Small Business Assistance Providers
The following is a list of organizations that offer counseling and training services to small businesses within the geography they serve. Please note that some organizations may have restrictions on the businesses they are able to serve. Contact the organizations directly for more information.
| ACCION USA 56 Roland Street, Suite 300 Boston MA 02129 617 941-0814 www.accion.org |
Lower Cape Cod Community Development Corporation P.O. Box 1860 North Eastham MA 01651 (508) 240-7873 www.lowercape.org |
| Allston Brighton Community Development Corporation 320 Washington Street, 3rd Floor Brighton MA 02135 (617) 787-3874 www.allstonbrightoncdc.org |
The Martin Luther King, Jr. Business Empowerment Center 237 Chandler Street Worcester MA (508) 756-6330, ext. 222 www.mlkj-bed.org |
| Arlington Community Trabajando 599 Canal Street, 5th Floor West Lawrence MA 01840 (978) 685-6274 www.actinc.org |
Massachusetts Small Business Development Center at Clark University 950 Main Street Worcester MA 01610 (508) 793-7615 www.clarku.edu/offices/sbdc/ |
| Asian Community Development Corporation 38 Oak Street Boston MA 02111 (617) 482-2380 www.asiancdc.org |
Massachusetts Small Business Development Center at Salem State College c/o Enterprise Center 121 Loring Avenue, Suite 310 Salem MA 01970 (978) 542-6343 www.salemstate.edu/sbdc |
| Center for Women & Enterprise – Boston 24 School Street, 7th Floor Boston MA 02108 (617) 536-0700 www.cweonline.org |
Massachusetts Small Business Development Center at UMass Boston & Minority Business Center 100 Morrissey Boulevard, M-5-403 Boston MA 02125-3393 (617) 287-7750 www.sbdc.umb.edu |
| Center for Women & Enterprise – Worcester 50 Elm Street, 2nd Floor Worcester MA 01609 (508) 363-2300 www.cweonline.org |
Massachusetts Small Business Development Center Southeastern Massachusetts Regional Office 200 Pocasset Street Fall River MA 02721 (508) 673-9783 www.msbdc.org/semass |
| City of Boston Business Assistance Center 2201 Washington Street Boston MA 02119 (617) 989-9100 www.cityofboston.gov/dnd/obd |
Massachusetts Small Business Development Center Western Massachusetts Regional Office Scibelli Enterprise Center One Federal Street Springfield MA 01105-1160 (413) 737-6712 www.msbdc.org/wmass |
| Coastal Community Capital 5 Shoot Flying Hill Road Centerville MA 02632 (508) 790-2921 www.coastalcommunitycapital.org |
New England Black Chamber of Commerce 140 Wilbraham Avenue, 3rd Floor Springfield MA 01109 (413) 731-6444 www.neblackchamber.org |
| Community Economic Development Center of Southeast Massachusetts 181 Hillman Street Building 9 New Bedford MA 02740 (508) 979-4684 www.cedc-sm.org |
Nuestra Comunidad 56 Warren Street Suite 200 Roxbury MA 02119 (617) 989-1202 www.nuestracdc.org |
| Dorchester Bay Economic Development Corporation 594 Columbia Road Dorchester MA 02125 (617) 825-4200 www.dbedc.com |
Pittsfield Economic Revitalization Corporation 70 Allen Street Room 205 Pittsfield MA 01201 (413) 499-9371 |
| Enterprise Center at Salem State College 121 Loring Avenue Salem MA 01970 (978) 542-7039 www.enterprisectr.org |
Quaboag Valley Community Development Corporation 23 West Pine Street Ware MA 01082 (413) 967-3001 www.qvcdc.com |
| Franklin County Community Development Corporation 324 Wells Street Greenfield MA 01301 (413) 774-7204 www.fccdc.org |
Quincy 2000 Collaborative 1250 Hancock Street Suite 127N Quincy MA 02169 (617) 847-1454 www.quincy2000.org |
| Greater Gardner Community Development Corporation 8 Parker Street Gardner MA 01440 (978) 630-2975 www.ggcdc.org |
SCORE 100 Oxford Street Lynn MA 01901 (781) 592-2900 www.scorenemass.org |
| Hilltown Community Development Corporation 387 Main Road Chesterfield MA 01012 (413) 296-4536, ext. 12 www.hilltowncdc.org |
Solutions Community Development Corporation 254 Maple Street Holyoke MA 01040 (413) 315-6017 ext. 16 www.solutionscdc.org |
| InnerCity Entrepreneurs 675 Massachusetts Avenue, 9th Floor Cambridge MA 02139 (617) 492-2304 www.InnerCityEntrepreneurs.org |
Twin Cities Community Development Corporation 195 Kimball Street Fitchburg MA 01420 (978) 342-9561 ext. 25 www.twincities.com |
| Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Development Corporation 31 Germania Street Jamaica Plain MA 02130 (617) 522-2424 www.jpndc.org |
Valley Community Development Corporation 30 Market Street Northampton MA 01060 (413) 529-0420 www.valleycdc.com |
| Lowell Small Business Assistance Center 88 Middle Street, 2nd Floor Lowell MA 01852 (978) 322-8401 www.lowellsbac.org |
Vietnamese American Initiative for Development, Inc. (Viet-AID) 42 Charles Street Suite E Dorchester MA 02122 (617) 822-3717 www.vietaid.org |
For further information on Technical Assistance Resources, contact the Massachusetts Business Resource Team at 877-Biz-team (877-249-8326) or bizteam@state.ma.us. If you are a technical assistance provider and seek further information, contact the Office of Small Business & Entrepreneurship at (617) 788-3610.