For a complete listing of business resources and Massachusetts Chambers
of Commerce, please visit our statewide MSBDC site at
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Accounting
Resources
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Insurance Information
Institute
110 William Street
New York, NY
10038
Phone: 212-346-5500
The mission of the Insurance Information Institute (I.I.I.)
is to improve public understanding of insurance -- what it does
and how it works.
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Intuit
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Corporate Headquarters
2632 Marine Way
Mountain View, CA 94043
Phone: 650-944-6000
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.
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Intuit – Find a CPA
2632 Marine Way
Mountain View, CA 94043
Phone: 650-944-6000
Intuit Find a CPA searches over 15,000 certified
QuickBooks experts to address all of your QuickBooks needs
including setting up QuickBooks, troubleshooting and file clean
up, reporting and customization and training and ongoing
support. |
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Massachusetts Society of
Certified Public Accountants (MSCPA)
105
Chauncy Street
Boston, MA 02111
Phone: 617-556-4000
Membership organization of Massachusetts CPAs. CPAs offer
a wide range of assistance, including business financial,
personal financial, auditing/accounting and tax advisory
services. The “Find a CPA Directory” is an interactive database
of participating MSCPA members. This directory enables
businesses and consumers to find a CPA firm to provide services. |
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Real World Training
5501 LBJ Freeway, Suite 180
Dallas, TX 75240
Phone: 800-564-2688
Real World Training provides hands-on QuickBooks training
seminars in various locations throughout the U.S. including
Massachusetts. |
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Boston-Area Business Resources
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City of Boston
Office of Business Development (OBD)
26
Court Street
Boston, MA 02108
Phone: 617-635-0355
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. |
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Community Business Network
c/o
Massachusetts Association of Community Development Corporations
(MACDC)
89 South Street
Boston, MA 02111
Phone:
617-426-0303
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. |
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Greater Boston Manufacturing
Partnership (GBMP)
100 Morrissey Boulevard
McCormack Hall, Suite 5/209-211
Boston, MA 02125
Phone: 617-287-7630
GBMP works to sustain a strong and vibrant regional
economy by improving the operational profitability and
competitiveness of existing and emerging organizations, large
and small, through training in lean and continuous improvement
principles. |
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HubSpot, Inc.
25 First Street, 2nd Floor
Cambridge, MA 02141
Phone: 1-888-482-7768
HubSpot's vision is to provide a (killer) marketing
application and provide great advice to small businesses
enabling them to leverage these disruptive effects of the
internet to "get found" by more prospects shopping in their
niche and to convert a higher percentage of prospects into
customers. They also have a free internet marketing training
program via the Inbound Marketing University. |
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Interise
1 Milk Street, 2nd Floor
Boston, MA 02109
Phone: 617-350-6300
Interise is an organization dedicated to filling the gap
in small business development. The organization’s focus is on
existing urban businesses capable of growth. During programs
based on the StreetWise Steps to Small Business Growth™
curriculum, entrepreneurs set specific milestones, develop a
three-year strategic growth plan, and network with peers,
experts, coaches, and capital providers.
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Jamaica Plain Neighborhood
Development Corporation (JPNDC)
31 Germania Street
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
Phone: 617-522-2424
JPNDC’s small business development program assists
businesses in the Jamaica Plain, Roslindale, and Mission Hill
area with business start-up, expansion, and success. |
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Jewish Vocational Services (JVS)
Boston
29 Winter Street
Boston, MA 02108
Phone: 617-399-3131
JVS delivers a broad range of educational and vocational
services, which includes: job search training, career
counseling, skills training, and support for entry-level
workers, microenterprise training, financial assistance and much
more. |
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Kirstein Business Library
700 Boylston Street
Boston, MA
02116
Phone: 617-523-0860
The Kirstein Business Library 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.
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Service Corps of Retired
Executives (SCORE)
10 Causeway Street
Boston, MA 02222-1093
Phone: 617-565-5591
SCORE "Counselors to America's Small Business" is a
nonprofit association and SBA resource partner dedicated to
educating entrepreneurs on the formation, growth and success of
small business nationwide.
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Small Business Association of New
England (SBANE)
1601 Trapelo Road, Suite 212
Waltham, MA 02154
Phone:
781-890-9070
SBANE is a membership organization which provides
breakfast seminars, educational materials, networking events,
and legislative activities for the small business sector. |
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U.S. Small Business Administration
(SBA)
10 Causeway Street, Room 265
Boston, MA 02222
Phone: 617-565-5590
The SBA provides financial, technical and management
assistance to help Americans start, run, and grow their
businesses. |
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Chambers of
Commerce
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For a complete listing of Massachusetts chambers of commerce,
please visit the MSBDC statewide website by
clicking here. |
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Arlington Chamber of Commerce
One Whittemore Park
Arlington, MA 02474
Phone: 781-643-4600
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 617-287-7750 for more
information. |
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Cambridge Chamber of Commerce
859 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139
Phone: 617-876-4100
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 617-287-7750 for more
information.
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East Boston Chamber of Commerce
175 McClellan Highway (Route 1A), Suite
1
East Boston, MA 02128
Phone: 617-569-5000
The East Boston Chamber of Commerce currently represents
more than 250 local businesses, the majority of which are in
East Boston. The Chamber is a resource for business and a
connection between fellow business owners, elected officials,
and potential customers. |
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Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce
265 Franklin Street, 12th
Floor
Boston, MA 02110
Phone: 617-227-4500
The Greater Boston Chamber is a broad-based association
representing more than 1,600 businesses of all sizes from
virtually every industry and profession in its region. The
chamber is an important resource to members for advocacy,
information, and marketing exposure that enhances their business
success.
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Newton-Needham Chamber of Commerce
281 Needham Street
Newton, MA 02464
Phone: 617-244-5300
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 617-287-7750 for more
information.
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Quincy Chamber of Commerce
1250 Hancock Street, Suite 127
Quincy, MA
02169
Phone: 617-847-1454
The Quincy Chamber of Commerce was
established in January 2010 as a partnership between two
long-standing Quincy organizations: the Quincy 2000
Collaborative and Discover Quincy. The mission of the
Chamber is to support economic growth through
numerous business development and tourism initiatives.
MSBDC business advisors are available to meet with clients
at this location. Please call 617-287-7750 for more
information.
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Somerville Chamber of Commerce
2 Alpine Street
Somerville, MA 02144
Phone: 617-776-4100
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. |
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South Shore Chamber of Commerce
36 Miller Stile Road
Quincy, MA 02269
Phone: 617-479-1111
The South Shore Chamber of Commerce
is committed to helping its members grow their businesses and to
improve the business climate in its region.
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Waltham West Suburban Chamber of
Commerce
84 South Street
Waltham, MA 02453
Phone: 781-894-4700
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 617-287-7750 for more
information.
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Economic Development Organizations
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City of Boston
Main Streets
26 Court Street
Boston,
MA 02108
Phone: 617-635-0115
Boston Main Streets is devoted to the continued
revitalization of Boston's neighborhood commercial districts
through design, technical, and financial support. Today, the
nationally recognized program boasts 19 districts across Boston.
The Boston Main Streets program is a unit of the Office of
Business Development (OBD). |
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Massachusetts Association of Community Development Corporations
(MACDC)
89 South Street
Boston, MA
02111
Phone: 617-426-0303
The Massachusetts Association of Community Development
Corporations provides a range of economic development and business
assistance programs in communities throughout the Commonwealth.
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MassChallenge
One Marina Park Drive
Boston, MA 02210
Phone: 617-863-0845
MassChallenge connects entrepreneurs with the resources
they need to launch and succeed immediately. The organization’s
primary activities include running an annual global startup
competition, documenting and organizing key resources, and
organizing training and networking events. |
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MassDevelopment
160 Federal Street
Boston, MA 02110
Phone: 617-451-2477
MassDevelopment works with businesses and local officials
to address blighted areas, help create jobs, and address
overarching issues that impact economic development. |
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Massachusetts
Export Center
 State Transportation Building
10 Park Plaza, Suite 4510
Boston, MA 02116
Phone:
617-973-8664
The Massachusetts Export Center helps companies throughout
the Commonwealth achieve success in global markets, thereby
contributing to economic growth in the state. Its goal is to
meet the complex needs of exporters by developing and providing
targeted, high-impact services. International trade specialists
are located across the state. The Massachusetts Export Center is a specialty
center of the Massachusetts Small Business Development Center
Network.
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Massachusetts Small
Business Development Center Network
227 Isenberg School of Management
 University
of Massachusetts
121 Presidents Drive
Amherst, MA 01003
Phone: 413-545-6301
The Massachusetts Small Business Development Center (MSBDC)
Network provides one-to-one free comprehensive and confidential
services focusing on, business growth and strategies, financing
and loan assistance as well as strategic, marketing and
operational analysis. In addition, low cost educational training
programs are offered across the state targeted to the needs of
small business.
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Procurement and Technical
Assistance Center (PTAC)
227 Isenberg
School of Management
University of Massachusetts
121
Presidents Drive
Amherst, MA 01003
Phone: 413-545-6303
Bidding on government contracts is a time-consuming, yet
worthwhile, process. The Procurement Technical Assistance Center
can guide you through the process, and provide information and
referrals on how to be more competitive. Procurement specialists
are located throughout Massachusetts. PTAC is a specialty center
of the Massachusetts Small Business Development Center Network. |
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Entrepreneur Groups
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Boston Entrepreneurs’
Network (ENET)
Phone: 617-951-9980
The Boston Entrepreneurs' Network provides early stage
technology based Entrepreneurs with information and the
resources necessary to transform an idea into a successful
product or service business.
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Boston Fashion -
Meetup Group
The Boston Fashion's mission is to cultivate a
strong Boston fashion community through collaboration, outreach,
and entrepreneurship via networking, lively discussions, events,
informative panels, workshops, fashion photo shoots, and more.
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The Capital Network
(TCN)
30 Washington Street
Wellesley,
MA 02481
Phone: 781-591-0291
The Capital Network a non-profit organization providing
educational programs and a community to help early-stage
entrepreneurs master the entire funding process and successfully
raise seed capital for financing their high-growth startup. |
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EntreTech Forum
(via Northeastern University’s School of Technological
Entrepreneurship)
Phone: 617-325-9852
The EntreTech Forum consists of moderated monthly panel
discussions on emerging academic research and the
commercialization of this technology. It was designed for those
interested in technology innovation and marketing collaboration
and networking with fellow entrepreneurs, business and
government executives, investors, and technology researchers. |
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The Indus Group (TiE)
Boston
76 Blanchard Road, Suite 203
Burlington, MA 01803
Phone: 781-272-3875
TiE Boston runs several vibrant programs to educate,
mentor, network and inspire entrepreneurs in the community. They
connect entrepreneurs with each other and other stakeholders in
the entrepreneurial world including other serial entrepreneurs,
Angel Investors, Venture Capitalists, Vendors and Service
Providers. |
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WebSquared - Meetup
Group
This group, based in Cambridge, is for all those
interested in the future of Web 2.0, interactive technologies,
and entrepreneurship. It is for techies to meet and share ideas,
for start-ups to promote their work, for investors to find
exciting opportunities, for entrepreneurs to meet investors, for
businesses to find talent, and for talent to find challenging
work. |
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Financing Resources and Micro-lenders
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ACCION USA
56
Roland Street, Suite 300
Boston, MA 02129
Phone:
617-625-7080
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. |
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Bay Colony Development Corporation
1601 Trapelo Road, Suite 222
Waltham, MA
02451
Phone: 781-891-3594
Bay Colony Development Corporation is a Certified Development
Company (CDC) whose purpose is to stimulate economic development
through the creation and preservation of jobs by providing
healthy companies with fixed asset financing at affordable rates
and reasonable terms. |
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BDC Capital
500 Edgewater Drive, Suite 555
Wakefield, MA 01880
Phone:
781-928-1100
BDC Capital provides financial assistance with loans,
mezzanine and equity investments, guarantees and financial
services to businesses of every type and description. CDC New
England (formerly known as MassCertified), an affiliate of BDC
Capital, offers the popular SBA 504 program to businesses for
owner-occupied property. |
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Consumer Credit Counseling Services of Southern New England
(CCCS of SNE)
8 Winter Street
Boston, MA 02108
Phone: 1-866-889-9347
CCCS of SNE is the leading provider
of financial counseling, financial education, debt management
programs, and housing counseling in the tri-state area.
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Dorchester Bay Economic
Development Corporation (DBEDC)
594 Columbia
Road
Boston, MA 02125
Phone: 617-825-4200
DBEDCs loan program, promotes the expansion of small
businesses, utilizing partnerships between community development
corporations, banks and the U.S. Small Business Administration. |
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Massachusetts Association for
Community Action (MASSCAP)
105 Chauncy
Street, 3rd Floor
Boston, MA 02111
Phone: 617-357-6086
MASSCAP is a statewide association of the 24 Community
Action Agencies (CAAs) operating in Massachusetts. Through the
combined skills and vision of its members, MASSCAP works to
enhance the ability of each agency to better serve its clients. |
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Massachusetts Growth Capital
Corporation (GCC)
529 Main Street, Suite 1M8
Boston, MA 02129
Phone: 617-523-6262
The Mass GCC provides capital to small
businesses, women and minority owned businesses and local
development efforts, in flexible financing programs, by
supplementing the capital available from private financial
institutions, including non-bank lenders, in order to promote
the creation and maintenance of good jobs for Massachusetts
residents. The GCC was formed from the former Massachusetts
Community Development Finance Corporation and the Commonwealth
Corporation. |
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Massachusetts Technology
Development Corporation (MTDC)
40 Broad
Street, Suite 230
Boston, MA 02109
Phone:
617-723-4920
The MTDC is a leading edge venture capital firm. If you
are
a technology-based company looking for start-up capital, and
you've completed a comprehensive business plan, you may be
eligible for funding. |
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South Eastern Economic Development
(SEED) Corporation
80 Dean Street
Taunton, MA 02780
Phone: 508-822-1020
As a regional nonprofit economic development corporation,
SEED Corporation focuses on job creation by financing small businesses in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. |
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Food Entrepreneur
Groups
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CropCircle Kitchen,
Inc.
31 Germania Street, Buildings I & J
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
Phone: 617-942-0209
CropCircle Kitchen 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. |
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Restaurant Association (MRA)
333 Turnpike Road,
Suite 102
Southborough, MA 01772
Phone: 508-303-9905
The MRA is a not-for-profit trade association committed to
the advancement of the food and beverage industry in our state.
The MRA helps operators succeed by providing information,
education, government advocacy, cost-savings programs, and
networking opportunities. |
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New England Food
Entrepreneurs (NEFE)
University of
Massachusetts Amherst
100 Holdsworth Way
202 Chenoweth Lab
Amherst, MA 01003-9282
Phone: 413-545-0552
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. |
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Western Mass Food
Processing Center
c/o Franklin County
Community Development Corporation
324 Wells Street
Greenfield, MA 01301
Phone: 413-774-7204
The Western Mass Food Processing Center promotes economic
development through entrepreneurship, provide opportunities for
sustaining local agriculture, and promote best practices for
food producers.
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Whole Foods Local Producer Loan Program
Phone: 512-542-0895
Through the Whole Foods Local Producer Loan Program, Whole
Foods Market lends money to small, local, independent producers
to help them expand their businesses. The program provides up to
$10 million in low-interest loans to independent local farmers
and food artisans. Targeted loan amounts between $1,000 and
$100,000 (maximum $25,000 for start-ups). |
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Government
Agencies
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BusinessUSA
is a a one-stop shop for everything related to business in the
USA. |
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 Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
JFK
Federal Building
15 New Sudbury Street
Boston, MA 02203
Phone: 617-316-2850
Small Business &
Self-Employed Tax Center Website
Telephone Assistance for Businesses:
1-800-829-4933
Telephone Assistance for
Individuals: 1-800-829-1040
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 Massachusetts
Business One-Stop
Are you doing
business in Massachusetts or just getting started? Check out
Massachusetts’s NEW Business One-Stop for information, tools,
and more - all intended to help business succeed in the
Commonwealth. |
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Massachusetts Department of Revenue
100
Cambridge Street, 2nd Floor
Boston, MA 02204
Phone:
617-887-6367
Ask for the Taxpayer Assistance Bureau for issues related
to state taxes including refunds, sales taxes, excise taxes,
withholding, and estimated income tax payments. |
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Massachusetts Department of Workforce Development (MDWD)
Charles F. Hurley Building
19 Staniford
Street
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 617-626-5300
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. |
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Massachusetts Division of Insurance (MDI)
One South Station, 5th Floor
Boston, MA 02110
Phone:
617-521-7794
The MDI monitors the solvency of its licensees in order to
promote a healthy, responsive, and willing marketplace for
consumers who purchase insurance products. |
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Massachusetts Division of Occupational Safety (MDOS)
399 Washington Street, 5th Floor
Boston, MA
02108
Phone: 617-727-7047
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. |
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Massachusetts Division of Professional Licensure (MDPL)
239 Causeway Street, 5th floor
Boston, MA
02114
Phone: 617-727-3074
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.
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Massachusetts Office of
Business Development (MOBD)
100
Cambridge Street, Suite 1010
Boston, MA 02114
Phone:
617-788-3670
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. |
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Massachusetts
Secretary of the Commonwealth
One
Ashburton Place
Boston, MA 02108
Phone: 617-727-7030
Corporations Division
Phone: 617-727-9640 |
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U.S. Census Bureau
4 Copley Place, Suite
301
Boston, MA 02117-9108
Phone: 617-424-4501
The Census Bureau serves as the leading source of quality
data about the nation's people and the economy.
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U.S.
Department of Commerce
2 Copley Place
Boston, MA 02117
Phone:
617-424-0510
The U.S. Department of Commerce has a broad
mandate to advance economic growth and jobs and opportunities
for the American people. It has cross-cutting responsibilities
in the areas of trade, technology, entrepreneurship, economic
development, environmental stewardship and statistical research
and analysis.
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United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
Commissioner of Patents
and Trademarks
P.O. Box 1450
Alexandria, VA 22313
Phone: 1-800-786-9199
The USPTO ensures that the intellectual property system
contributes to a strong global economy, encourages investment in
innovation, and fosters the entrepreneurial spirit. |
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Green Business
Resources
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Center for Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy (CEERE)
University of Massachusetts Amherst
160
Governors Drive
Amherst, MA 01003
Phone: 413-545-0684
The CEERE provides technological and economic solutions to
environmental problems resulting from energy production,
industrial, manufacturing, and commercial activities, and land
use practices. |
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Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA)
Green Business Development
100 Cambridge Street, Suite
900
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 617-626-1181
EEA believes it is critical to develop new innovative
environmental technologies that will provide cost effective,
technology-based solutions to environmental problems in the
Commonwealth. By advancing the development of these
technologies, the Commonwealth can improve environmental
protection and grow the economy. |
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Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection – Service
Center
One Winter Street
Boston, MA
02108
Phone: 617-292-5500
The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
provides information and assistance on laws, rules, permits,
reporting, compliance, financial assistance and training &
professional certifications. |
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Sustainable
Business Leader Program (SBLP)
186
Hampshire Street
Cambridge, MA 02139
The SBLP mission, through our six-step program, is to meet
the unique needs and challenges of local businesses in their
pursuit to become more environmentally sustainable. |
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International
Business Resources
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Massachusetts
Export Center
State Transportation
Building
10 Park Plaza, Suite 4510
Boston, MA 02116
Phone: 617-973-8664
The Massachusetts Export Center offers a range of
targeted, customized services to meet the complex needs of
exporters throughout the state. 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.
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Legal
Resources
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Boston Bar Association
16 Beacon Street
Boston, MA 02108
Phone:
617-742-0615
The Boston Bar Association's mission is to advance the
highest standards of excellence for the legal profession, to
facilitate access to justice, and to serve the community at
large. The Boston Bar Association also offers a law referral
service,
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Boston College Legal Assistance Bureau (BCLAB)
24 Crescent Street, Suite 202
Waltham, MA 02453
Phone: 781-893-4793
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. |
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Economic Justice Project
(EJP)
c/o The Lawyers Committee for
Civil Rights
294 Washington Street, Suite 443
Boston, MA
02108
Phone: 617-482-1145
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.
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Massachusetts Bar Association (MBA)
20
West Street
Boston, MA 02111
Phone: 617-338-0500
Lawyer Referral Service
617-645-0400
The 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. |
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Transactional Law Clinic (TLC) via Harvard Law School
1563 Massachusetts Avenue, Pound Hall 501
Cambridge, MA
02138
Phone: 617-998-0101
The Transactional Law Clinic offers free and low cost
legal services to clients throughout the metropolitan Boston
area. Legal services are made available to clients who could not
likely afford assistance. The Clinics provide advanced law
students at Harvard Law School the opportunity to gain practical
experience and earn academic credit by handling real cases for
real clients. Students are supervised by attorneys who are
experienced practitioners and mentors. |
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Life Science and
Technology Resources
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Center for Technology Commercialization (CTC)
134 Flanders Road
Westborough, MA 01581
Phone:
508-870-0042
The Center for Technology Commercialization 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.
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Massachusetts
Association of Business Incubators (MABI)
1000 Winter Street, Suite 2900
Waltham, MA 02451
Phone: 781-373-7777
The Massachusetts Association of Business Incubators was
created for the purpose of increasing support for business
incubation programs in Massachusetts, enhancing public
awareness, sharing experiences and exchanging referrals.
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Massachusetts Life
Sciences Center (MLSC)
40 Broad Street,
Suite 230
Boston, MA 02109
Phone: 617-723-4920
The MLSC is tasked with investing in life sciences
research and economic development. This work includes making
financial investments in public and private institutions growing
life sciences research, development and commercialization as
well as building ties between sectors of the Massachusetts life
sciences community. |
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Massachusetts Medical Device
Industry Council (MassMEDIC)
715 Albany
Street, TW1
Boston, MA 02118
Phone: 617-414-1340
MassMEDIC advocates industry positions at the federal and
state government levels, and conducts numerous informational
seminars; conferences and issue briefings aimed at bringing the
region's medical device community the latest and best
information on policies and trends impacting the sector. |
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Massachusetts Technology
Collaborative (MTC)
75 North Drive
Westborough, MA 01581
Phone: 508-870-0312
The Massachusetts Technology Collaborative is an
independent public agency dedicated to the formation, retention,
and expansion of technology-related enterprises in
Massachusetts. MTC brings together leaders from industry,
government, and academia to advance technology-based solutions
that improve the healthcare system, expand high-speed Internet
access, and strengthen regional economies.
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Massachusetts Technology Development Corporation (MTDC)
40 Broad Street, Suite 230
Boston, MA 02109
Phone: 617-723-4920
The MTDC is a leading edge venture capital firm. If you
are a technology-based company looking for start-up capital, and
you have completed a comprehensive business plan, you may be
eligible for funding.
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Massachusetts Technology
Transfer Center (MTTC)
333 South Street,
Fourth Floor
Shrewsbury, MA 05145
Phone: 775-455-7277
The MTTC has a government mandate to help any inventor in
any non-profit research institution to commercialize his or her
technology. The Center helps entrepreneurs to start companies
and researchers to market their patents through a broad array of
programs and resources. |
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MIT Enterprise Forum
28 Carleton Street- Building E32-328
Cambridge, MA 02139
Phone: 617-253-8240
The MIT Enterprise Forum produces a series of educational
programs about entrepreneurship through a network of 24
worldwide chapters.
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Nonprofit Resources
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Associated Grant Makers
55 Court Street, Suite 520
Boston, MA 02108
Phone: 617-426-2606
A member organization that assists in grant making
activity for non-profits. |
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GuideStar
1701 Pennsylvania N.W., Suite 300
Washington, DC 20006
Phone: 1-800-784-9378
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. |
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Idealist.org
c/o Action Without Borders
302 Fifth Avenue, 11th
Floor
New York, NY 10001
Phone: 212-695-7243
Idealist.org is an interactive website where people and
organizations can exchange resources and ideas, locate
opportunities and supporters. |
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Lawyers
Clearinghouse
16 Beacon Street
Boston, MA 02108
Phone: 617-723-0885
The Lawyers Clearinghouse provides pro bono legal services
to non-profit organizations and groups seeking non-profit
status. |
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Starting a Business
in Massachusetts
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Massachusetts Executive Office of Housing and Economic
Development
One Ashburn Place, Room
2101
Boston, MA 02108
Phone: 617-788-3610
The Massachusetts Executive Office of Housing and Economic
Development's website provides many helpful links to answer most questions
about starting a business in Massachusetts. The website has
information on business development, international trade, taxes
and incentives, financing and funding, licensing and permitting,
relocation assistance and the small business community in
Massachusetts. |
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Women and
Minority Business Resources
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Asian American Civic
Association
87 Tyler Street, 5th Floor
Boston, MA 02111
Phone: 617-426-9492
Serving immigrants from around the world,
the AACA is a multi-service
multi-generational association that
provides education, occupational training, and social services
enabling our clients to realize lasting economic
self-sufficiency. |
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Asian Community Development
Corporation (ACDC)
38 Oak Street
Boston, MA 02111
Phone: 617-482-1426
ACDC has been working with the Asian community of Greater
Boston to address those needs and challenges. The organization
continues to develop affordable housing, promote economic
development, foster new leadership, and build capacity within
the community through education, advocacy, and action. |
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Center for Women and
Enterprise (CWE)
24 School Street, Suite
700
Boston, MA 02108
Phone: 617-536-0700
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.
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City of Boston Small
and Local Business Enterprise (SLBE) Office
1 City Hall Square, Room 717
Boston, MA 02201
Phone:
617-635-4084
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. |
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Commonwealth
Institute
10 High Street, Suite 1002
Boston, MA 02110
Phone: 617-859-0080
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.
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Hispanic-American Chamber of Commerce (HACC)
406 South Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02130
Phone:
617-261-4222
The Hispanic-American Chamber of Commerce presents
businesses, individuals, and institutions, which are committed
to the economic development and success of the Hispanic business
community in Greater Boston. |
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Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC)
200 High Street, 3rd Floor
Boston, MA 02110
Phone: 617-292-2363
ICIC promotes economic prosperity in America's inner
cities through private sector engagement that leads to job,
income and wealth creation for local residents |
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Initiative
for a New Economy
265 Franklin Street,
12th Floor
Boston, MA 02110
Phone: 617-557-7505
The Initiative For a New Economy (INE) is a non-profit
organization dedicated to creating profitable business
relationships between Massachusetts-based Minority Business
Enterprises (MBEs) and large Institutional Purchasers. |
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Institute
for New England Native American Studies (INENAS)
University of Massachusetts Boston
100 Morrissey
Boulevard
Boston, MA 02125
Phone: 617-287-5000
INENAS’ mission is to develop collaborative relationships,
projects, and programs between Native American tribes of the New
England region and all of the UMass campuses so that the tribes
may participate in and benefit from university research,
innovation, scholarship, and education |
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Greater New England Minority Supplier Development Council
(GNESMDC)
100 Huntington Avenue
Dartmouth Shops/Copley Place
Boston, MA 02116
Phone: 617-
578-8900
The GNEMSDC fosters business relationships with certified
Minority Business Enterprises (MBEs) and corporate members. |
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Ladies Who Launch
Phone: 440-247-2239
Ladies Who Launch is a media company that provides
resources, tools and connections for women entrepreneurs. The
meetings objectives are connect with others for advice,
referrals and customers. Promote and exchange products and
services.
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Massachusetts Minority Contractors Association (MMCA)
100 Hallet Street
Boston, MA 02124
Phone:
617-287-2400
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. |
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Massachusetts Supplier
Diversity Office (formerly SOMWBA)
10 Park Plaza, Suite 3720
Boston, MA 02116
Phone:
617-973-8692
The Supplier Diversity Office (SDO) formerly known as
State Office of Minority and Women Business Assistance (SOMWBA)
continues its rich and long tradition of service to minority and
women owned businesses in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The
SDO promotes the development of business enterprises and
non-profit organizations owned or operated by minorities and
women. The SDO offers a single point of entry to access
certification services, technical assistance and business
development services for minority and women owned businesses. |
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The Founding
Moms
The Founding Moms is a real, live and local monthly
meeting where mom entrepreneurs can exchange, connect and learn
from one another. Incredible women living right in your backyard
meet up to swap start-up stories, interact with renowned
business experts, and build personal and professional
connections within the ever-growing network of mom-owned
businesses.
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Turner Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprises Program
2 Seaport Lane, Suite 200
Boston, MA 02210
Phone: 617-247-6400
The objective of the program is to increase the
visibility, improve the economic viability, and expand
opportunities for the utilization of Minority and Women-owned
businesses. |
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U.S. Department of Labor –
Women's Bureau
Regional 1: Boston
JFK
Federal Building, Room 525A
Boston, MA 02203
Phone:
617-565-1988
The Women's Bureau promotes 21st Century solutions to
improve the status of working women and their families. Better
Jobs! Better Earnings! Better Living!
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Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts
88
Warren Street
Roxbury, MA 02119
Phone: 617-442-4519
The mission of the Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts
is to deliver services and programs that aim to increase the
economic self-reliance of African Americans and other people of
color. |
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Vietnamese American Initiative for Development (Viet-AID)
42 Charles Street
Dorchester, MA 02122
Phone: 617-822-3717
Viet-AID implements a sustainable state-wide small
business program that promotes entrepreneurial growth in the
Vietnamese community while strengthening existing businesses. |
