Inside Scoop

September 2025

Bringing You the Latest Tools to Help Your Business

Welcome Fall

Hello Friends,

We’ve got exciting news to kick off the season! Please join us in giving a warm welcome to the newest member of the CDP Business & Credit Programs team, Kwaku Ofori, or as he likes to be called, "KO". KO joined us in September, bringing with him an MBA from Babson in Entrepreneurship and a strong background in small business lending. He’s already diving in, meeting our clients, partners, and collaborators. If you haven’t met him yet, you will soon!

September has been buzzing with energy thanks to some fantastic networking events hosted by our friends at the Cape Cod Chamber, Cape Cod Young Professionals, Eastham Chamber, Provincetown Business Guild, Provincetown Chamber, Truro Chamber, and Wellfleet Chamber. We love connecting with our community, hearing your stories, sharing ideas, and exploring new ways to support your work.

Looking ahead, we’re gearing up for our winter workshops! Registration is now open for our QuickBooks Online three-part workshop, happening on January 15, 22, & 29, 2026. Whether you're just getting started or looking to sharpen your skills, this is a great opportunity to build confidence with your business finances.

We’re continuing to offer individual small business assistance which is available at our Orleans office, via Zoom, and during Regional Office Hours in Harwich and Provincetown. Let’s connect!

As we ramp up our off-season programming, we’re looking forward to seeing many of you — collaborating, learning, and growing together.

Warmly,

Pam

Small Business Assistance

The CDP is ready to support small business owners.

Thanks to grants and donations, the CDP provides free small business services including:

Business Plan Development
Financial Planning, Cash Flow Projections, and QuickBooks Assistance
Marketing Strategies
Exit Planning - Succession Planning
Accountability Partner

Upcoming Regional Office Hours:

10/16 The 204 in Harwich 9-12
10/22 Provincetown Commons 9-1

To schedule an appointment, visit the CDP Business Events page or book an appointment with Pam or KO.

Make an appointment for Free Small Business Assistance

CDP Referral Program

Recent referral prizes include gift certificates to

Homeport Restaurant, Truro Vineyards and Abiyoyo.

September's winner is Mariah Fidalgo.

REFER A BUSINESS TODAY! YOU MAY BE OCTOBER'S LUCKY WINNER!

Upcoming Workshops

Art-Related Workshops & Resources

10/8 Creative Exchange (CX) Conference

10/10 Cultural Facilities Fund Grant Opens

Assets for Artists Pre-Recorded Workshops (scroll to the bottom of the linked page)

Food Related Workshops & Resources

10/7-11/25 Farm Business Planning Course

10/8 Deep Dive: Immigration Raid Preparedness (presented by Mass Restaurants United)

Asset Planning When You Have Variable Net Income - designed specifically for farmers and fishermen (pre-recorded)

General Business Workshops and Information

9/25 Developing Financial Projections for your New Small Business

9/25 Holiday Marketing Strategies to Sleigh the Year’s Biggest Sales Opportunity

9/25 Increase your Sales with Google Tools

9/27 How to Invest in Business and Commercial Real Estate - Portuguese translation available

9/30 Cost, Pricing, and Breakeven

9/30 Get Clients on Instagram - How to Build a Community That Buys

10/8 Build and leverage credit to grow your business

10/8 - 11/5 Entrepreneurship Accelerator

10/10 Grow Your Small Business with LinkedIn

MA Executive Office of Economic Development Business Front Door

Community Partner Opportunities

Love Local Fest - September 28th from 11AM - 5PM

Aselton Park, Hyannis

The 13th season of the free + family-friendly Love Local Fests continues on Sunday, September 28th and features local artists, brands + makers along with local food trucks, locally crafted beverages and kids activities all overlooking the beautiful Hyannis Harbor.

Check out the local vendor list for the September Fest here.

GROW Information Sessions Offered by WE CAN

LEARN More and REGISTER

MA Small Business Survey - Please Respond

The Coalition for an Equitable Economy has partnered with The MassINC Polling Group and MassDevelopment on a new survey to understand the current state of Massachusetts small businesses, and their needs, challenges and opportunities for growth. Small businesses are the backbone of our communities, and their effective functioning is a crucial part of building a resilient and inclusive economy. Your valuable feedback will be used to help inform policy and programmatic decisions about the support and resources small businesses need now and in the future. Your answers will only be analyzed together with other responses and will never be used to identify you personally.

TAKE the Small Business Survey

Calling All Brewster and Orleans Business Owners!

Cape Light Compact will be meeting with businesses in Brewster and Orleans between 9/29 - 10/8 to talk about ways to reduce energy use and lower operating costs through energy efficiency upgrades.

The Compact is offering increased incentives up to 100% of the installed cost of weatherization, refrigeration, lighting, and other eligible electric energy-efficiency upgrades as part of this event. Meet with the Compact for a no-cost energy assessment to learn more and make your energy efficiency plan!

CONTACT Cape Light Compact

Additional Business Resources