Formed is not licensed.
The entity filing and the permission to trade are two different things, issued by two different offices, on two different clocks. Some states run a general business license centrally. Most leave it to the city or county, and layer occupational or professional boards on top. These hubs map who issues what.
Work out what you actually need.
Each hub explains what the license covers, what triggers the requirement, and which office issues it. Then it hands you to your state.
Business license
Business licenses, state by state
Open the hub → 51 statesContractor licensing
Contractor licensing, state by state
Open the hub → 51 statesFood handler permit
The food handler permit, state by state
Open the hub → 51 statesOccupational license
Occupational licenses, state by state
Open the hub → 51 statesProfessional Licensing
Professional licensing, state by state
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 → SectionIndustry LLCs
Industry LLC guides, 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 → 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
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