civil Rights
294 Washington Street, Suite 443
Boston, MA 02108
Phone: 617-482-1145
www.lawyerscom.org
Through the EJP, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights provides
business training and advice to individuals who are considering starting
a business and to existing businesses, in confronting a variety of
concerns, by offering legal workshops and legal clinics.
Community Enterprise Project (CEP)
c/o WilmerHale Legal Services Center of Harvard Law School
122 Boylston Street
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
Phone: 617-522-3003
www.law.harvard.edu/academics/clinical/lsc/help/index.htm
CEP’s mission is to contribute to the economic vitality of local
communities by providing legal services to small businesses, non-profits
organizations, and other entities involved in business, real estate, and
economic development activities.
Massachusetts Bar Association (MBA)
20 West Street
Boston, MA 02111
Phone: 617-338-0500
www.massbar.org
Lawyer Referral Service Phone: 617-645-0400
www.massbar.org/for-the-public/need-a-lawyer
MBA is a non-profit organization that serves the legal profession and
the public by promoting the administration of justice, legal education,
professional excellence, and respect for the law. The MBA also has
a Lawyer Referral Service, which is one of the largest referral services
of its kind in the nation.
Nonprofit Resources
Associated Grant Makers
55 Court Street, Suite 520
Boston, MA 02108
Phone: 617-426-2606
www.agmconnect.org
A member organization that assists in grant making activity for
non-profits.
GuideStar
1701 Pennsylvania N.W., Suite 300
Washington, DC 20006
Phone: 1-800-784-9378
www.guidestar.org
GuideStar is the most complete source of information about U.S.
nonprofits there is. Find a charity to support, benchmark your own
nonprofit's performance, research the sector, and more.
Idealist.org
c/o Action Without Borders
302 Fifth Avenue, 11th Floor
New York, NY 10001
Phone: 212-695-7243
www.idealist.org
Idealist.org is an interactive website where people and organizations
can exchange resources and ideas, locate opportunities and supporters.
Lawyers Clearinghouse
16 Beacon Street
Boston, MA 02108
Phone: 617-723-0885
www.lawyersclearinghouse.org
The Lawyers Clearinghouse provides pro bono legal services to non-profit
organizations and groups seeking non-profit status.
