Office of Economic Opportunity and Inclusion
@oeoi.boston.gov
Official Bluesky account of the Mayor's Office of Economic Opportunity and Inclusion. We help businesses launch, grow, and thrive in the City of Boston.
https://www.boston.gov/government/cabinets/economic-opportunity-and-inclusion
https://www.boston.gov/government/cabinets/economic-opportunity-and-inclusion
Interested in upgrading your beer and wine license to an all alcohol license?
Join the City's Licensing Board and Office of Small Business for a workshop on 11/17 to learn about new legislation, featuring a presentation from Prepshift.
Register: https://bostonecondev.typeform.com/to/T0Vhckpq
Join the City's Licensing Board and Office of Small Business for a workshop on 11/17 to learn about new legislation, featuring a presentation from Prepshift.
Register: https://bostonecondev.typeform.com/to/T0Vhckpq
November 14, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Interested in upgrading your beer and wine license to an all alcohol license?
Join the City's Licensing Board and Office of Small Business for a workshop on 11/17 to learn about new legislation, featuring a presentation from Prepshift.
Register: https://bostonecondev.typeform.com/to/T0Vhckpq
Join the City's Licensing Board and Office of Small Business for a workshop on 11/17 to learn about new legislation, featuring a presentation from Prepshift.
Register: https://bostonecondev.typeform.com/to/T0Vhckpq
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Tomorrow, SNAP benefits are set to expire.
In Boston, if you need assistance with groceries or paying the bills, or if you’re looking to donate to our support fund with @bostonfdn.bsky.social, please visit boston.gov/snap or dial 311 to get help.
In Boston, if you need assistance with groceries or paying the bills, or if you’re looking to donate to our support fund with @bostonfdn.bsky.social, please visit boston.gov/snap or dial 311 to get help.
October 31, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Tomorrow, SNAP benefits are set to expire.
In Boston, if you need assistance with groceries or paying the bills, or if you’re looking to donate to our support fund with @bostonfdn.bsky.social, please visit boston.gov/snap or dial 311 to get help.
In Boston, if you need assistance with groceries or paying the bills, or if you’re looking to donate to our support fund with @bostonfdn.bsky.social, please visit boston.gov/snap or dial 311 to get help.
Your favorite Boston business could be on this stage next year as a Legacy Business Award winner!
Nominate your favorite longstanding business for a Legacy Business Award before the deadline (11:59 pm tonight!) at Boston.gov/legacy
Nominate your favorite longstanding business for a Legacy Business Award before the deadline (11:59 pm tonight!) at Boston.gov/legacy
October 31, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Your favorite Boston business could be on this stage next year as a Legacy Business Award winner!
Nominate your favorite longstanding business for a Legacy Business Award before the deadline (11:59 pm tonight!) at Boston.gov/legacy
Nominate your favorite longstanding business for a Legacy Business Award before the deadline (11:59 pm tonight!) at Boston.gov/legacy
Check out @dotnews.bsky.social's latest podcast featuring Aliesha Porcena, Director of Small Business for the City of Boston! In this episode, Aliesha discusses the Legacy Business Program (nominations close tomorrow 10/31!) and the importance of small businesses to our neighborhoods.
This week's episode of DotLife podcast includes a focus on small businesses and the Boston Business Legacy Awards. Nominations are still open through Oct. 31!
Guests include Reporter co-publisher @lindadorcenaforry.bsky.social
and Aliesha Porcena from @boston.gov
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Guests include Reporter co-publisher @lindadorcenaforry.bsky.social
and Aliesha Porcena from @boston.gov
www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7bR...
S2E7: How Small Businesses Build Legacies
YouTube video by DotLife Podcast
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October 30, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Check out @dotnews.bsky.social's latest podcast featuring Aliesha Porcena, Director of Small Business for the City of Boston! In this episode, Aliesha discusses the Legacy Business Program (nominations close tomorrow 10/31!) and the importance of small businesses to our neighborhoods.
Mattapan—Get ready for Open Streets Boston this Saturday, October 18!
Follow along with @boston.gov Open Streets Program Manager Pilar Delgado and Mattapan Liaison Asiah Wotring as they walk along the event route for this Saturday’s event.
youtu.be/f4XhO_BsjsA
Follow along with @boston.gov Open Streets Program Manager Pilar Delgado and Mattapan Liaison Asiah Wotring as they walk along the event route for this Saturday’s event.
youtu.be/f4XhO_BsjsA
Open Streets Boston - Mattapan | Event Route Tour
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October 14, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Mattapan—Get ready for Open Streets Boston this Saturday, October 18!
Follow along with @boston.gov Open Streets Program Manager Pilar Delgado and Mattapan Liaison Asiah Wotring as they walk along the event route for this Saturday’s event.
youtu.be/f4XhO_BsjsA
Follow along with @boston.gov Open Streets Program Manager Pilar Delgado and Mattapan Liaison Asiah Wotring as they walk along the event route for this Saturday’s event.
youtu.be/f4XhO_BsjsA
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The City of Boston's Legacy Business Program is now accepting nominations for the 4th Annual Legacy Business Awards!
To be eligible, businesses must have been in business in Boston for at least 10 years.
Learn more and nominate your favorite business at boston.gov/legacy
To be eligible, businesses must have been in business in Boston for at least 10 years.
Learn more and nominate your favorite business at boston.gov/legacy
October 7, 2025 at 3:20 PM
The City of Boston's Legacy Business Program is now accepting nominations for the 4th Annual Legacy Business Awards!
To be eligible, businesses must have been in business in Boston for at least 10 years.
Learn more and nominate your favorite business at boston.gov/legacy
To be eligible, businesses must have been in business in Boston for at least 10 years.
Learn more and nominate your favorite business at boston.gov/legacy
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Nominate your favorite iconic Boston business for @oeoi.boston.gov’s annual Legacy Business Awards! Go to boston.gov/legacy to submit your nomination by Oct. 31.
October 1, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Nominate your favorite iconic Boston business for @oeoi.boston.gov’s annual Legacy Business Awards! Go to boston.gov/legacy to submit your nomination by Oct. 31.
As part of our Boston Business Spotlight Series, we’re highlighting Boston Flower Co., a new flower and workshop studio in Mattapan!
Watch the full video ⬇️
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Watch the full video ⬇️
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Boston Flower Co. | Boston Business Spotlight Video
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August 22, 2025 at 3:26 PM
As part of our Boston Business Spotlight Series, we’re highlighting Boston Flower Co., a new flower and workshop studio in Mattapan!
Watch the full video ⬇️
youtube.com/shorts/3Xg4a...
Watch the full video ⬇️
youtube.com/shorts/3Xg4a...
Join the City of Boston for the 25th Annual Boston Gospel Fest on Sunday, August 31 at Leader Bank Pavilion headlined by gospel legend John P. Kee!
Learn more and get free tickets at: www.boston.gov/calendar/25t...
Learn more and get free tickets at: www.boston.gov/calendar/25t...
August 21, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Join the City of Boston for the 25th Annual Boston Gospel Fest on Sunday, August 31 at Leader Bank Pavilion headlined by gospel legend John P. Kee!
Learn more and get free tickets at: www.boston.gov/calendar/25t...
Learn more and get free tickets at: www.boston.gov/calendar/25t...
Liquor License Application Office Hours hosted by the City of Boston's Licensing Board will take place bi-weekly on Wednesdays from 3 pm to 5 pm this fall beginning on Wednesday, September 10.
Learn more and register at: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Learn more and register at: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
August 12, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Liquor License Application Office Hours hosted by the City of Boston's Licensing Board will take place bi-weekly on Wednesdays from 3 pm to 5 pm this fall beginning on Wednesday, September 10.
Learn more and register at: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Learn more and register at: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Open Streets returns to Hyde Park on Sunday, August 10!
Follow along with City of Boston Open Streets Program Manager Pilar Delgado as she gives us a tour of the Open Streets Hyde Park event route. ⬇️
youtu.be/rwIS1ILF1qQ
Follow along with City of Boston Open Streets Program Manager Pilar Delgado as she gives us a tour of the Open Streets Hyde Park event route. ⬇️
youtu.be/rwIS1ILF1qQ
Open Streets | Tour the Open Streets Hyde Park Event Route
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August 5, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Open Streets returns to Hyde Park on Sunday, August 10!
Follow along with City of Boston Open Streets Program Manager Pilar Delgado as she gives us a tour of the Open Streets Hyde Park event route. ⬇️
youtu.be/rwIS1ILF1qQ
Follow along with City of Boston Open Streets Program Manager Pilar Delgado as she gives us a tour of the Open Streets Hyde Park event route. ⬇️
youtu.be/rwIS1ILF1qQ
Congratulations to the 2025 SCALE Program Grant Recipients! 🎉
Today, Mayor Michelle Wu announced the 27 businesses participating in the City of Boston’s Supplying Capital and Leveraging Education (SCALE) Program.
Learn more about the SCALE Program at boston.gov/scale-program
Today, Mayor Michelle Wu announced the 27 businesses participating in the City of Boston’s Supplying Capital and Leveraging Education (SCALE) Program.
Learn more about the SCALE Program at boston.gov/scale-program
August 5, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Congratulations to the 2025 SCALE Program Grant Recipients! 🎉
Today, Mayor Michelle Wu announced the 27 businesses participating in the City of Boston’s Supplying Capital and Leveraging Education (SCALE) Program.
Learn more about the SCALE Program at boston.gov/scale-program
Today, Mayor Michelle Wu announced the 27 businesses participating in the City of Boston’s Supplying Capital and Leveraging Education (SCALE) Program.
Learn more about the SCALE Program at boston.gov/scale-program
Today's Friday Afternoon Concert Series performance featuring Booligan at Sam Adams Park has been cancelled due to extreme heat forecasted at the time of the scheduled performance.
Stay cool, Boston! View upcoming series events at boston.gov/friday-afternoon-concert
Stay cool, Boston! View upcoming series events at boston.gov/friday-afternoon-concert
Friday Afternoon Concert Series
Mayor Michelle Wu and The Office of Tourism, Sports, and Entertainment present Friday Afternoon Concert Series 2025. This concert series, a partnership between Berklee College of Music and the City of...
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July 25, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Today's Friday Afternoon Concert Series performance featuring Booligan at Sam Adams Park has been cancelled due to extreme heat forecasted at the time of the scheduled performance.
Stay cool, Boston! View upcoming series events at boston.gov/friday-afternoon-concert
Stay cool, Boston! View upcoming series events at boston.gov/friday-afternoon-concert
Attention Boston restaurants! Become certified as a Disability Inclusive Business with the City of Boston Disabilities Commission at their upcoming virtual training webinar on Tuesday, July 29 at 2:30 pm.
Learn more and register at: forms.gle/T7fifJXLSf6a...
Learn more and register at: forms.gle/T7fifJXLSf6a...
Disabled Friendly Dining - Registration
Thank you so much for your interest in our Disabled Friendly Dining Restaurant Training. We are excited to offer this workshop as a way to support restaurants in Boston making a more inclusive, access...
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July 21, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Attention Boston restaurants! Become certified as a Disability Inclusive Business with the City of Boston Disabilities Commission at their upcoming virtual training webinar on Tuesday, July 29 at 2:30 pm.
Learn more and register at: forms.gle/T7fifJXLSf6a...
Learn more and register at: forms.gle/T7fifJXLSf6a...
Thank you to everyone who joined us for Open Streets Roxbury on Saturday along Blue Hill Ave, from Warren Street to Quincy Street!
July 17, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Thank you to everyone who joined us for Open Streets Roxbury on Saturday along Blue Hill Ave, from Warren Street to Quincy Street!
Simon Davis performs at this week's Friday Afternoon Concert Series event at Sam Adams Park! 🎶
Presented by the City of Boston and Berklee College of Music, this weekly summer series features some of the best emerging talent in Boston’s music scene.
🔗 boston.gov/friday-after...
Presented by the City of Boston and Berklee College of Music, this weekly summer series features some of the best emerging talent in Boston’s music scene.
🔗 boston.gov/friday-after...
July 17, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Simon Davis performs at this week's Friday Afternoon Concert Series event at Sam Adams Park! 🎶
Presented by the City of Boston and Berklee College of Music, this weekly summer series features some of the best emerging talent in Boston’s music scene.
🔗 boston.gov/friday-after...
Presented by the City of Boston and Berklee College of Music, this weekly summer series features some of the best emerging talent in Boston’s music scene.
🔗 boston.gov/friday-after...
Explore upcoming contracting opportunities with the City of Boston from construction to food catering to engineering and more!
Learn more at: boston.gov/departments/procurement/city-boston-buying-plan
Learn more at: boston.gov/departments/procurement/city-boston-buying-plan
July 11, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Explore upcoming contracting opportunities with the City of Boston from construction to food catering to engineering and more!
Learn more at: boston.gov/departments/procurement/city-boston-buying-plan
Learn more at: boston.gov/departments/procurement/city-boston-buying-plan
We’re kicking off the Friday Afternoon Concert Series tomorrow with the amazing sounds of Lourde Childs! 🎶
Join us at Sam Adams Park from 12 pm to 2 pm for a free live performance in the heart of downtown.
Join us at Sam Adams Park from 12 pm to 2 pm for a free live performance in the heart of downtown.
July 10, 2025 at 5:51 PM
We’re kicking off the Friday Afternoon Concert Series tomorrow with the amazing sounds of Lourde Childs! 🎶
Join us at Sam Adams Park from 12 pm to 2 pm for a free live performance in the heart of downtown.
Join us at Sam Adams Park from 12 pm to 2 pm for a free live performance in the heart of downtown.
The 2025 Open Streets season kicks off this Saturday, July 12 with Open Streets Roxbury!
During our Open Streets events, neighborhood streets are closed to vehicular traffic to safely make space for music, games, bicycling, community tabling, and more.
During our Open Streets events, neighborhood streets are closed to vehicular traffic to safely make space for music, games, bicycling, community tabling, and more.
July 8, 2025 at 9:00 PM
The 2025 Open Streets season kicks off this Saturday, July 12 with Open Streets Roxbury!
During our Open Streets events, neighborhood streets are closed to vehicular traffic to safely make space for music, games, bicycling, community tabling, and more.
During our Open Streets events, neighborhood streets are closed to vehicular traffic to safely make space for music, games, bicycling, community tabling, and more.
Last Thursday, the City of Boston Licensing Board approved 21 new zip code restricted liquor licenses for restaurants across Boston! 🎉
July 1, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Last Thursday, the City of Boston Licensing Board approved 21 new zip code restricted liquor licenses for restaurants across Boston! 🎉
Congratulations to the Boston Magazine 2025 Best of Boston winners!
June 30, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Congratulations to the Boston Magazine 2025 Best of Boston winners!
Last week the City of Boston's Office of Nightlife Economy launched the Late Night Food Trucks program!
This new program provides 10 food truck operators the opportunity to utilize public sites for late night food service.
Learn more and view the full schedule at boston.gov/night-food-truck
This new program provides 10 food truck operators the opportunity to utilize public sites for late night food service.
Learn more and view the full schedule at boston.gov/night-food-truck
June 30, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Last week the City of Boston's Office of Nightlife Economy launched the Late Night Food Trucks program!
This new program provides 10 food truck operators the opportunity to utilize public sites for late night food service.
Learn more and view the full schedule at boston.gov/night-food-truck
This new program provides 10 food truck operators the opportunity to utilize public sites for late night food service.
Learn more and view the full schedule at boston.gov/night-food-truck
As part of our Boston Business Spotlight Series, we’re highlighting justBook-ish/Words as Worlds in Fields Corner, Dorchester!
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Boston Business Spotlight | justBook-ish
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June 27, 2025 at 9:22 PM
As part of our Boston Business Spotlight Series, we’re highlighting justBook-ish/Words as Worlds in Fields Corner, Dorchester!
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Since 2006, June has been nationally recognized as Caribbean American Heritage Month. The month-long observance promotes the rich culture and heritage of the Caribbean American people and their contribution to the United States.
June 27, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Since 2006, June has been nationally recognized as Caribbean American Heritage Month. The month-long observance promotes the rich culture and heritage of the Caribbean American people and their contribution to the United States.