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Business Certificates

Pursuant to M.G.L. Chapter 110, the City Clerk accepts filings of Business Certificates by any person, persons or corporations conducting business in the City of Worcester under a company name.

Generally, persons or corporations, individually or in partnership with one another, and doing business in the City of Worcester under a company name must file a business certificate. The certificate is valid for four (4) years from the date of filing. They are renewable thereafter.

How to File - Business Certificate

In Person or By Mail

Fill out the appropriate form (notarized and signed in black ink) and submit to the City Clerk's Office:

Discontinuance

If you are a business owner and wish to discontinue your business, have changed your residence or location of business, or wish to withdraw from your business or partnership you must complete a Statement of Discontinuance and submit to the City Clerk's Office.

Business Discontinuance

Fees

  • Filing is $50.
  • Certified copy of the completed filing is $12 in person and $14 through the mail.
  • Discontinuance or withdrawal of a Business Certificate is $20.

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Informing Worcester

Informing Worcester is the City's open data portal. The City has established this open data portal where any and all interested parties can obtain public information at no cost. The portal includes the Business Certificates database for business certificates granted by the City of Worcester from 1963 to Present.

To search for Business Certificate Records in the portal, click on the Filter Data icon,  , there you can choose to search on the Business Name, Cert #, File Date, Expiration Date or Address.

If the business record is not available online please contact the Office of the City Clerk for assistance.

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City Clerk Services - Business Certificates

City Clerk staff give you an overview of the Business Certificate process.

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Contact Information

Address

City Clerk
City Hall Room 206
455 Main Street
Worcester, MA 01608

Contact

Phone: 508-799-1121
Fax: 508-799-1194
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Hours

Monday
8:45 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Tuesday - Friday
8:45 a.m. - 4:15 p.m.