LAWYERS' COMMITTEE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS UNDER LAW
OF THE BOSTON BAR ASSOCIATION
294 WASHINGTON STREET, SUITE 443
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02108
TEL (617) 482-1145
FAX (617) 482-4392
Email: office@lawyerscom.org
Web: www.lawyerscom.org
THE ECONOMIC JUSTICE PROJECT
NON-LEGAL RESOURCES
Business technical assistance
(Business plan development, financial management, and marketing assistance)
City of Boston Office of Business
Development
Contact: Maureen Piraino
(617) 445-3413
maureen.piraino.obd@ci.boston.ma.us
www.cityofboston.com/business
(617) 989-1205
evaras@mediaone.net
This Neighborhood Means Business!
Contact: Susan Worgaftik
(617) 474-1170
sworgaftik@fdnh.org
Boston Main Streets
Contact: Emily Haber
(617) 635-2000
ehaberdnd@ci.boston.ma.us
www.bostonmainstreets.com
Allston Brighton CDC
Tim Caplice
(617) 787-3874
caplice@allstonbrightoncdc.org
UMass Minority Business Assistance Center
Contact: Margaret Somer
(617) 287-7750
margaret.somer@umb.edu
Community Business Network (CBN)
Massachusetts Association of CDCs
Contact: Diana Greene
(617) 426-0303
Center for Women and Enterprise
Contact: Shoma Haque
(617) 536-0700
shaque@cweboston.org
Jewish Vocational Services
Contact: Erik Korsh
(617) 451-3354 x222
ekorsh@jvs-boston.org
Nuestra Comunidad *
Contact: Eduardo Varas

Also provides micro-loans.
Initiative for a Competitive Inner City
Contact: Alvaro Lima
(617) 292-7506
alima@icic.org
Codman Square Development Corp.
Contact: Lisa Davis
(617) 825-4224
lisa@csndc.com
Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Corporation
Contact: Alison Moranta
(617) 522-2424
amoranta@jpndc.org
Mattapan Business Assistance Center
Contact: Al Hope
(617) 298-1785
ahopejr@yahoo.com
Dorchester Bay Economic Development Corp.*
Contact: Cristo Banda
(617) 825-4200
dbsbap@aol.com
Financial Resources
U.S. Small Business Administration
Massachusetts Division
Contact: David Paulin
(617) 445-3413
Working Capital
Contact: Erika Eurkus
(617) 625-7080
eeurkus@accion.org
Boston Local Development Corporation (BLDC)
Contact: Bill Nickerson
(617) 445-3413
Boston Financial Corporation
(also purchases current assets and finances
purchase orders)
Contact: Marc Kenney
(617) 248-0111
Urban Initiative Fund
Contact: Robert Jenkins
(617) 523-6262
rjenkins@mcdfc.com
Mass Business Community Group (MBCG)
Mass Business Development Corporation
Contact: Stacey Parks Townsend
(617) 350-8877
Massachusetts Business Development
Corporation
Contact: Joseph O’Garro
(617) 350-8877
jogarro@mass-business.com
Resources outside Boston
Cambodian American League of Lowell, Inc.
Contact: Ratha Paul Yem
(978) 454-3707
ratha@cambodian-american.com
Lowell Small Business Assistance Center
Contact: Sophy Suon
(978) 441-1889
Cambodian Mutual Assistance Association of
Greater Lowell, Inc.
Contact: Samkhann C. Khoeun
(978) 454-4286
skhoeun@cmaalowell.org
Chelsea’s Commission on Hispanic Affairs
Contact: Guillermo Quinteros
(617) 889-4567
Centro Latina de Chelsea
Contact: Juan Vega
(617) 884-3238
juan@vega.org
Northern Essex Community College
Lawrence Campus
Institute for Community and Workplace Development
Contact: Mythe Vera
(978) 738-7605
Salem Harbor CDC
Contact: Debora Askanase
(978) 825-4011
deba@shcdc.org
Other Resources
The Insurance Information Institute
(General business insurance)
www.iii.org
Massachusetts Businessmen’s Association
(General business insurance)
(781) 848-4950
The Insurance Partnership of the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
(Health Insurance)
(800) 399-8285
www.insurancepartnership.org
Useful Websites
U.S. Small Business Administration
www.sba.gov/sbdc
Internal Revenue Service
www.irs.ustreas.gov
Massachusetts Department of Revenue
www.dor.state.ma.us
Minority, Microenterprise, Small Business in
Massachusetts
www.msbm.org
Mass Small Business Development Centers
www.msbdc.som.umass.edu.edu/links.html
Go Local Biz
Secretary of the Commonwealth
www.corp.sec.state.ma.us
(Networking site for small businesses)
Services Corps of Retired Executives
www.score.org
MIT Enterprise Forum
www.golocalbiz.com
(business assistance for high technology companies)
web.mit.edu/entforum/www/
American Assoc. of Home-Based Businesses
www.aahbb.org
Bay State Business
(Comprehensive site for small businesses in MA)
The Trademark Register
www.trademarkreg.com
www.baystatebiz.com
Thomson & Thomson
(trademark search)
www.thomson-thomson.com
Library of Congress Copyright Office
www.lcweb.loc.gov
The Trademark Research Corporation
www.cch-trc.com
Patent & Trademark Office
www.uspto.gov