Keep the sand in your shoes all year long.

“We opened Mac’s Seafood as a small retail fish market over 20 years ago with start-up funds from The Community Development Partnership, through a small business program supported by Cape & Islands License Plate funds. These start-up funds were the first step in building a financial foundation that enabled us to grow and expand each year. We now operate 3 retail seafood markets, 2 restaurants, a wholesale seafood market, a catering division and an online seafood shipping division. Thanks for helping us get off the ground!”

"A few years after we started our full-service landscaping business, Cape Cod Tree & Landscape, we began to grow pretty rapidly. With this growth came constant maintenance and repair issues with our equipment—so integral to our business. Mounting expenses for these repairs was becoming a real challenge, ultimately prohibiting further growth. A loan from the Community Development Partnership, supported by funds from the Cape & Islands License Plates, bridged the gap for us, allowing us to take our business to the next level. We now have 9 employees and manage accounts from Eastham to Dennisport."

“As a local innkeeper with limited advertising dollars, we can market our property until the whales come home, but our efforts would be lost at sea without regional tourism marketing to attract visitors to our beautiful destination. Cape & Islands License Plate funds help bolster these year-round marketing programs, keeping the Cape Cod brand strong in the face of a competitive market and challenging economy. A thriving tourism industry creates much-needed jobs and revenue for our region!”