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SOMWBA

State Office of Minority and
Women Business Assistance

We are an agency within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts helping promote the development of business enterprises and non-profit organizations owned and operated by minorities or women. Explore what we're all about.

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Information for Non-Profit Organizations

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Supplier Diversity Office (SDO)

Effective May 1, 2010, the State Office of Minority and Women Owned Business Assistance (SOMWBA) and the Affirmative Market Program (AMP) will be merged to create a new Commonwealth Supplier Diversity Office (SDO). Minority- and Women-owned businesses will soon have a single point of entry to access certification services, technical assistance and business development services. Please check back to this website for regular updates on the consolidation.