Business Setup Resource Guide
Listing of Business Websites and Resources by State or Territory
This resource guide was compiled to help new business owners and entrepreneurs find information on starting a business in each U.S. state and territory. It is by no means a complete list, but meant as a resource for saving you time in finding resources available for your state.
WEBSITES FOR ALL STATES:
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By STATE:
Alabama
- Secretary of State
- Starting a New Business GUIDE
- Business Licenses & Tax Division
- Sales Tax/State Department of Revenue
Alaska
Arizona
- Corporate Commission
- Secretary of State
- DBA Trade Names and Trademarks Filings
- Business Licensing and Permits
- A PDF Guide to Taxes
Arkansas
- Secretary of State: Business Section
- Fictitious Name Forms
- Business Licenses and Permits
- Department of Finance and Administration (Sales Tax)
- Employer Portal
California
- Secretary of State: Business Entities
- CalGold: Business Licenses, Permits and DBAs
- Board of Equalization: Sellers Permit and Sales Tax
Colorado
- Secretary of State: Business Home
- Starting a Business in Colorado Tutorial
- Department of Revenue: Sales Tax
- DBA / Trade Name Filings
Connecticut
- Secretary of State: Business Services
- Secretary of State: Online Filing System
- Department of Revenue Services: Sales Tax Permit
- Connecticut Economic Resource Center: New Business Checklist and Business License Lookup
Delaware
- Department of State: Forming New Business
- Delaware Courts: Trade or Fictitious Name
- Business Registration and Licensing
- Division of Revenue
DC
- Doing Business in DC
- Business Licenses, Permits and Certifications
- Office of Tax and Revenue: Sales Tax Forms
- DC Register a Trade Name
Florida
- Department of State: Starting A Business
- Business Licenses and Permits
- Department of Revenue: Sales Tax
- Fictitious Business Name Instructions
Georgia
Guam
- Department of Taxation and Revenue
- Doing Business on Guam (PDF)
- Economic Development Authority: Business Licenses
- DBA Form
Hawaii
- Dept of Commerce and Consumer Affairs: Business Registration
- Business Licenses and Permits
- Department of Taxation
- Trade Name (DBA) and Trademarks
Idaho
- Secretary of State: Business Entities
- Starting A Business
- Professional Licenses
- State Tax Commission: Business and Sales Tax
- DBAs/FBNs / Assumed Business Name Filing
Illinois
- Secretary of State: Business Services
- Business Licenses and Permits
- My Tax Illinois: Sales Tax
- Assumed Names (DBA/FBNs) are filed at County level
Indiana
- Start My Business Tool
- Business Owners Guide: Licensing
- Department of Revenue: Sales Tax
- Secretary of State: An Entrepreneurs Guide to Starting A Business
Iowa
- IA Source Link: Starting A Business in Iowa
- Business Licenses
- Iowa Economic Development
- Department of Revenue
Kansas
- Secretary of State: Business Filing Center
- Network Kansas: Business Center & Licenses
- Department of Revenue: Business Tax Registration
- Kansas Business Center
Kentucky
- OneStop Business Portal
- Department of Revenue: Taxation
- Secretary of State
- DBAs/Assumed Names filed at County
Louisiana
- Secretary of State: Business Services
- GeauxBiz: Business Licenses
- Department of Revenue: Sales Tax Resale Certificate
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
- Secretary of Commonwealth: Forming a Business
- Department of Revenue: Business Licenses
- MassTax Connect: Sales Tax
Michigan
- Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs
- Business One Stop
- Department of Treasury: Sales and Use Tax
Minnesota
- Secretary of State: How To Start A Business
- Business Licenses
- Department of Revenue: Sales Tax
- Assumed Name/ DBA
Mississippi
- Secretary of State: Business Services
- Small Business Development Center: Business Licenses
- Department of Revenue: Sales Tax
- I want to Start A Business Guide
Missouri
- Secretary of State: Business Services
- Business Portal: Licenses
- Department of Revenue: Tax Registration
Montana
- Secretary of State: Business Services
- Secretary of State: Start A Business Guide
- Business Licenses
- Department of Revenue
Nebraska
- Secretary of State: Business
- Secretary of State: First Look
- Start A Business Portal
- Department of Revenue: State and Use Tax
Nevada
- Secretary of State: Businesses
- Silver Flume: Nevada's Business Portal, Starting a Business
- Nevada Tax Center
New Hampshire
New Jersey
- Starting A Business
- Licenses and Permits
- Department of Treasury: Sales Tax
- License and Certification Guide
- Guide to Doing Business in NJ (PDF)
- Starting A Business Checklist
New Mexico
New York
- Secretary of State
- Online Business Filings
- NY Business Express: Checklists and New Business Guide
- Department of Taxation and Revenue: Sales Tax
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
- Secretary of State: Business Services
- Licensing and Permits
- Department of Taxation: Sales Tax Vendor's License
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
- A Guide to Business Registration (PDF)
- Starting A Busines from the Dept of Revenue (PDF)
- Department of State: Business
- Department of Revenue
Puerto Rico
Rhode Island
- Secretary of State: Business Portal
- Start A Business
- RI Small Business Developement Center
- Commerce RI: Business Navigator
- Department of Taxation
South Carolina
- Secretary of State: Business
- Licenses and Permits
- Doing Business in SC
- Department of Revenue: Sales and Use Tax
- Business One Stop
South Dakota
- Secretary of State: Starting A New Business
- Start Your Business in SD
- Department of Revenue: License and Sales Tax (PDF)
Tennessee
- Secretary of State: Business Services
- Department of Revenue: Registration and Licensing
- Department of Revenue: Sales and Use Tax
- How To Form A New Business
Texas
US Virgin Islands
- Department of Licensing and Consumer Affairs
- Business License
- Sales Tax Calculator
- Economic Development Authority: Start A Business
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
- Secretary of State
- Business and Professional Licenses
- Department of Revenue: Sales Tax
- Small Business Guide
- State Business Licensing Service: Start A Business
West Virginia
- Secretary of State: Business and Licensing
- Starting A Business Guide (PDF)
- Licenses and Permits
- State Tax Department: Sales Tax
Wisconsin
Wyoming
- Secretary of State Business and UCC Center
- Professional Licensing Board
- Department of Revenue: Sales Tax
- Secretary of State: Start A Business
