Business Licenses and Permits

Potential home-based business owners outside Charlottesville in Virginia’s Albemarle County could soon be able to apply for their licenses to operate at a much reduced cost, it has been reported.
According to Charlottesville Tomorrow News Center, those in the area who are looking to run firms from their own homes could benefit from a set of …

Revenues generated from business license applications, in addition to sales taxes, have helped one Alabama city weather the economic crisis in 2010.
While a significant portion of towns and cities of all sizes across the United States had a tough time over the past 12 months, the latest figures released by authorities in Oxford, Ala.,  show …

Small traders setting up stalls at the South Pasadena Farmers’ Market will be required to have a business license under new rules being put into place by local authorities.
Until now, traders working at the California market have been exempt from paying license fees, with this policy also in place at most other cities and towns …

Officials in Clark County, Nevada, have voted in favor of a moratorium on processing new business license applications from taverns as they work to clarify the relevant rules and regulations.
Under the agreement, the County Commission will not process any new applications for 70 days.
Instead, officials will use this period to draw up a comprehensive definition …

The importance of following local business license requirements to the letter has again been highlighted as a South Florida entrepreneur works to pay a fine for not keeping up-to-date with his paperwork.
While inspectors visiting Papa Pizza in downtown Delray Beach found the food to be fine, they pulled the owner up on a range of …

A local authority in Nevada is set to introduce its first increase in business license fees in more than ten years.
Clark County’s Department of Business License is looking into plans to raise fees as part of a wider overhaul of business licensing in the region.
Indeed, according to the Las Vegas Business Press, this process looks …

Firms of all sizes operating in the city of Murrieta, Cal., could soon be required to use an electronic program in order to apply for a business license.
Already, the E-Verify program, which is backed by federal authorities, has been implemented in a number of cities and towns across the state of California.
Now, the Southwest Riverside …

A meeting is to be held in Danvers, Massachusetts, to discuss the subject of business licenses for liquor sales.
According to the Salem News, a number of bars, stores and restaurants have let their licenses fall into a state of limbo after closing their premises.
There are concerns at the number of businesses keeping their licenses running …

One of the most iconic landmarks on Rhode Island’s Block Island has finally been granted a comprehensive business license, raising hopes that it may now be sold after being out of operation for two years.
The Surf Hotel, which is situated in the heart of the island’s only town, was shut back in 2008.
And while Block …

Liquor stores in Kansas City, Missouri, will soon find it easier to obtain business licenses, thanks to a revision of regulations undertaken by authorities recently.
The city’s liquor ordinance is poised for revision after Kansas City Council officials unanimously voted on Thursday, Dec. 16, to change existing laws, reports fox4kc.com.
Businesses in the city’s Bannister area, where …