Georgia Business Licenses
General Georgia Guides & Resources
These guides provide detailed, step-by-step instructions for starting a business or nonprofit, registering with state authorities, and establishing a compliant organization.
Business Resources:
Fast easy instructions and affordable support for filing your Georgia annual report.
Get your Georgia business license. Harbor Compliance assists with initial and renewal registrations in every state.
Get your Georgia construction licenses. Harbor Compliance assists with initial and renewal registrations in every state.
Licensing guide for energy industry registrations and licenses in Georgia. Find detailed application, renewal, and reporting requirements.
If you are looking to obtain a finance license in Georgia, Harbor Compliance can help.
Total cost, time, and step-by-step instructions to form a limited liability company in Georgia. Do it yourself or purchase our formation service.
Total cost, time, and step-by-step instructions on how to incorporate in Georgia. Do it yourself or purchase our incorporation service.
Georgia Business Licensing Guides and Information.
Total time, cost, and paperwork to start your business in Georgia today! Our affordable formation services are state-specific.
Nonprofit Resources:
How to Start a Nonprofit Organization
Total cost, time, and how to start a nonprofit in Georgia. Instructions and services to assist with your non-profit formation.
Comprehensive solutions (and free resources) to help manage your fundraising, tax exemption, license renewals, and other nonprofit compliance activities in Georgia, and across the US.
Georgia Business Licenses for Regulated Industries
Our licensing guides provide a wealth of information including requirements, filing instructions, fees, timelines to licensure, and more for a range of industries and activities.
Georgia Corporate Filings
These web pages provide detailed information on state filings required to form an entity, register a name, gain authority to operate, maintain good standing, and more.
- Georgia Fictitious Name Registration & Renewal
- Georgia Nonprofit Articles of Incorporation
- Georgia Registered Agent Service
- How to File Georgia Articles of Incorporation
- Moving Your Company's Domicile to Georgia
- Obtain Georgia Certified Copies
- Reinstate Georgia Corporation LLC Nonprofit
- Start a Georgia 501(c)(3)
Georgia Tax Filings
Find the information you need to register for state taxes or seek tax exemptions.
- Georgia Employer (Payroll & Withholding Tax) Registration Service
- Georgia Sales & Use Tax Registration Service
- Georgia Sales Tax Exemption
- Georgia Tax Clearance Certificate
- Georgia Tax Exemption
Georgia State Licensing Agencies
Below is a listing of the state-level licensing agencies within Georgia that a business should check for business license requirements.
- Board of Geologists
- Board of Landscape Architects
- Board of Private Detectives and Security Agencies
- Board of Registration of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors
- Board of Residential and General Contractors
- Board of Utility Contractors
- Bureau of Investigation - Investigative Division
- Construction Industry Licensing Board - Division of Conditioned Air Contractors
- Construction Industry Licensing Board - Division of Electrical Contractors
- Construction Industry Licensing Board - Division of Master and Journeyman Plumbers
- Department of Agriculture - Plant Industry Division - Agricultural Inputs Section
- Department of Banking and Finance
- Department of Community Health
- Department of Community Health - Medical Assistance Plans Division
- Department of Labor
- Department of Natural Resources Environmental Protection Division (GA)
- Department of Revenue
- Department of Revenue - Alcohol & Tobacco Tax Division
- Department of Revenue - Motor Vehicle Division - Business Registration Unit
- Environmental Protection Division - Asbestos Contractors and Training Providers
- Office of Commissioner of Insurance and Safety Fire
- Office of Commissioner of Insurance and Safety Fire - Safety Inspection Division
- Office of Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner
- Public Service Commission
- Real Estate Commission & Appraisers Board
- Secretary of State
- Secretary of State - Charities Division
- Secretary of State - Office of Charity Bingo
- State Board of Accountancy
- State Board of Architects & Interior Designers
- State Board of Pharmacy
- Superior Courts Clerks Cooperative Authority (GSCCCA)
Georgia Local Business Licences
Below is a listing of the local jurisdictions within Georgia that a business should check for local business license requirements.