More Tools for Small Business

The Chamber continues to add resources for our members to help navigate their way through these challenging times.

Earlier this week, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce announced the launch of its comprehensive new Save Small Business resource center—including federal, state, and local financial assistance programs, emergency financial relief resources, grant programs and more—to help provide the assistance and guidance small businesses need right now amid Congressional inaction to provide additional, much-needed financial relief to Main Street. Click here to view the new Save Small Business resource center.

SHOP SMALL
During this difficult time, let’s make sure we are all patronizing our local small businesses like never before. Join us in shopping small every day. We can all help small businesses by:

• Shopping at a new local retailer
• Trying out a new neighborhood restaurant
• Finding unique holiday gifts from local artisans and makers
• Purchasing a gift card from a small business in the area 
• Supporting small, local service providers

Find local businesses on the Chamber website or utilize the state's new resource MyLocalMA to keep supporting our member businesses.

MOTT and the Massachusetts Downtown Initiative will present a virtual “My Local MA” campaign workshop November 2, 10:00-11:30 am. The workshop will provide an overview of the statewide campaign, and provide detailed examples for local involvement, focusing on hyperlocal personalization using the lovemylocalMA.com website and toolkit materials. Register here.

Tom O'Rourke, CCE
President and CEO