People starting a small business
Free list of the licenses and permits your new business may need, federal, state and local, with where to apply and which filings cost nothing.
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How it works
What you get
The check is free. The paperwork after it is drafted at the Variance or conditional use justification statement door.
Modeled on: SBA guide: Apply for licenses and permits
From public data
is what an EIN costs from the IRS, which warns against websites that charge for one
Source: IRS, Get an employer identification number
Draft the written statement for a zoning variance or conditional use permit, answering your town's tests point by point. Free to read.
Questions
Only if a federal agency regulates your activity. The SBA lists examples such as agriculture imports, alcohol, aviation, firearms, wildlife and commercial fishing. Requirements and fees depend on your activity, your location and the issuing agency.
Generally, if you hire employees, operate a partnership or corporation, pay sales or excise taxes, or change business structure or ownership. The IRS issues EINs online for free. If you're forming an LLC or corporation, form it with your state first.
If you buy, rent, build or work from a property, it must fit local zoning. Zoning can restrict or ban some businesses in an area and can still apply to home-based businesses. It's typically set locally, so check with your city planning office.
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Where is the property?
Which town or county is the plan for?
What does your company do?
Which town is applying?
What is your water system's name or ID?
What is the project, and where?
Answer it and ePlan opens the Variance or conditional use justification statement door, which drafts the paperwork.