The Neighborhood Restaurant Initiative is part of the Office of Business Development’s ongoing efforts to support the revitalization of the city’s commercial districts. This is the fifth year of an initiative that is designed to provide more neighborhood retail services and create jobs, thus expanding opportunities for entrepreneurs and residents. The initiative provides a menu […]
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Women on Main
Women on Main, an initiative created in 2013, seeks to better connect Boston’s women-owned Main Streets businesses to one another and to the City. For contact information and links to additional resources, visit the Women on Main site.
Boston Buying Power
Boston Buying Power, as part of the City of Boston’s continued effort to assist small businesses in innovative ways, was launched in early November 2008 by Mayor Thomas M. Menino designed to harness buying power for the small business sector through access to the deregulated energy market. Boston Buying Power allows small businesses to benefit […]
Renew Boston
Renew Boston is a service of the City of Boston and its partners to help Boston residents, businesses, and institutions save energy and money, and to create jobs. Their services can include funding and financing opportunities as well as free building assessments. Learn more at the City of Boston’s website.
Main Street Partners
The Main Street Partner mission is to empower, improve, and support the urban small businesses that create jobs and provide financial security and independence for families in low income areas. The organization does this by connecting small business owners with elite professionals from top banking, consulting and marketing organizations to accelerate the profitability of their businesses. Learn […]
Retail Visioning
This program is designed to help merchants improve the look, feel and merchandising of their store. While ReStore focuses on the outside, Retail Visioning helps primarily with the inside such as layout and merchandising. See more information at the Retail Visioning website.
