For-profit Boston businesses (or commercial property owners) with a physical storefront, at least 3 years left on the lease plus landlord permission, and funds for their share.
City of Cambridge Community Development Department
Up to $50,000
Cambridge commercial property owners or business tenants improving the building front (accessibility, energy-efficient doors/windows, signage, lighting, historic restoration).
Massachusetts businesses with 100 or fewer MA employees that pay into the Workforce Training Fund, training staff through courses in the Express directory.
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation Hiring Our Heroes, supported by FedEx
Up to $25,000
Businesses 51%+ owned by honorably discharged veterans, current Guard/Reserve members or military spouses, with 3 to 20 workers (including owner and 1099 contractors), under $5M revenue, in a distressed ZIP (DCI stress score 40+) or showing hardship.