Minnesota Business Licenses
General Minnesota 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 your Minnesota annual report.
Get your Minnesota business license. Harbor Compliance assists with initial and renewal registrations in every state.
Get your Minnesota construction licenses. Harbor Compliance assists with initial and renewal registrations in every state.
Licensing guide for energy industry registrations and licenses in Minnesota. Find detailed application, renewal, and reporting requirements.
If you are looking to obtain a finance license in Minnesota, Harbor Compliance can help.
Total cost, time, and step-by-step instructions to form a limited liability company in Minnesota. Do it yourself or purchase our formation service.
Total cost, time, and step-by-step instructions on how to incorporate in Minnesota. Do it yourself or purchase our incorporation service.
Minnesota Business Licensing Guides and Information.
Total time, cost, and paperwork to start your business in Minnesota 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 Minnesota. Instruction 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 Minnesota, and across the US.
Minnesota 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.
Minnesota 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.
- Minnesota Entity Name Reservation
- Minnesota Fictitious Name Registration & Renewal
- Minnesota Nonprofit Articles of Incorporation
- Minnesota Registered Agent Service
- Moving Your Company's Domicile to Minnesota
- Obtain Minnesota Certified Copies
- Reinstate Minnesota Corporation LLC Nonprofit
- Start a Minnesota 501(c)(3)
Minnesota Tax Filings
Find the information you need to register for state taxes or seek tax exemptions.
- Minnesota Employer (Payroll & Withholding Tax) Registration Service
- Minnesota Sales & Use Tax Registration Service
- Minnesota Sales Tax Exemption
- Minnesota Tax Clearance Certificate
- Minnesota Tax Exemption
Minnesota State Licensing Agencies
Below is a listing of the state-level licensing agencies within Minnesota that a business should check for business license requirements.
- Attorney General - Charities Division
- Board of Architecture, Engineering, Land Surveying, Landscape Architecture, Geoscience and Interior Design (AELSLAGID)
- Board of Pharmacy
- Department of Agriculture - Seed Regulatory Program
- Department of Commerce
- Department of Commerce - Employee Leasing Company Registration Unit
- Department of Commerce - Financial Institutions Division
- Department of Commerce - Licensing Division
- Department of Health - Asbestos Program
- Department of Health - Health Regulation Division - Supplemental Nursing Services Agency Section
- Department of Health - Lead Program
- Department of Labor and Industry
- Department of Labor and Industry - Construction Codes and Licensing Division
- Department of Labor and Industry - Elevator Constructors Division
- Department of Labor and Industry - Manufactured Home Installation Division
- Department of Labor and Industry - Residential Contractors, Remodelers, Roofers Division
- Department of Public Safety - Driver & Vehicle Services - Dealers
- Department of Public Safety - Liquor Control Division
- Department of Revenue
- Gambling Control Board
- Private Detective and Protective Agent Services Board
- Secretary of State
- State Board of Accountancy
- State Fire Marshall
- Unemployment Insurance Program
Minnesota Local Business Licences
Below is a listing of the local jurisdictions within Minnesota that a business should check for local business license requirements.
