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The organizations that help companies export from and invest in Massachusetts, grouped by what you need. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
1. Where to start
MOITI, Secretary of the Commonwealth and Massachusetts Export Center: the guide’s first stops, of the 13 organizations below.
Each card says what it can help with:Get adviceFind financeMeet requirementsResearch markets
- Get advice
State trade and investment office
MOITI
Massachusetts Office of International Trade and Investment
Runs the State Trade Expansion Program and helps foreign companies that locate, expand or invest in Massachusetts.
Visit MOITI (opens in a new tab)Source: MOITI, What is MOITI page, 2026 (opens in a new tab) · as of November 3, 2026
State business filings office
Secretary of the Commonwealth
Registers corporations, including foreign corporations, and keeps the state's business entity filings.
Visit Secretary of the Commonwealth (opens in a new tab)Source: Mass.gov, starting a corporation, December 2025 (opens in a new tab) · as of December 5, 2025
SBDC export counseling center
Massachusetts Export Center
Gives export counseling and compliance help, runs export training and handles questions on the State Trade Expansion Program.
Visit Massachusetts Export Center (opens in a new tab)Source: Massachusetts Export Center, 2026 STEP program page (opens in a new tab) · as of November 3, 2026
2. Export development and market information
3 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Get advice
State trade and investment office
MOITI
Massachusetts Office of International Trade and Investment
Runs the State Trade Expansion Program and helps foreign companies that locate, expand or invest in Massachusetts.
Visit MOITI (opens in a new tab)Source: MOITI, What is MOITI page, 2026 (opens in a new tab) · as of November 3, 2026
SBDC export counseling center
Massachusetts Export Center
Gives export counseling and compliance help, runs export training and handles questions on the State Trade Expansion Program.
Visit Massachusetts Export Center (opens in a new tab)Source: Massachusetts Export Center, 2026 STEP program page (opens in a new tab) · as of November 3, 2026
- Get advice
State finance and development authority
MassDevelopment
Guarantees bank loans to Massachusetts companies that export and offers loans, bonds and tax credits for business projects.
Visit MassDevelopment (opens in a new tab)Source: MassDevelopment, guarantees page, 2026 (opens in a new tab) · as of November 3, 2026
3. Investment and business setup
4 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
State business filings office
Secretary of the Commonwealth
Registers corporations, including foreign corporations, and keeps the state's business entity filings.
Visit Secretary of the Commonwealth (opens in a new tab)Source: Mass.gov, starting a corporation, December 2025 (opens in a new tab) · as of December 5, 2025
State business development office
MOBD
Massachusetts Office of Business Development
Assists businesses that relocate or expand in Massachusetts and runs the Economic Development Incentive Program of tax credits for job creation.
Visit MOBD (opens in a new tab)Source: MOBD, home page on Mass.gov, 2026 (opens in a new tab) · as of November 3, 2026
State unemployment insurance agency
DUA
Department of Unemployment Assistance
Registers employers that pay wages for work in Massachusetts and sets their unemployment insurance contribution rates.
Visit DUA (opens in a new tab)Source: Massachusetts DUA, employer contributions, 2026 rates (opens in a new tab) · as of November 3, 2026
Nonprofit economic development group
MassEcon
Helps companies choose business locations in Massachusetts through site search services and its ReadyMass 100 list of locations.
Visit MassEcon (opens in a new tab)Source: MassEcon, home page, 2026 (opens in a new tab) · as of November 3, 2026
4. Customs and tax
2 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Meet requirements
State tax authority
Department of Revenue
Massachusetts Department of Revenue
Registers businesses for state taxes through MassTaxConnect and publishes guides to the corporate excise, sales and use, and withholding taxes.
Visit Department of Revenue (opens in a new tab)Source: Massachusetts DOR, tax information for new businesses, 2026 (opens in a new tab) · as of January 28, 2026
- Meet requirements
Port and airport authority
Massport
Massachusetts Port Authority
Runs the Conley Container Terminal in the Port of Boston.
Visit Massport (opens in a new tab)Source: MassDEP, Boston Harbor monitoring release, February 2026 (opens in a new tab) · as of February 18, 2026
5. Standards and sector requirements
3 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Meet requirements
State agriculture department
MDAR
Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources
Inspects nursery growers and issues USDA and state phytosanitary certificates for exported plants and seed.
Visit MDAR (opens in a new tab)Source: MDAR, nursery and plant inspections page, 2026 (opens in a new tab) · as of November 3, 2026
- Meet requirements
State banking regulator
Division of Banks
Charters banks and licenses financial service providers, money transmitters among them, in Massachusetts.
Visit Division of Banks (opens in a new tab)Source: Massachusetts Division of Banks, home page, 2026 (opens in a new tab) · as of November 3, 2026
- Meet requirements
State insurance regulator
Division of Insurance
Licenses insurance companies and producers and reviews rates and forms in the Massachusetts market.
Visit Division of Insurance (opens in a new tab)Source: Massachusetts Division of Insurance, home page, 2026 (opens in a new tab) · as of November 3, 2026
6. Chambers and industry associations
1 organization. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Get advice
International business association network
GBANE
Global Business Alliance of New England
Links more than thirty New England business associations and organizations involved in international trade, and runs an annual international business forum in Boston.
Visit GBANE (opens in a new tab)Source: Global Business Alliance of New England, home page, 2025 (opens in a new tab) · as of November 3, 2026
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Promote:Massachusetts is an independent guide by Promote:Global, not an official government portal. The organizations named here are independent public and membership bodies, not Promote:Global partners, and every link goes to their own site.
Facts read from public sources, with an editorial cut-off of November 3, 2026. Nothing here is investment, legal, tax or sanctions advice. Check current status with the organization before you rely on it.