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FOR BUSINESSES
East Somerville Main Streets wants to help YOU!
Do you want a dynamic way to attract new customers?
Do you want to revitalize and reenergize your business?
Click on the link below to have access to our Guide to Storefront Improvement
Technical Assistance
• Accion USA (617) 625-7080, micro-lender and technical assistance
Accion en español
• Boston Private Bank & Trust (617) 912-4312
• Calendar of Boston Area Business Workshops
• Center for Women & Enterprise (617) 536-0700, technical assistance
• Inner City Entrepreneurs (617) 649-1525, development program for growing small businesses
• National Hispanic Business Information Clearinghouse, bilingual web portal that provides business information to support the startup and growth of Hispanic-owned businesses
• New York Times – Small Business Resource Center
• SCORE (617) 565-5591, technical assistance
• Somerville Chamber of Commerce (617) 776-4100
• Small Business Development Center & Minority Business Center (617) 287-7750
• Small Business Administration (617) 565-5590, technical assistance
SBA en español
City of Somerville Business Resources
• Brownfield Cleanup Revolving Loan Fund (BCRLF)
• Brownfield Economic Development Program (BEDP)
• City Clerk (617) 625-6600 ext. 4100
• Small Business Loans Program (617) 625-6600 ext. 2500
• Somerville 4 Business, Online Database of Potential Small Business Loans and Grants
• Storefront Improvement Program (617) 625-6600 ext. 2500
• Office of Strategic Planning and Community Development
• Business Development
• Planning and Zoning
• Historic Preservation
• Business Development
David Guzmán, City of Somerville Business Development Specialist dguzman@somervillema.gov, 617.625.6600 ext. 2546
• Business Welcome Kit
Dial 311 to request
City of Somerville Permits/Applications
•Business Permit Parking Application
Donna Amenta, Traffic & Parking Business Contact
617-625-6600 x7910 damenta@somervillema.gov
•City of Somerville Forms Library
•Open Air Vendor License
•Outdoor Seating / Placing Goods on the Sidewalk
•Sign or Awning over a Public Way
Somerville Ordinances & Regulations
• Municipal Ordinances
• Zoning Ordinances
• Traffic Regulations
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