Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
State launches Business Portal to connect Massachusetts firms — child-care providers to get dedicated navigators
Summary
The Executive Office of Economic Development demonstrated a newly released Business Portal that links businesses to state programs and assigns navigators; early education and care providers will be paired with Department of Early Education and Care staff for targeted help.
The Executive Office of Economic Development on Friday demonstrated a new online Business Portal intended to connect Massachusetts businesses with state programs, direct points of contact and help with applications. Naomi Berlim, a staff member in the Executive Office of Economic Development, said the portal is a minimum-viable product and the team is seeking user feedback.
The portal is designed to streamline discovery of state programs and to match businesses with a single “navigator” who curates recommendations of programs, contacts and next steps. “We will do our best to respond within one week,” Berlim said, describing a question function that routes users’ regulatory and certification questions to the appropriate state staff for follow-up.
Why it matters: small businesses and child-care providers often…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
