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Small Business Assistance
The Economic Development staff offers business development services to Cambridge small businesses. Staff assists businesses from many business sectors, including high and low technology businesses, minority-owned and women-owned businesses, and small businesses in all stages of development. Aspiring, emerging, or accomplished businesses receive help with start-up and growth business planning.
Programs and Services
The following services, programs and literature are available to Cambridge businesses. Counseling and referral services are offered free of charge:
- Business Development Workshops
- Financial Literacy Workshops
- Individual Business Counseling
- Minority and Women Owned Business Directory
- SOWMBA Certification for Minority and Women-Owned Businesses
- Commercial Improvement Programs
- Eligibility Guidelines
Business Guides and Contacts
Some of these links are to files in PDF format and require use of the free Adobe Acrobat viewer.
- Step-by-Step Guide to Starting a Business in Cambridge
- More Business Resources, including additional Step-by-Step guides
- Cambridge Business Associations and Organizations
- Doing Business in Cambridge (864 KB)
- Map of City Offices that Issue Permits (124 KB)
- Resource Guide (159 KB)
For More Information
For more information, please contact Rona Holmes, rholmes@cambridgema.gov, at 617/349-4637. The Community Development Department TTY line is 617/349-4621.
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