ARA
The ARA is dedicated to improving the economic well-being of the city, and to this end they have initiated a series of projects designed to ensure that Attleboro is a premier business location for years into the future.
Executive Director: Michael Milanoski
http://www.cityofattleboro.us/ARA.php

Brockton 21st Century Corporation
The Brockton 21st Century Corporation is a private, non-profit economic development agency that has formed a unique partnership with the City of Brockton to attract new businesses and grow existing businesses in Brockton.

Mission: To enhance the position, image and perception of Brockton as a desirable place to live, work and invest by providing increased revenue and jobs to Brockton through economic development.
President: Arthur J Markos
http://www.brockton21.com/

Cape Cod Economic Development Council
The Cape Cod Economic Development Council (EDC) is an advisory council created by Barnstable County for the purpose of establishing a voice in regional economic development.

Mission: To improve the quality-of-life for all residents of Barnstable County by fostering public policies and financing, through grants, activities that lead to a healthy year-round economy compatible with the Cape's culture and environment.
Chairman: Mary Pat Flynn
http://www.capecodedc.org/


CEDAC
CEDAC is a public-private, community development finance institution that provides technical assistance, pre-development lending, and consulting services to non-profit organizations involved in housing development, workforce development, neighborhood economic development, and capital improvements to child care facilities.
Executive Director: Michael Gondek
http://www.cedac.org/


Executive Office Of Economic Development
This website provides the tools for doing business in Massachusetts. This is a link to the Executive Office of Economic Development.
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Fall River Office Of Economic Development
FROED helps businesses evaluate the many advantages of locating in Fall River, offering aggressive incentive programs including low-interest financing, tax exemptions, employee recruitment and training services, and site selection assistance. We also provide consultation and technical support in areas ranging from permitting to international trade assistance. These programs complement Fall River's low business costs and can be packaged with other private and public sector incentives. All of our services are free of charge. FROED's key objectives are job creation, job retention and the expansion of the city's tax base. The office maintains a professional staff that is organized into four main areas - finance, business development and marketing, business retention and project administration.
Vice President: Kenneth Fiola
http://www.froed.org/


Lower Cape Cod Community Development Corporation
The Lower Cape Cod CDC was created in 1992 by a group of interested community residents and leaders who saw the need for a non-profit agency to focus on affordable housing and economic development for the eight towns commonly referred to as the Lower Cape. Since its inception in 1992, the Lower Cape Cod CDC has gradually built the two focus areas of its mission. The focus of Business Builders is on cottage industries, small businesses, the fishing industry, the aquaculture industry...and the dreams, goals and expertise of individuals who want to control their own destinies. To this end, the Business Builders Programs provide micro loans, business training, technical assistance, and on-going support to all the diverse businesses found on the Lower Cape.
Executive Director: Gwen Pelletier
http://www.lowercape.org/


MassDevelopment
MassDevelopment provides the financial tools and real estate expertise needed to stimulate economic growth across the state of Massachusetts. We work with businesses and local officials to address blighted areas, help create jobs, and address overarching issues that impact economic development, such as housing affordability. MassDevelopment is working to strengthen communities, stimulate job creation and create housing starts. Our customers range from small manufacturers to institutions of higher education.
President/CEO: Robert L. Culver
http://www.massdevelopment.com/

Massachusetts Alliance for Economic Development
Offers assistance for growth through various services including site finder service, information resource service, Massachusetts Ambassadors, and industrial and research park services.

Mission: Encourage the expansion and retention of business within the Commonwealth.
Executive Director: Susan Houston
http://www.massecon.com/about.history.asp


MOITI
The Massachusetts Office of International Trade & Investment (MOITI) works to expand the Massachusetts economy by marketing the state’s business internationally, through focused export promotion, attracting foreign companies to invest in Massachusetts and handling protocol as it relates to trade and investment. The two agencies primarily responsible for international trade development in the state are the Massachusetts Office of International Trade and Investment and its sister agency, the Massachusetts Export Center.
Executive Director: Robert D. Ward
http://www.mass.gov/moiti/


Massachusetts Export Center
The Massachusetts Export Center offers a range of targeted, customized services to Massachusetts businesses at any stage in the export process. Whether you are a small business just thinking about exporting or an experienced exporter, the Massachusetts Export Center stands ready to help with services suited to your needs.

Mission: Help companies throughout the Commonwealth achieve success in global markets. Our goal is to meet the complex needs of exporters by developing and providing targeted, high-impact services delivered through a state-wide network of international trade professionals.
Director: Paul Murphy
http://www.mass.gov/export/


Massachusetts Community Development Finance Corporation
The Massachusetts Community Development Finance Corporation, a quasi-public investment corporation, has provided financing for small businesses, real estate projects, and community development programs throughout the Commonwealth’s low and moderate income communities.
President: Milton J. Benjamin Jr.
http://www.mcdfc.com/

Massachusetts Department of Business and Technology
Through its five regional offices, MOBD works with companies and municipalities to help them take advantage of economic incentive programs that are available. MOBD also assists companies in navigating and obtaining the technical, human, financial and siting resources necessary to expand and/or re-locate in MA.

Mission: The Massachusetts Office of Business Development is committed to job creation and retention in the Commonwealth by administering state and local tax incentive programs as well as leveraging other state and public-purpose agency economic development programs.
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Massachusetts Economic Development Council
The Massachusetts Economic Development Council (MEDC) is the professional association of economic development practitioners serving the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Established in 1963, the Council provides an opportunity for professional development through Council Committees, programs, and has as its primary objective the promotion and development of the economic welfare of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts through industrial and economic development.
President: Jeff Hayden
http://www.massedc.org/

Mayors Office Of Economic Development
Responsible for the Taunton Economic Development Program coordination and implementation, including, but not limited to - retention and expansion of existing businesses; recruitment of new businesses; research and maintenance of an inventory of available land and existing space; development of or participation in marketing programs; establishment of business outreach programs directly or in conjunction with existing organizations such as the Taunton Development Corporation, Taunton Area Chamber of Commerce, Heart of Taunton, etc., and acting as liaison to other local, regional, state, and federal economic development agencies.
Executive Director: Richard L. Shafer
http://www.ci.taunton.ma.us/tauntonhtm/eds.php

Nantucket Planning and Economic Development Commission
Recommends plan for the economic, social and physical development of Nantucket related to transportation, land use, population growth, and development of a comprehensive plan.
Director: Andrew Vorce
http://www.nantucket-ma.gov/departments/npedc/npedc.phpl


New Bedford Economic Development Council
New Bedford Economic Development Council, has created a "one stop" approach to economic development. The New Bedford Economic Development Council works with businesses located in or locating to, the city.

Mission: As a public/private partnership, the mission of the New Bedford Economic Development Council, Inc. is to provide leadership by building consensus on the city's economic future; to coordinate economic development initiatives; to serve as a business liaison to city hall; and to provide financing, and educational opportunities in order to create and strengthen economic development opportunities in greater New Bedford.
Executive Director: Robert Luongo
http://www.nbedc.org


Office for Commonwealth Development
The Office for Commonwealth Development oversees and coordinates the policies and programs of the following agencies and secretartiats: the Division of Energy Resources (DOER), the Executive Office of Environmental Affairs (EOEA), the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD), and the Executive Office of Transportation (EOT).
Chair/Secretary: Douglas Foy
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Old Colony Planning Council
The Old Colony Planning Council is a comprehensive regional agency that "prepares plans for the physical, social and economic development of the District". It is one of the 13 regional planning agencies in the Commonwealth and has 15 member communities. The Old Colony Planning Council is the governmental mechanism available at the local level that pools cooperation and coordination among the member communities to combat regional issues.
President: Robert Overholtzer
http://www.ocpcrpa.org/


Plymouth Regional Economic Development Foundation Inc.
The Plymouth Regional Economic Development Foundation Inc. is your conduit for dozens of Federal, State, and Local programs to assist your project. Our “one stop” assistance allows you all the accessibility to programs and incentives to jumpstart your project. The Plymouth Regional Economic Development Foundation Inc. has defined the permitting process within the Town of Plymouth to guide you through the various departments. Each project has specific requirements and may need additional approval but the outline for basic permitting can be found in Adobe PDF format on this web site.
Executive Director: Denis J. Hanks
http://www.plymouthbusiness.org/Default.php

Massachusetts Small Business Development Center Network
Through a network of counseling centers, the MSBDC provides free one-to-one counseling to prospective and existing small businesses on topics such as: business plan development, finance, cash flow management, human resource issues, marketing and international trade. Training programs are offered for a nominal fee on a wide variety of management issues.

Mission: The Massachusetts Small Business Development Center Network provides high-quality, in-depth counseling, training and capital access which contributes to the entrepreneurial growth of small businesses throughout Massachusetts. Our services are delivered through a network of skilled professional staff supported by a federal, state, and higher education consortium as well as several partnerships.
State Director: Georgianna Parkin
http://www.msbdc.org/

South Coast Development Partnership
South Coast Development Partnership is an organization comprised of chief executive officers, municipalities, chambers of commerce, local economic development agencies, university, elected officials and community leaders from the region. UMass Dartmouth provides the organizational framework, facilities and staff support on an in-kind basis for the South Coast Development Partnership.

Mission: To build a business base for the South Coast's major cities and neighboring communities using a regionalism approach to attract businesses and economic growth.
Executive Director: Paul Vigeant
http://www.southcoastdev.org

Southeastern Regional Planning and Economic Development District
The Southeastern Regional Planning and Economic Development District plans for the future of our region by researching, providing technical assistance, preparing bylaws and ordinances, programming funds, and preparing plans in the following areas: Transportation Planning, Data Center and Geographic Information System, Comprehensive Planning, and Economic Development.

Mission: To plan 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 amenities.
Executive Director: Stephen C. Smith
http://www.srpedd.org/


SEED
The South Eastern Economic Development (SEED) Corporation is a non-profit, SBA certified corporation set up in 1982 to improve the economy of southeastern Massachusetts by assisting small businesses to start-up, expand and create new jobs.

Mission: SEED’s role is twofold: 1) to assist and support small businesses in their start-up phase in order to help prepare them for traditional bank financing, and 2) to promote the growth and expansion of existing businesses by working with banks and the Small Business Administration to provide the best possible financing package.
Chairman: Lorraine A. Travers
http://www.seedcorp.com/