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Program Description Location
PROCUREMENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER (PTAC)

A program of the SBDC focused on helping clients in Massachusetts get and fulfill government contracts. Procurement specialists in Boston, Fall River, Lawrence, Lynnfield, Springfield, and... View details

Amherst

PROCUREMENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

The Procurement Technical Assistance Program (PTAP) provides businesses with guidance for responding to opportunities to market products and services to Federal, state and local governments. PTA... View details

Amherst

CAPE COD TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL (CCTC)

Promotes the benefits of technology-based business to the region, pursue local infrastructure solutions, such as in transportation, telecommunications, deregulation of electric utilities,... View details

Barnstable

CAPE COD COMMISSION

Established as a regional planning and regulatory agency to prepare and implement a regional land use policy plan for all of Cape Cod, review and regulate Developments of Regional Impact, and... View details

Barnstable

OFFICE OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS & BUSINESS REGULATION

Charged with educating, informing, and protecting consumers, the Office staffs a Consumer Hotline; investigates consumer problems; publishes brochures, alerts, and reports; and monitors the... View details

Boston

FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF BOSTON

Serves the First Federal Reserve District that includes the six New England states: Connecticut (excluding Fairfield County), Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont. The... View details

Boston

INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE (IRS) STAKEHOLDER PARTNERSHIPS, EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATION OFFICE

Taxpayer Education & Communication (TEC) Small Business/Self-Employed Division Provides small businesses and stakeholders with timely and consistent tax guidance. Developes relationships with... View details

Boston

MASSACHUSETTS DIVISION OF EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING (DET)

An agency of the Massachusetts Department of Workforce Development (DLWD), is "committed to providing unemployment insurance, labor exchange, and labor market research services to Massachusetts'... View details

Boston

MASSACHUSETTS DIVISION OF PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE

An agency within the Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation with 36 boards of registration regulating more than 46 trades and professions. The division provides information about its... View details

Boston

MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE ONLINE SERVICE CENTER (DOR)

Provides information about the tax laws of the Commonwealth as well as information about DOR and the programs it offers. The most popular Massachusetts tax forms, publications and statistical... View details

Boston

MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

DEP is the state agency responsible for ensuring clean air and water, the safe management and disposal of solid and hazardous wastes, the timely cleanup of hazardous waste sites and spills, and the... View details

Boston

MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE (MDFA)

Supports, promotes, and enhances the long-term viability of Massachusetts agriculture with the aim of helping this state's agricultural businesses become as economically and environmentally sound... View details

Boston

MASSACHUSETTS OFFICE OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

MOBD helps businesses currently located in Massachusetts, as well as those outside the state that are interested in expanding, relocating, or simply exploring a range of business opportunities in... View details

Boston

STATE OFFICE OF MINORITY & WOMEN BUSINESS ASSISTANCE (SOMWBA)

SOMWBA is an agency within the Massachusetts Department of Economic Development, which promotes the development of certified minority businesses nonprofits and women owned businesses and... View details

Boston

MASSACHUSETTS OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE & INVESTMENT

Assists in-state businesses with international interests in harnessing global market opportunities to generate new revenues, create jobs, and encourage the influx of foreign investments in the... View details

Boston

UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Functions in order to protect human health and to safeguard the natural environment. View details

Boston

SECRETARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS CORPORATIONS DIVISION

Offers links to information about business entities, Uniform Commercial Code (U.C.C.) filings, trademarks, the Business Assistance Resource Center, Service of Process, and Fee Schedules. Also,... View details

Boston

MASSACHUSETTS EXPORT CENTER (MEC)

A one-stop resource for export assistance, MEC offers services that are designed to help companies at any stage in the export process. Whether a small business just starting to export or an... View details

Boston

COMM-PASS (COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS' PROCUREMENT ACCESS & SOLICITATION SYSTEM)

Allows businesses easy access to all of the information necessary to bid on many state contracts. It is a one stop shopping for viewing, downloading, printing and linking to helpful information... View details

Boston

MONTACHUSETT REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION (MRPC)

Working to carry out comprehensive regional planning in the Montachusett area. MRPC is available to provide a wide variety of services to its member communities including economic development... View details

Fitchburg

FRANKLIN REGIONAL COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS

A regional municipal services and planning organization based in the upper Connecticut River Valley of Massachusetts. Its members are municipalities, which choose to work together for producing... View details

Greenfield

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION(SBA) OFFICE OF VETERANS BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT (OVBD)

OVBD serves as a resource partner to veterans interested in entrepreneurship by formulating, executing and promoting policies and programs of the agency that provide assistance to veterans seeking... View details

National

UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE (USPTO)

Administers the patent and trademark laws as they relate to the granting of patents for utility inventions, designs and plants and the issuing of trademark registrations. The USPTO examines... View details

Statewide

UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Works to support long-term and equitable economic growth and advancing U.S. foreign policy objectives by supporting economic growth, agricultural and trade, global health,and democracy, conflict... View details

Statewide

SBA PRO-NET: PROCUREMENT MARKETING AND ACCESS NETWORK

A search engine for contracting officers, a marketing tool for small firms and a link to procurement opportunities and important information. It is designed to be a virtual... View details

Statewide

OFFICE OF SMALL AND DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS UTILIZATION

Serves as the a focal point for small businesses interested in doing business with the Department of Energy (DOE) and administers the Department's small business program by establishing goals,... View details

Statewide

TAXPAYER ADVOCACY SERVICE, IRS

An independent organization within the IRS, consisting of highly skilled case advocates who negotiate on your behalf with the IRS to secure the most beneficial resolution for your IRS problem. View details

Statewide

SECRETARY OF STATES OFFICE, MASSACHUSETTS

The Secretary of State is responsible for the initial creation and certain maintenance filings for all domestic state and out-of-state business entities including for-profit and nonprofit... View details

Statewide

MASSACHUSETTS BUSINESS RESOURCE TEAM

Provides a single point of contact for one on one services to businesses looking to create and retain jobs in Massachusetts as well as aggregates government and other economic development programs... View details

Statewide

INTERNATIONAL TRADE ADMINISTRATION

Helps businesses participate in the growing global marketplace and provides practical information to help select markets and products. View details

Statewide

MASSACHUSETTS REHABILITATION COMMISSION

Assists eligible individuals with disabilities to attain employment or self-employment, and self-sufficiency by providing a range of services including training, counseling and referrals to... View details

Statewide

GENERAL COURT OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS

The web site of the general court provides information on current legislation and legislators, the text of laws and the budget, guides to the legislative process, and much more. View details

Statewide

MASSACHUSETTS DIVISION OF INSURANCE

The Division of Insurance protects consumers and businesses by providing assistance and information, regulating the insurance industry’s market behavior and financial solvency, and fostering a... View details

Statewide

SOUTHEASTERN REGIONAL PLANNING & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT

Plans for the future of southeastern Massachusetts that includes expansion of economic opportunity, protection of natural and historic resources, and development of excellent physical and cultural... View details

Taunton

MASSACHUSETTS TECHNOLOGY COLLABORATIVE

An economic development organization established by the state to foster sustainable economic growth by: promoting a better understanding of the forces that shape the state's economy, and by... View details

Westborough

CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION (CMRPC)

A planning partnership serving the interests of local government in Central and Southern Worcester County. CMRPC is set up to assist communities in meeting the challenges of future growth. View details

Worcester

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