- Government
- Departments
- Economic Development
- Minority & Women Owned Business Resources
Minority & Women Owned Business Resources
The organizations below offer resources and services in the following areas:
- Business counseling
- Financial assistance
- Education, language, job and career development
- Peer to peer networking and professional development
Business Counseling and Financial Assistance
| Organization | Services & Resources |
|---|---|
| Franklin County Community Development
324 Wells Street, Greenfield, MA 01301
Phone: (413) 774-7204 |
- Business counseling
- Direct loan provider
- Commercial kitchen/floor space |
| Valley Community Development Corporation
256 Pleasant St., Holyoke St. Entrance, Northampton, MA 01060 Phone: (413) 586-5855 Ext. 230 |
- Business counseling
- Access to community loan funds |
| ACCION
10 Fawcett Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
Phone: 866-245-0783
Email: info@us.accion.org |
- Micro to small business assistance
- Direct loan provider
- International organization |
| Massachusetts
Small Business Development Center 23 Tillson Farm Road, Amherst, MA 01003
Phone: (413) 545-6301 |
- Business counseling
- Government contracting advice
- Foreign trade expertise |
| Small Business Administration
1 Federal Street - Building 101-R
Springfield, MA 01105
Phone: (413) 785-0484 |
- Business counseling
- Not a direct loan provider
- Offers loan guarantees to lenders |
| Common Capital
120 Maple Street, Springfield, MA 01103
Phone: (413) 233-1680 |
- Business counseling
- Direct loan provider |
| SCORE
- Western Massachusetts 1 Federal Street - Building 101
Springfield, MA 01105
Phone: (413) 785-0314
|
- Business counseling
- One to one mentoring
- Seminars
- Business plan development |
Women Business Owner Support Organizations
| Organization | Services & Resources |
|---|---|
| Women Business Owners Alliance of the Pioneer Valley
122 Pleasant Street #107,
Easthampton, MA 01027 |
- Support women entrepreneurs - Build business skills through: - professional development - meetings, seminars and peer to peer networking. |
| The Center for Women and Enterprise Central Massachusetts Center - Westborough
69 Milk Street - Suite 217
Westborough, MA 01581
Phone: (508) 363-2300 |
- Helping people start and grow their businesses - Worked with more than 37,000 entrepreneurs in New England since 1995 - Variety of racial,ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds |
Community Organization
| Organization | Services & Resources |
|---|---|
| Casa Latina
Florence Community Center, 140 Pine St., Rm 5 Florence, MA 01062
Phone: (413) 586-1569 |
- Latino-led and Latino focused organization - Promote self-sufficiency and a sense of community - Northampton and Hampshire County Latinos.
- Open on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday |