Minority & Women Owned Business Resources

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 Email: contact.0228@scorevolunteer.org	- Business counseling - One to one mentoring - Seminars - Business plan development

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