Franklin County Community Development Corporation

Welcome to the Franklin County Community Development Corporation! We help small-business owners and entrepreneurs of all types at all stages. How? We provide free business planning help tailored to each entrepreneur. We have a robust lending department and offer flexible financing, looking holistically at each borrower. When banks say no, we often can say yes. Our goal is your success. 

Here’s more about our programs!

• The Western Massachusetts Food Processing Center helps guide specialty food entrepreneurs from throughout the New England region along the path to launch and manufacture food products.
• We help farmers and food entrepreneurs add value to their crops through the Massachusetts Agriculture Innovation Center.
• We give community members an opportunity to invest in our food system (and give farmers and food businesses access to financing) through the PVGrows Investment Fund.
• The Massachusetts Food Trust Program, which we administer for the central and western part of the state, provides access to capital for entrepreneurs wanting to bring local food retail to low-grocery areas.
• We also rent commercial space to emerging and established businesses in our Venture Center.
• We aim to weave Racial Justice work through all we do. 

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