Ohio Business Licenses
General Ohio 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 Ohio biennial report.
Get your Ohio business license. Harbor Compliance assists with initial and renewal registrations in every state.
Get your Ohio construction licenses. Harbor Compliance assists with initial and renewal registrations in every state.
Licensing guide for energy industry registrations and licenses in Ohio. Find detailed application, renewal, and reporting requirements.
If you are looking to obtain a finance license in Ohio, Harbor Compliance can help.
Total cost, time, and step-by-step instructions to form a limited liability company in Ohio. Do it yourself or purchase our formation service.
Total cost, time, and step-by-step instructions on how to incorporate in Ohio. Do it yourself or purchase our incorporation service.
Ohio Business Licensing Guides and Information.
Total time, cost, and paperwork to start your business in Ohio 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 Ohio. Instruction and services to assist with your nonprofit formation.
Comprehensive solutions (and free resources) to help manage your fundraising, tax exemption, license renewals, and other nonprofit compliance activities in Ohio, and across the US.
Ohio 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.
Ohio 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.
Ohio Tax Filings
Find the information you need to register for state taxes or seek tax exemptions.
- Ohio Employer (Payroll & Withholding Tax) Registration Service
- Ohio Sales & Use Tax Registration Service
- Ohio Sales Tax Exemption
- Ohio Tax Clearance Certificate
- Ohio Tax Exemption
Ohio State Licensing Agencies
Below is a listing of the state-level licensing agencies within Ohio that a business should check for business license requirements.
- Accountancy Board of
- Architects Board
- Attorney General
- Board of Landscape Architects
- Board of Pharmacy
- Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Surveyors
- Bureau of Motor Vehicles - Dealer Licensing
- Bureau of Workers' Compensation - PEO Unit
- Construction Industry Licensing Board
- Department of Agriculture - Plant Health Division - Grain, Feed & Seed Program
- Department of Commerce - Construction Industry Licensing Board (OCILB)
- Department of Commerce - Department of Financial Institutions - Consumer Finance Section
- Department of Commerce - Division of Industrial Compliance
- Department of Commerce - Division of Industrial Compliance - Board of Building Standards
- Department of Commerce - Division of Real Estate and Professional Licensing
- Department of Commerce - Division of State Fire
- Department of Health - Lead License Accreditation Program
- Department of Insurance
- Department of Job and Family Services - Office of Unemployment Insurance Operations
- Department of Taxation
- Environmental Protection Agency - Asbestos Program
- Private Investigator Security Guard Services
- Regional Income Tax Agency (RITA)
- Secretary of State
- Public Utilities Commission of
Ohio Local Business Licences
Below is a listing of the local jurisdictions within Ohio that a business should check for local business license requirements.
