The LLC is the same. The stack around it is not.
Two businesses can file identical formation documents and face completely different first years. A restaurant carries a health permit and a food service license. A trucking company carries federal operating authority. A clinic carries a professional entity requirement. These hubs cover what each trade layers on top of the entity.
Find your trade.
Each hub covers the entity choice for that trade, the licensing and registration stack that sits on top of it, and the order to work through them. Then it hands you to your state.
Airbnb LLC
Airbnb LLC, state by state
Open the hub → 51 statesCar Dealer LLC
Car dealer LLC, state by state
Open the hub → 51 statesCleaning LLC
The cleaning LLC, state by state
Open the hub → 51 statesCoaching LLC
The coaching LLC, state by state
Open the hub → 51 statesConsulting LLC
The consulting LLC, state by state
Open the hub → 51 statesContractor LLC
The contractor LLC, state by state
Open the hub → 51 statesCrypto LLC
The crypto LLC, state by state
Open the hub → 51 statesDAO LLC
The DAO LLC, state by state
Open the hub → 51 statesDaycare LLC
The daycare LLC, state by state
Open the hub → 51 statesDental practice LLC
The dental practice entity, state by state
Open the hub → 51 statesE-commerce LLC
E-commerce LLC, state by state
Open the hub → 51 statesFood truck LLC
The food truck LLC, state by state
Open the hub → 51 statesFreelance LLC
The freelance LLC, state by state
Open the hub → 51 statesHandyman LLC
The handyman LLC, state by state
Open the hub → 51 statesMarketing Agency LLC
Marketing agency LLC, state by state
Open the hub → 51 statesMedical practice LLC
The medical practice entity, state by state
Open the hub → 51 statesPersonal trainer LLC
The personal trainer LLC, state by state
Open the hub → 51 statesPhotography LLC
The photography LLC, state by state
Open the hub → 51 statesReal estate LLC
The real estate LLC, state by state
Open the hub → 51 statesSalon LLC
The salon LLC, state by state
Open the hub → 51 statesTrucking LLC
The trucking LLC, state by state
Open the hub → 51 statesYouTube Creator LLC
The creator LLC, state by state
Open the hub → 51 statesrestaurant llc
restaurant llc
Open the hub →Or start from your state.
Every jurisdiction has a single page that gathers the filings a business does there, across all of these sections. If you know where you are before you know what you need, start here.
The rest of the by-state library.
Form a business
Forming a business, state by state
Open the section → SectionCompare and choose
Entity comparisons, state by state
Open the section → SectionWhat it costs
Business filing costs, state by state
Open the section → SectionRegistered agent and address
Registered agent and address, state by state
Open the section → SectionTax and registrations
Business tax registration, state by state
Open the section → SectionLicenses and permits
Licenses and permits, state by state
Open the section → SectionCompliance and annual filings
Compliance filings, state by state
Open the section → SectionChange or convert
Changing a business, state by state
Open the section → SectionClose or revive
Closing and reviving a business, state by state
Open the section → SectionMoney and operations
Banking, credit and hiring, state by state
Open the section → SectionSecretary of State directory
Secretary of State directory, all 51 jurisdictions
Open the section →