Business Certificate Application Process

The cost of a Business Certificate is $30.00 this is good for four (4) years.

All businesses must register with the Town Clerk’s Office:   First stop is the Town Clerk for the application and then to the Building Department for review. Depending on the needs for your individual business will determine the process of where you will need to go next.  

This form is also know as a Doing Business As (D/B/A) or a Fictitious Name registration.

Business Certificates are required under MGL Chapter 110 Section 5 as part of the Consumer Protection Laws.  This is not a license to do business.  A Business Certificate is required for listing the business name and owner with the Town if the business is a sole proprietor, a partnership or a corporation doing business in a different name as the corporate name.  Even a corporation doing business under the corporate name may be requested to file with the Town by an attorney,
accountant or a bank.