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Guides, Permitting & Business Resources

Are you looking to start a business in Cambridge? Download our 2018 Starting a Business in Cambridge guide (English version). The guide is also available in the following languages:

• Business Resource Guide - Amharic
• Business Resource Guide - Arabic
• Business Resource Guide - Bengali
• Business Resource Guide - Mandarin
• Business Resource Guide - Spanish

Other City Resources

• City Permits, Licenses and Applications Web Site 
• Assistance with finding a location in Cambridge
• Cambridge Public Health Regulatory Activities
• Cambridge Business Certificate  
• Fire Safety and Prevention Information
• Register as a Vendor with the City
• Sign Certification (this for any temporary or permanent building signs)
• Special Event Application and Information
• Using the Sidewalk for Business Use (outdoor dining, sandwich boards, sidewalk sales)
• Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Small Business Guide (2010)
• Activating Your Vacant Storefront 

Legal Assistance

• Greater Boston Legal Services
• Harvard Transactional Law Clinics

For More Information

For more information please contact Rona Abrahams, rabrahams@cambridgema.gov, at 617/349-4637.