Owners of businesses of all sizes are often stretched for time. This reality can lead to owner missteps in opening or expanding a business, permitting delays or, worse yet, acquiring a site before learning if the business type and location represents an allowable activity or meets local health, safety, and environmental standards.

September 2023
To remedy this, MAPC partnered with the Town to create the How to Do Business in Acton Guide, a helpful resource for business owners seeking to launch, expand or enhance their operations in Acton. It provides a one-stop shop for how to meet various requirements with accessible forms and key contacts, equipping the owner to take the steps in obtaining, expanding, or changing their business premises.

MAPC’s Economic Development Division helped the town understand the needs of businesses in their community, and infused their comments and concerns into the toolkit’s development.