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    • State Licenses & Permits

    Metadata Updated: February 9, 2023

    Starting a business? Confused about whether you need a business license or permit?

    Virtually every business needs some form of license or permit to operate legally. However, licensing and permit requirements vary depending on the type of business you are operating, where it’s located, and what government rules apply.

    To help you identify the specific licenses or permits your business may need, simply select a state from the list below to learn about specific license and permit requirements in the area where your business is located.

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    Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: us-pd

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    Dates

    Metadata Created Date July 29, 2022
    Metadata Updated Date February 9, 2023

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from SBA JSON

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    Metadata Created Date July 29, 2022
    Metadata Updated Date February 9, 2023
    Publisher Small Business Administration
    Maintainer
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    Language en-US
    Data Last Modified 2023-01-30T23:06:14.251Z
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    Public Access Level public
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    License http://www.usa.gov/publicdomain/label/1.0/
    Program Code 028:001
    Source Datajson Identifier True
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