Milwaukee Small Business Licenses and Permits
To best determine what, if any, licenses and/or permits you’ll need, start by visiting or calling your local municipality. For the most part, they can provide you with immediate direction. A business attorney is also a good source to get you started off on the right foot.
Since licenses and/or permits may influence some of your decision making regarding the form of your business and its location, research what’s required early in your set-up.
The Small Business Milwaukee staff has found the following resources to be helpful; we’re not affiliated with them in any way.
Business License (DBA)
A company typically uses a trade name to conduct business using a simpler name rather than using their formal and often lengthier name. Trade names are also used when a preferred name cannot be registered, often because it may already be registered or is too similar to a name that is already registered.
www.revenue.wi.gov/Pages/Businesses/New-Business-home.aspx
www.wdfi.org/
Incorporation Of A Business
Incorporation is the formation of a new corporation. The corporation may be a business, a nonprofit organization, a sports club, or a local government of a new city or town.
www.wdfi.org/corporations/faqs.htm
Building Permits & Zoning Compliance
esla.wi.gov/apex/Customer_Portal_Intro_Page
www.cityofmadison.com/dpced/bi/
Licenses & Permits Required
Sales Tax Permits and more.. You need a seller’s Permit, A consumer’s Use Tax Certificate, A Use Tax Certificate, etc.
www.revenue.wi.gov/Pages/FAQS/pcs-seller.aspx
dnr.wi.gov/files/pdf/pubs/sb/sb003.pdf
Fire Inspections & Permits
dsps.wi.gov/Pages/Professions/FDPSInspector/Default.aspx
Health Inspections
mydatcp.wi.gov/SiteMap/BrowseService/SG_96776507-fcbe-e211-b39f-0050568c06ae?Key=Services_Group
Environmental Permits
dnr.wi.gov/files/pdf/pubs/sb/sb003.pdf
Child Care Permits
dcf.wisconsin.gov/cclicensing/startcc
Various Other Permits
city.milwaukee.gov/Information-and-Services/obtainLicensesPermit
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