​GENERAL RESOURCES:

• Massachusetts Office of Business Development (MOBD) – List of Assistance Organizations​
• Supplier Diversity Office (SDO) – List of Organizational Partnerships & Resources for Diverse & Small Businesses
• Small Business Toolkit, developed by State Treasurer Deborah B. Goldberg & Team
• Small Business Strong – Free Resources for Minority and Women-Owned Small Businesses

MENTORING:

• State/Federal Resources 
  • Massachusetts Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC – through UMass Amherst) – Counseling for Small Businesses
  • U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) – Mentor-Protégé Program
• Industry Resources
  • SCORE – Mentor Program
  • Greater New England Minority Supplier Development Council (GNEMSDC) and the Minority Business Development Center (MBDA) – One on One Consulting
  • Black Economic Council of Massachusetts (BECMA)
    Contact: Nicole Obi - President & CEO
    E: [email protected] 
  • Center for Women & Enterprise (CWE) – Consulting & Mentorship (requires subscription/membership)

TECHNICAL

• Establishing a Business & Business Support
  • SBA – Business Guide
  • SBA – Ascent (for Women Entrepreneurs)
  • SBA – Boots to Business (for Transitioning Service Members)
  • SCORE – Business Training
  • Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC) – Building for Growth
  • Next Street – Paid Consultant and Learning Services
• Getting Involved in Public Construction Work
  • Office of the Inspector General – Designing & Constructing Public Facilities Manual
  • DCAMM Outreach Presentations – Bi-Monthly
    Educates on public bidding, SDO certification, DCAMM certification, upcoming projects and more
  • PTAC  - Training for Bidding Public Work and more
• SDO Certification Process
  • Takes 60-90 days
  • Mandatory Pre-Cert Webinar – Monthly, Thursdays 10:00-12:00
• DCAMM Certification Process
  • DCAMM Contractor Certification
  • Only necessary for prime contractors > $150k and specific trades > $25k
    • Certification's Categories of Work
  • Takes 60-90 days

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
Financing/Commercial Construction Funding

• Office of State Treasurer – Small Business Banking Partnership
• Massachusetts Growth Capital Corporation
  • Contact: Stephen Spinney
    Senior Loan Officer – Central & Western Mass.
    T: (617) 337-2808   E: [email protected]
• BDC Community Capital
• MassDevelopment
• Eastern Bank
• Rockland Trust
• Bank of Canton

Bonds

• SBA – Surety Bond Program
• Surety Bond Professionals

Grants

• BECMA – List of External Grants

WORKFORCE

• Mass Building Trades (Union Workers)
• Mass Hire – Holyoke, MA
• Building Mass Careers
  ​Westover Job Corps Center – Chicopee, MA
• Community Works – Serving Western MA
• Helmets to Hardhats
  • Contact: Rob Schwartz
    E: [email protected]
• Commonwealth Corporation (CommCorp)
• The Policy Group on Tradeswomen’s Issues (PGTI)
• YouthBuild – Worcester
• YouthBuild – Connecticut River Valley
• Grafton Job Corps Center – North Grafton, MA
  • Contact: Matthew Middleton 
    ​T: (508) 887-7315 | M: (401) 636-7017

GENERAL INDUSTRY RESOURCES & ORGANIZATIONS:

• Association of General Contractors (AGC) – Massachusetts Chapter
• Associated Subcontractors of Massachusetts (ASM)
• Massachusetts Building Congress
• Massachusetts Minority Contractors Association (MMCA)
• Professional Women in Construction (PWC) – Boston Chapter
• Greater New England Minority Supplier Development Council (GNEMSDC)
• Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) – Massachusetts Center
• Black Economic Council of Massachusetts (BECMA)​​

*This list is not intended as an endorsement for any particular company or organization.