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The list that follows was carefully curated by one of our talented volunteer interns, Anamika Mani, a student at Acton-Boxborough Regional High School. If you’d like to be added to our list please contact info@mwcoc.com.
Local Resource Outlets
Links to local resource outlets that will help you grow your business today! All resources listed here are available to businesses located in the towns in the Middlesex West region. From educational resources to financial resources, there is something here for every business.
Click the hyperlinked business title of each resource in their business description to visit their website or find a specific section of their website further down in the listing.
495 Metrowest Partnership
495 Metrowest Partnership is a collaboration between businesses and municipalities focused on creating an environment that supports sustainable growth and economic development for small businesses.
Contact 495 Metrowest Partnership at 774-760-0495 or at info@495partnership.org.
Center for Women & Enterprise
The Center for Women & Enterprise provides female entrepreneurs with the resources, tools, and support they need to launch and grow their businesses.
Click here to visit their Eastern Massachusetts webpage or click here to visit their Central Massachusetts webpage.
Contact the Eastern Massachusetts branch at 617-536-0700.
Contact the Central Massachusetts branch at 508-363-2300.
Economic Development Departments (Per Town)
Economic Developments Departments focus on providing residents and small businesses with economic opportunities that support growth and job creation.
The link above accesses the Massachusetts Executive Office of Economic Development (EOED) website, but you can find the Economic Development Department link for your town below.
Acton
Click here to visit Acton’s Economic Development Office website.
Contact Acton’s Economic Development Director, Julie Pierce, at 978-929-6611 or at jpierce@actonma.gov.
Boxboro
Click here to visit Boxboro’s Economic Development Committee website.
Contact Boxboro’s Economic Development Committee at 978-264-1723.
Concord
Click here to visit Concord’s Economic Vitality Committee website.
Littleton
Click here to visit Littleton’s Economic Development Committee website.
Contact Littleton’s Economic Development Committee at edc@littletonma.org.
Maynard
Click here to visit Maynard’s Economic Development Committee website.
Stow
Click here to visit Stow’s Economic Development and Industrial Commission website.
Westford
Click here to visit Westford’s Economic Development Committee website.
Contact members of the committee on their websites.
EDGE Empower
EDGE Empower is a software-based solution that enables businesses to increase diversity, equity, and inclusion within their company with discipline and efficiency.
Click here to see their program’s features.
Contact EDGE Empower here or at 041-562-0700 and sales@edge-strategy.com.
EntrepreneurshipforAll
Entrepreneurship for All (EforAll) is an entrepreneurship program that aims to accelerate economic impact in communities nationwide by assisting small businesses with growth and development.
Click here to view the EforAll Business Accelerator program.
Click here to view the EforAll Pitch Contests.
Click here to view the EforAll Virtual Workshops.
Contact EforAll at 833-E-FOR-ALL or at info@eforall.org.
Greater New England Minority Supplier Development Council
The Greater New England Minority Supplier Development Council is an organization that aims to expand business opportunities for minority entrepreneurs and small businesses with their resources, networking, and educational aid.
Click here to view the Massachusetts Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) Business Center by the U.S. Department of Commerce.
Click here to view their services and programs.
Contact the Greater New England Minority Supplier Development Council at 617-578-8900 or at gnemsdc@gnemsdc.org.
Massachusetts Government Business Resources
A list of business resources provided by the Massachusetts government website including starting a business, paying taxes, apprenticeships and many more.
Click here to view the Massachusetts Government list of business resources.
Click here to visit the MassHire BizWorks website, a business program developed by the Massachusetts government.
Click here to visit the Supplier Diversity Office (SDO) website, a section of the Massachusetts government dedicated to increasing state-contracting for minority-owned businesses.
Click here to visit the Massachusetts Office on Disability’s Finance Assistance page.
Contact MassHire at 800-252-1591.
Massachusetts Innovation Network
The Massachusetts Innovation Network is a non-profit organization that hosts the awards show “The Eddies” and also provides individualized coaching, networking, and economic development assistance to small businesses.
Click here to view their video resources or click here to view their podcast resources.
Contact the Massachusetts Innovation Network on their website.
MassBio
MassBio is a resource for Massachusetts life science businesses of all sizes seeking increased diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) within their companies.
Click here to view their diversity, equity, and inclusion program.
Contact MassBio at 617-674-5100 or at diversity@massbio.org.
Metropolitan Area Planning Council
The Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) is a regional planning agency that promotes smart growth and regional development and collaboration for small businesses.
Contact MAPC at 617-933-0700.
Middlesex Community College Small Business Training & Development
Middlesex Community College Small Business Training & Development provides online and in person courses to aid small businesses.
Click the link to visit the Middlesex Community College Small Business Training & Development webpage.
Contact Middlesex Community College at 800-818-3434.
Score
Score is a community of experienced executives and entrepreneurs who are ready and willing to help you start and grow your small business. They also provide a variety of resources according to whether you are starting, growing, or closing your business.
Contact Score here or at 1-800-634-0245.
Small Business Administration (SBA)
The Small Business Administration (SBA) is an official program run by the U.S. Government. They provide the advice and resources needed to start, manage, and grow a small business.
Click here to see how the SBA can help veteran-owned businesses.
Contact the SBA’s answer desk at 800-827-5722 or answerdesk@sba.gov.
Small Business Development Center at Clark University
The Small Business Development Center at Clark University provides free, one-on-one services to help your small business with business and financial plans, marketing and sales strategies, and many more areas of interest.
Click here to view their small business services.
To set up your first appointment call 1-508-793-7615 or register on their website. Make sure to review the appointment checklist on their website before scheduling your first appointment.
Small Business Strong
Small Business Strong provides funding and resources to Massachusetts based small businesses.
Contact Small Business Strong at support@smallbstrong.com or contact a business advisor through their website.
TLE Center for Urban Entrepreneurship
The TLE Center for Urban Entrepreneurship (TLECFUE) is a non-profit organization with a primary focus of providing minorities and marginalized communities with adequate resources to build profitable businesses in the beauty and personal care industry.
Contact the TLECFUE at 857-241-3877 or at info@tlecfue.org.
Women and Minority Business
Women and Minority Business helps customers find businesses owned by women and minorities to drive sales to those businesses and reduce income inequality and generational poverty. All their services are free to both the producer and consumer, with the only barrier to entry being that you must be verified as a woman or minority business.
Click here to submit your listing.
Contact Women and Minority Business here or at info@womenandminoritybusiness.org.
Work Without Limits
Work Without Limits is a network of educational institutions, employers and state and federal agencies working to increase the employment of individuals with disabilities until it is equal to those without disabilities.
Click here to view their services.
Contact Work Without Limits here or at 877-937-9675.
Coming Soon!
Fall 2023 we will start to build out The Lab – our Member Education Portal. The Lab will be where members can go to re-watch webinars, interviews, access special speakers, or forums on trending topics. We are currently building out our programming for 2023 – 2024. If you are an expert in your field, reach out to get on our production schedule.
We would also love to hear from you. How do you use the resources above. What can we add? Are there topics you’d like to learn or programs you’d like to see us create? All feedback is helpful as we look to grow and expand our reach and impact.
For more information give us a call at 978-263-0010 or email us at info@mwcoc.com.