Maricopa County does not issue or require a General Business license for unincorporated areas of the County. If you are located in an incorporated city or town, check with your municipality. For more information, the Arizona Department of Revenue provides a Licensing Guide for obtaining business licenses in Arizona.
A qualified small business means a corporation, limited liability company, partnership or other business entity that has at least two full- time equivalent employees who are Arizona residents and whose sole responsibilities are not administrative and that maintains at least a portion of its operations at an office or ...
In Arizona, not all businesses are required to have a license, and some businesses must have more than one license.
§ 41-1001(Definitions), “small business” is defined as “a concern, including its affiliates, which is independently owned and operated, which is not dominant in its field and which employs fewer than one hundred full-time employees or which had gross annual receipts of less than four million dollars in its last fiscal ...
No. A business license may be required by a city to do business in that city. This requirement varies depending on the city in which you are conducting business. The state does not require or issue business licenses.
Maricopa County does not issue or require a General Business license for unincorporated areas of the County. If you are located in an incorporated city or town, check with your municipality. For more information, the Arizona Department of Revenue provides a Licensing Guide for obtaining business licenses in Arizona.
Filing a trade name registers a business name for public record. A trade name is similar to a "doing business as" ("DBA") name, and is not legally required but is an acceptable business practice.
Small business is generally defined as any business that is independently owned and operated, typically with fewer than 100 employees, and usually with less than $10 million in annual revenue.
Arizona boasts a business-friendly environment, affordable living and operating costs, and streamline regulations that make it easier to start and run a business, and the Arizona Corporation Commission is the first stop on a business' route to success.