| Business Resources Membership Become a member of WRMS in 2007. Membership includes: - Business listing in the Hyde Park, Roslindale & West Roxbury Business Directory
- Business listing in the Shopping on Main Streets web directory
- Direct marketing exposure through resident membership campaign
- WRMS voting privileges, and WRMS event updates
- Discounted rates at Staples and Constant Contact E-Marketing
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Boston Community Change
Shop locally, share locally is the message we are sending through the Boston Community Change Card (BCC Card). This new Initiative brings some big names and major partners to the table citywide for a sophisticated database driven awards card that is easy for both customers and merchants. We have an agreement with Master Card to allow for the BCC Card to be swiped at any of their terminals, instantly relaying the correct rebate information for the Program for each participating business.The BCC Card is not a payment method, you can use cash, credit or checks to make payments, rather it is a loyalty rewards card for shopping locally, not just at big box retailers. Best of all, in addition to receiving a cash rebate in the mail monthly, the customer also will be generating funds (donated by the participating local merchants) for a local charity including Main Streets and/or school of their choice.
Become a Boston Community Change Participating Merchant
 Contract Pricing for West Roxbury Main Street Members Main Streets members will enjoy association negotiated prices on over 30,000 office and technology supply products. Members can save up to 25% off retail prices found in the Staples Store or Staples.com. As an added benefit to members, a Staples Business Advantage Convenience Card will enable you to receive exclusive contract pricing at the retail store network for same day emergency purchases. This pricing can also be extended by business owners as an employee benefit. Registration is FREE for West Roxbury Main Street members If you are interested in the program, feel free to contact Julie Copits at (800) 693-9900 x 439. 
Discounted E-Marketing for Small Business E-newsletters are a powerful way for small businesses to get the word out about their service or product offerings. Constant Contact has partnered with West Roxbury Main Streets to offer discounted subscriptions to an online interface for creating and managing e-newsletter campaigns. They are committed to helping train and educate the small business community on the use and application of e-newsletters. Main Street members receive a 20% discount on 6 month subscriptions, and a 25% discount on one year subscriptions. To register for a FREE 60 day trial click on the link below. In order to receive your Main Street discount you must first log on using the links below for your FREE 60 day trial. Click Here for a Free 60 Day Trial and special West Roxbury Main Street discount pricing Space Availability Are you looking to locate or relocate your business in West Roxbury? There are numerous retail and office spaces for lease and a few properties for sale. Check out our list of Available Spaces. Storefront Improvement Program
Contact WRMS for assistance in improving your storefront. Past projects have included Sugar Bakery, Masona Grill and Phuket Thai Restaurant.
Seminar Schedule WRMS is putting together a schedule of seminars for current businesses. Check back here for topics and times. New Business Resources Guide for Starting a Business The Office of Business Development has created the Boston Business Resource Guide to help individuals who wish to start, expand, or relocate a business in Boston.
Business Assistance CenterThe Boston Business Assistance Center (BBAC) was established in 1998 to provide Free access to technical, financial, and administrative resources for entrepreneurs, neighborhood small business owners, and business owners interested in expanding or relocating to Boston
Financing - Boston Loan Development Corporation
The BLDC provides loans of up to $150,000 for businesses in, or relocating to, the City of Boston. These loans can be used when buying a new business property, purchasing equipment and machinery, constructing an addition to an existing plant, making leasehold improvements or providing working capital to grow your business.
- Boston Industrial Development Financing Authority
BIDFA promotes economic growth and increased employment in the City of Boston by issuing bonds that finance the capital needs of the city's businesses and institutions. The credit of the borrower, and not that of the City of Boston, BIDFA, or the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is pledged to repay the bonds.
- Restore Boston
ReStore Boston is a city wide program that provides grants and loans up to $7,000 per storefront to help neighborhood business and property owners complete storefront renovation projects. In addition to funding, ReStore Boston provides professional architectural design services at no cost to the business to ensure improvements are well planned and of the highest quality.
- Partners with Nonprofits
Partners with Nonprofits provides matching grants up to $25,000 to help nonprofit organizations enhance the infrastructure of facilities that serve the immediate community. Awards are made annually based upon a competitive Request-for-Proposal process.
Technical Assistance Center for Women & Enterprise (CWE)
Renaissance Park
24 School Street, Suite 700
Boston 02108
Tel: 617.536.0700 Fax: 617.536.7373
Email: info@cweboston.org Web: www.cweonline.org Founded in 1995, the Center for Women & Enterprise (CWE) is the largest regional entrepreneurial training organization in Boston and Worcester, Massachusetts and Providence, Rhode Island. CWE's mission is to empower women to become economically self-sufficient and prosperous through entrepreneurship. CWE offers education, training, technical assistance, women's business enterprise certification and access to both debt and equity capital to entrepreneurs at every stage of business development. The Center's clients span the range from women who may want to start home-based or small retail businesses to women running fast growth, multi-million dollar technology businesses. As a non-profit, charitable organization, CWE provides its services on a sliding-scale basis in order to serve all women, regardless of their ability to pay. Since its founding in 1995, CWE has served over 5,000 aspiring and established entrepreneurs.
Languages: English
Fee for Service (sliding scale fees apply to all programs)
UMASS Boston Small Business Development Center & Minority Business Center (SBDC)
College of Management
100 Morrissey Blvd. 5-403
Boston, MA 02125
Tel: 617.287.7750 Fax: 617.287.7767
Email: margaret.somer@umb.edu
Web: www.sbdc.umb.edu
Contact: Margaret Somer, Director The UMASS Boston Small Business Development Center (SBDC) provides services to small and minority businesses in Greater Boston. The SBDC provides free one-to-one management counseling and low-cost workshops to prospective and existing firms on topics such as: business startup, business plan development, finance, cash flow management, human resource issues, marketing, international trade and government procurement. In addition, the SBDC provides brokering services to assist both procurement and EEO officials to find qualified minority vendors who can fill their contract and company needs and bid requirements. Languages: English. Counseling by appointment.
Nominal Fee for Workshops.
Community Business Network (CBN)/Massachusetts Association of CDCs
99 Chauncy Street
Boston, MA 02111
Tel: 617.426.0303 Fax: 617.426.0344
CBN is a collaborative of 12 Community Development Corporations (CDCs). It provides customized one-on-one technical assistance to new and emerging businesses and helps package loans for entrepreneurs. The CBN provides access to banks, public agencies, and non-profit lenders.
Languages: Chinese (several dialects), English, French, Haitian Creole, Portuguese, Spanish, Vietnamese
Walk-in Service No Fee for Service
U.S. General Services Administration (GSA)O’Neill Federal Building
10 Causeway Street
Boston, MA 02222 Tel: (617) 565-8100 Fax: 617.565.8101 Email: deborah.tarleton@gsa.gov Web: n/a Contact: Deborah R. Tarleton The U.S. GSA advocates for small, disadvantaged, and women-owned businesses in New England seeking federal contracting opportunities. Languages: English Walk-In Service No Fee for Service
Jewish Vocational Services (JVS)
—Neighborhood Business Builders29 Winter Street
Boston, MA Tel: 617-399-3307
Email: amccabe@jvs-boston.org Web: www.businesslinkboston.com/etp.php Contact: Angela McCabe, Micro Enterprise Director Through its Business Builders Program, JVS offers long-term business consulting services, loans, and mentors for small businesses within the City of Boston. The program provides business counseling and loans to women, low income and minority entrepreneurs, business owners, and other qualified individuals. The program focuses on pre- and post-loan technical assistance to borrowers and loan packaging for business loans from $500 to $25,000. Business Builders offers training to all entrepreneurs and micro enterprise training to eligible candidates who are legal refugees or who have very low incomes. Languages: English and Spanish Walk-In Service - Some Fee for Service (workshops also offered in Vietnamese)
Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) [score.org]
ACCION USA, Inc 56 Roland Street, Suite 300
Boston, MA 02139 Tel: 617.625.7080
Email: eeurkus@accion.org Web: www.accion.org Contact: Erika Eurkus, Senior Load Officer/Program Director ACCION USA is a nonprofit community development financial institution that provides business loads to self-employed individuals and micro entrepreneurs of limited means. Loans range from $500 to $25,000. ACCION also provides business education, training, and networking opportunities and referrals to its clients. Working Capital, which has served as a microentrerprise organization in New England since 1990, merged with ACCION USA in October 2001. Languages: English, Spanish
No Membership Dues
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