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Massachusetts Life Sciences Center (MLSC)

ARC Awards – Accelerating Research through Collaboration

MLSC grant program awarding approximately $750,000 per award to fund public-private collaborations between Massachusetts not-for-profit research institutions and at least one MA for-profit life sciences company, with three tracks: Bits to Bytes (data science), Novel Therapeutics Delivery, and Women's Health. Awards support capital equipment, postdoctoral scientist hiring, and translational research

Artmorpheus

Artists Help Desk

One-on-one consultation service connecting artists with curators, gallerists, artists, outreach strategists, and other arts professionals for personalized career and business guidance.

CommonWealth Kitchen

Associated Buyers Fellowship

Provides a 6-month rotating fellowship for BIPOC-owned food businesses, offering sales, mentorship, and marketing support to help scale production and increase representation in the specialty foods industry.

1Berkshire

Berkshire Immigrant Entrepreneurial Support Pilot Program

2-year Commonwealth-funded pilot program supporting immigrant entrepreneurship across 32 Berkshire County cities and towns; includes collaborative partner resource allocations, WMBE certification micro-grants, ESOL programming (with Berkshire Community College), and Spanish-language interpretation services.

Cooperative Development Institute (CDI)

Business Ownership Solutions (BOS)

Technical assistance and consulting service helping employees, workers, and communities convert or launch worker-owned cooperative businesses across New England, including feasibility studies, business planning, and ongoing support.

Wachusett Business Incubator

Business Planning Technical Assistance (BOTA)

The Carrot Project

Farm Viability and Access to Capital Fellowship

LabCentral

Ignite Golden Tickets

Sponsor-funded $50K credit toward LabCentral residency for promising early-stage biotech startups; includes 1-year fellowship.

CommonWealth Kitchen

Ready to Grow

Boston’s only nonprofit food start-up incubator, fostering an equitable, sustainable food ecosystem by providing shared kitchens, business education, small-batch manufacturing, and market access to diverse food entrepreneurs.

CommonWealth Kitchen

Ready to Start

Boston’s only nonprofit food start-up incubator, fostering an equitable, sustainable food ecosystem by providing shared kitchens, business education, manufacturing support, and market access to diverse food entrepreneurs.