Free Workshops/Consulting

There are several organizations in the Boston area that provide free counseling services to people starting their own businesses. Take a look at the following websites for information on upcoming training sessions and workshops, or call to make an appointment with a counselor.

Free Online Courses from SBA
List of Courses 
800-827-5722 

Massachusetts Small Business Development Center Network  (MSBDC)
The MSBDC provides free, confidential, one-to-one management and technical advising and low-cost educational training programs to prospective and existing small businesses throughout the Commonwealth.
www.msbdc.org
Free workshops 
Note: the Boston Regional Office serves greater Boston, with outreach sites at Arlington, Cambridge, Newton-Needham, Waltham-West Suburban, Quincy, Somerville, and South Shore Chambers of Commerce. 
617-287-7750   

SCORE "Counselors to America's Small Business" 
Thomas P. O'Neill Federal Building 
10 Causeway Street, Room 265 
Boston, MA 02222-1093  
Free workshops 
Free counseling 
617-565-5591 

Massachusetts Small Business Development Center Network 
Online videos  

MA Department of Revenue, Workshops on Setting Up Your Business & Taxes  
Workshop Information