Manufacturing and Onshoring Hub

welder The Massachusetts Small Business Development Center (MSBDC) is committed to helping manufacturers across the state grow, innovate, and compete.

In 2025, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced its new Made in America Manufacturing Initiative, which aims to empower American small business manufacturers. SBA is leading a task force that is laser-focused on growing American-based manufacturers.

The Made in America Manufacturing Initiative commits to a deeper collaboration and coordination of federal agency resources designed to:

Increase access to capital
Improve opportunities for public and private investments in support of manufacturing in America
Help small businesses export their products on a global scale

The MSBDC offers a broad range of targeted, customized services to help small and mid-sized manufacturers in Massachusetts to compete globally, with a focus on business planning and strategy, financing, operations, compliance and market development. If you are a manufacturer seeking to receive no-charge, confidential assistance from the MSBDC, please click on the Request for Advising button below. All clients are required to complete a Request for Advising prior to receiving services. Services are provided in a nondiscriminatory way to all legal residents and citizens in the U.S. A staff member will be in touch soon to schedule an appointment with a business advisor.

**Manufacturing Client Testimonials**
	Cathy Rocheleau, Co-Owner – Rocheleau Tool & Die Co., Inc. (Fitchburg, MA) "Our advisor provides exemplary service regarding Export Administration Regulations, NAFTA/USMCA, product classification, rules of origin, and customer due diligence, among others. We highly recommend the Massachusetts Export Center’s services to companies and organizations that are both new-to-exporting and looking to expand their international business." [read success story]
	Jonathan Katz, Founder – BLENDi "The Massachusetts SBDC helped me think outside the box and connected me with opportunities that I would not have found on my own. They have been a game-changer in how I have grown BLENDi." [read success story]
	Michael Matook, Treasurer – Superior Baking Company Inc. (Brockton, MA) "The Massachusetts SBDC helped us focus on what our needs, true goals, and areas of concentration should be. Running a business without goals and direction is a recipe for failure. Having pros with experience guiding business owners through the hard questions—forcing them to think things through—is invaluable. I highly recommend working with the team to see the Big Picture!" [read success story]
	Michael Montemagno, President – Diamond Antenna and Microwave (Littleton, MA) "Diamond Antenna has worked with Massachusetts SBDC for a number of years, and they've been a valuable resource assisting us with improving our processes, procedures, training and overall knowledge, allowing us to safely and confidently increase our international business." [read success story]

Resources for Manufacturing and Onshoring

Massachusetts Small Business Development Center is the leader in providing small business owners and entrepreneurs in Massachusetts with the tools and guidance needed to become successful in today's challenging economic climate.
Putting American Manufacturers First is SBA's task force that is laser focused on growing American-based manufacturers.
SBA Onshoring Resources Portal is a free resource that helps connect businesses with verified U.S. manufacturers, producers, and suppliers.
Office of Manufacturing and Trade has the mission to enhance the ability of small businesses to compete in the global marketplace.
Supply Chain Resource Hub is the International Trade Administration's resource toolkit that supports both U.S. and foreign businesses with resources to help guide sourcing of U.S. made materials, parts, and components.
Red Tape Hotline is the watchdog for small businesses in the regulatory process, SBA's Office of Advocacy works to restrain regulation that imposes excessive costs on small businesses.
MassMEP is committed to helping manufacturers thrive and grow across the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Center for Advanced Manufacturing fosters the most complete, most connected, and fastest manufacturing ecosystem from innovation through production.
FORGE helps innovators with physical products navigate the journey from prototype through to commercialization and impact at scale.

A partnership program with the U.S. Small Business Administration and the Massachusetts Office of Business Development under cooperative agreement SBAOEDSB250134-01-00 through the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Isenberg School of Management. SBDCs are a program supported by and funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration. SBDC services are provided in a nondiscriminatory way to all legal residents and citizens in the United States. SBA cannot endorse any products, opinions or services of any external parties or activities.