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SMALL BUSINESS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
The Twin Cities Community Development Corporation was founded 26 years ago in Fitchburg and has provided technical assistance support to over 600 businesses. These businesses are mostly service oriented and range from small grocery markets to high tech, computer consulting firms. Our program focuses mainly on micro-enterprises (businesses with 5 or fewer employees) and is supported by the City of Fitchburg, MA Department of Business and Technology, corporate grants and private donations.
Our Small Business Assistance Program offers:
Bookkeeping /Accounting Service:
This service aims at helping small businesses learn or improve skills in basic accounting/bookkeeping and other financial management skills that come with using QuickBooks. The purpose of program is to build capacity of small businesses to improve record keeping, accounting, and financial discipline which is critical for growth.
Click here to read program brochure
Click here to download application
SB2 Workshops in Collaboration with the North Central Chamber of Commerce:
These workshops are tailored to meet specific needs of small business owners, a "pool" of experts and consultants share their experiences and skills along with timely business information. Opportunities do exist after the seminars for networking and referrals. Topics range from "how to raise startup capital" to "effective marketing".
One-on-One Technical Assistance:
Business counseling is available for help on how to start a business, write a business plan, improve marketing strategies and connecting with potential local funding sources like banks and other financial institutions.
Click here for our Microenterprise Technical Assistance Intake Form
Financial Literacy Classes:
In collaboration with ACCION USA, this initiative seeks to address the issue of bad credit, empowering participants with skills in money management, and building credit. By doing so, we shall create more credit worthy clients who are able to attract financing to acquire assets like homes or even start small businesses and eventually create jobs in our community.
Click here for information on small business financing and grants
For more information regarding our Small Business Programs, please contact the CDC office
LINKS TO BUSINESSES THE CDC HAS ASSISTED
Mantlescapes Interior Decorations
Mantlescapes.com is a business designed to assist people who are busy and overscheduled who may need help with decorating their home. This could simply involve beautifying a sideboard, shelf or mantle in their home.
The Most Office
More Than a Post Office! We are an UPS and Federal Express Authorized Ship Center. We have daily pick-up service Monday through Friday for UPS and Monday through Saturday delivery and pick-up for FedEx and U.S. Mail. We provide you with options so you can ship your packages the fastest, least expensive and most convenient way possible.
We ship using FedEx, UPS, and USPS. No job is too small for us. We are located in Fitchburg Massachusetts.
Habakkuk Media Services
Habakkuk Media Services, specializes in providing photo solutions like corporate photography, children and family photography, high school graduations, Charitable events and functions, weddings and special events. Other areas include digital photo retouching, framing and Album creation.
Devidesigns
Devidesigns provides web analysis, design, creation and content management. they specialize in designing websites for small businesses and animal welfare organizations.
Lidios Restaurant & Lounge
Lidio's Restaurant has been a Leominster family favorite for 10 years. Established in 1995 its menus feature Italian-American cuisine.
coinshow.com
Coinshow.com provides comprehensive, trustworthy and conveniently organized on-line information and resources for novice-to-expert coin collectors. The website explores numismatics by region and also connects to a wide variety of information about coin collecting nationally and around the world.
The Art Works Shop
The art works shop creates custom graphics, interior designs and murals for schools, businesses and private homes.
DISCLAIMER:
The contents of the links provided are independent of the CDC and we are not responsible for that information or the way in which it may be used.
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