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wbjournal.com | Book of Lists 2026 | Worcester Business Journal 73 Largest minority-owned businesses Ranked by number of local employees Company Local employees/ local offices Type of business Minority owner(s)/ percent owned MBE certified?/ year founded 1 eClinicalWorks 2 Technology Drive, Westborough 01581 508-836-2700 • eclinicalworks.com 357 1 Healthcare IT Girish Navani co-founder & CEO Mahesh Navani chief operations officer Raj Dharampuriya chief marketing officer 100% Yes 1999 2 Always Best Care Senior Services - MetroWest & Worcester County 276 Turnpike Road, Suite 230, Westborough 01581 508-626-8300 • alwaysbestcare.com 300 (1) 1 Home health care & senior living placement Kingsley Asare–Mensah director 100% N/A 2020 3 Unic Pro Inc. 415 Boston Turnpike, Suite 211B, Shrewsbury 01545 877-881-8642 • unicpro.com 179 1 Commercial cleaning Beatriz Ramos president & CEO 100% Yes 2008 4 Century Homecare LLC 405 Grove St., Suites 102 & 103, Worcester 01605 888-292-1809 • centuryhomecare.com 132 1 Home health care Milka Njoroge CEO & administrator 100% Yes 2012 5 Right at Home - Eastern Worcester County 57 E. Main St., Suite 201, Westborough 01581 508-599-1122 • rahewc.com 103 1 Private home care agency Amar Patel president 100% No 2007 6 Boston Technology Corp. 111 Speen St., Suite 200, Framingham 01701 781-544-4799 • boston-technology.com 100 (2) 1 AI-enabled custom software development Roshan Salian CEO 100% Yes 2004 7 Moura's Cleaning Service Inc. 349 Lunenburg St., Fitchburg 01420 978-562-1839 • mourascleaningservice.com 90 1 Commercial and industrial janitorial sanitation David Moura president 100% Yes 1993 8 Pro Commercial Solutions Inc. 866 Hartford Turnpike, Shrewsbury 01545 866-527-7626 • procommercialinc.com 80 1 Commercial and industrial cleaning Cleverson Antonio Ozeias Oliveira co-owners 100% Yes 2007 9 BestPro Cleaning LLC 100 A June St., Worcester 01602 508-310-5406 • bestprollc.com 65 1 Commercial and restoration cleaning Diana Gallego general manager 51% Yes 1998 10 Prestige Adult Foster Care LLC 286 Lincoln St., Worcester 01605 508-205-6888 • prestigeafc.com 56 1 Adult foster care Highness Meena owner 100% Yes 2015 11 GVC Construction Inc. 305 Leominster Shirley Road, Lunenburg 01462 978-840-9700 • gvcconstruction.com 47 1 Heavy civil construction Geselle Valenti owner & president 100% Yes 2000 12 CAC Worcester LLC 255 Park Ave., Suite 412, Worcester 01609 508-756-5400 • cacworcester.org 45 2 Behavioral health clinic Jennifer J. Hylton executive director 100% No 2007 13 Aimtek Inc. 201 Washington St., Auburn 01501 508-832-5035 • aimtek.com 40 1 Manufacturer Amar Kapur CEO Jay Kapur president Rita Kapur chief financial officer 80% Yes 1973 13 Atech Turbine Components 1 Saint Mark St., Auburn 01501 508-721-7679 • atechturbine.com 40 1 Aerospace manufacturer Rita Kapur president 80% Yes 1991 15 Terva Corp. 184 Nathaniel Drive, Whitinsville 01588 401-481-5693 • tervacorp.com 37 (2) 1 Construction, design and engineering services Vamshidhar Thakkallapalli president 51% Yes 2010 16 PSN Construction Inc. 106 Carter St., Leominster 01453 978-265-0967 • N/A 32 (2) 2 Specialty commercial contractor Sergio Benitez Yarisbeth Guzman owners 100% N/A 2016 17 Botera 1256 W. Central St., Franklin 02038 508-298-7199 • boterama.com 30 1 Recreational cannabis dispensary Chirag Patel CEO 100% (3) N/A 2018 17 Dris Delivery 16 Tech Circle, Natick 01760 401-261-2950 • drisbrands.com 30 1 Cannabis delivery services Lourdharry Pauyo president Christopher Fevry CEO 90% No 2020 17 Major Bloom 76 Millbury St., Worcester 01610 774-420-2904 • majorbloom.com 30 1 Cannabis manufacturing, retail and home delivery Ulysses Youngblood president 90% Yes 2017 Source: Each company via survey as of Q2 2026, company websites and Mass. Cannabis Control Commission. Note: N/A=not available (1) Per diem (2) From WBJ's 2025 survey (3) Shared ownership with five owners -Compiled by: Heide Martin, hmartin@nebusinessmedia.com G E N E R A L I N T E R E S T F O C U S White 42.8% 38.4% 61.6% Unanswered 27.6% 31.5% N/A Hispanic 11.3% 7.7% 18.9% Asian 11.1% 17.6% 6.0% Black or African American 6.4% 4.2% 12.4% American Indian or Alaska Native 0.8% 0.7% 2.9% Percent- age of approved loans Percentage of amount received Percent- age of U.S. population Lending to U.S. small businesses, by race Entrepreneurs who self-identify as Black or Hispanic receive a smaller percentage of U.S. Small Business Administration loans compared to the size of their respective racial groups. SBA 7a loans Notes: U.S. Small Business Administration statistics are for fiscal 2025, as of 10/6/25. The 7a loan pro- gram gives lenders loan guaranties to support small businesses with special requirements. The 504 loan program provides long-term, fixed rate financing for major fixed assets. Census information is from 2020 census and via Wikipedia, as part of U.S. Census website is not operating, due to government shutdown. Sources: U.S. Small Business Administration; U.S. Census Bureau White 54.1% 47.7% 61.6% Asian 14.6% 21.3% 6.0% Hispanic 13.7% 11.0% 18.9% Unanswered 13.5% 17.1% N/A Black or African American 3.5% 2.4% 12.4% American Indian or Alaska Native 0.6% 0.5% 2.9% Percent- age of approved loans Percentage of amount received Percent- age of U.S. population SBA 504 loans