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Business Newsletter - August 2019

Posted on: July 23, 2019 - 1:07pm

Request for Proposal - Branding and Marketing 

The Sturbridge Tourist Association is currently conducting an RFP for the development of a branding and marketing strategy for Sturbridge. Those interested can view the bid by clicking here for more information. 

Sturbridge Business Breakfast 

The Town is excited to announce that the next Sturbridge Business Breakfast will be held on Tuesday, September 10th at 8am and it will be held at the Sturbridge Town Hall. As always coffee and light refreshments will be served. 

For this breakfast, the focus is going to be on the upcoming annual licenese renewal process which many businesses will be participating in this fall. Staff will provide a complete overview of what businesses and the town need to do to ensure that everyone can be properly licensed for 2020. 

If you are interested in learning more, please click here to see a full description of the event, or if you would like to attend please contact Kevin Filchak by calling (508) 347-2500 ext. 1411 or by email at kfilchak@town.sturbridge.ma.us. Please register by 6 September so that we can order enough food for everyone. 

Commonwealth Community Compact - Grant Award 

The Town of Sturbridge is excited to announce that it has been awarded through the Commonwealth Community Compact a grant for $24,850 to conduct an economic development benchmarking study and the creation of an economic development strategy. The Town hopes to begin work on this project in the near term. We will have more information on this project in the coming months. 

Emergency Preparedness

With recent major weather events including a severe heat wave and tornados on Cape Cod, now is a good time to review your business's emergency plans. Did you know that that 40% of businesses that are negatively affected by a disaster never reopen? Knowing this the Town of Sturbridge wants to ensure that all of its businesses are resilient and prepared for any eventuality.This is why the town has gathered together some important resources for businesses from the federal government, the Red Cross, and other emergency preparedness partners. 

To view some of the various resources available to you, please go to our town's emergency preparedness page for businesses by clicking here or by contacting the Economic Development and Tourism Coordinator for more information. 

Community Meetings 

Please click here to view the Town's meeting calendar for August 2019. Please note all meetings are subject to change as per Massachusetts General Law.