Business Registration Information

In accordance with M.G.L. ch.110 §5, any person conducting business in the commonwealth under any title other than the real name of the person conducting the business, whether individually or as a partnership, shall file in the office of the clerk of every city or town where an office of any such person or partnership may be situated a certificate stating the full name and residence of each person conducting such business, the place, including street and number, where, and the title under which, it is conducted. The cost to file a business registration is $40.00; the certificate is valid for four (4) years. 

It is the responsibility of the applicant to contact the Building Inspector, Select Board's Office and the Health Agent in order to comply with Town bylaws, rules and regulations; business owners should contact these municipal departments prior to filing their business registrations.

Business owners must either come in person to the Clerk's Office to file their business registration or complete the registration form, sign in the presence of a notary and submit to the Clerk's Office with a payment of $40.00 and a self-addressed stamped envelope. Once received, the Clerk's Office will assign a record number, issue and expiration date and return in the addressed envelope. Business registration forms can be found here.

Further information about starting and registering a business can be found here.