Guides and Resources
Below are various local, state and federal resources for businesses. Any questions related to any of the content found below, or if you have a questions specific to your business, please contact the Economic Development and Tourism Coordinator.
Town Resources
- Permitting Guidebook – 2018
- Zoning Bylaws - 2018
- Zoning Map - 2018
- Sturbridge Wetland Bylaw and Regulations - 2018
- 12 Steps to Starting a Business
Regional Partners
- Central Mass Regional Planning Commission
- Chamber of Central Mass South
- Discover Central Massachusetts
- MassHire Central Region Career Center
- Quaboag Valley Community Development Corporation
- Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce
State, Federal & Other Resources
- Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) – Small Businesses
- Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
- Massachusetts Business Portal
- Massachusetts Office of Business Development (MOBD)
- Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation
- Massachusetts Office of Housing and Economic Development
- Massachusetts Office of Techical Assistance and Technology (OTA)
- Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism (MOTT)
- Massachusetts Small Business Development Center
- MassDevelopment Finance Agency
- SCORE (Service Corps of Retired Executives)
- Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
- Small Business Administration (SBA)