Wisconsin Business Licenses
General Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin annual report.
Get your Wisconsin business license. Harbor Compliance assists with initial and renewal registrations in every state.
Get your Wisconsin construction licenses. Harbor Compliance assists with initial and renewal registrations in every state.
Licensing guide for energy industry registrations and licenses in Wisconsin. Find detailed application, renewal, and reporting requirements.
If you are looking to obtain a finance license in Wisconsin, Harbor Compliance can help.
Total cost, time, and step-by-step instructions to form a limited liability company in Wisconsin. Do it yourself or purchase our formation service.
Total cost, time, and step-by-step instructions on how to incorporate in Wisconsin. Do it yourself or purchase our incorporation service.
Wisconsin Business Licensing Guides and Information.
Total time, cost, and paperwork to start your business in Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin. 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 Wisconsin, and across the US.
Wisconsin 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.
Wisconsin 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.
- Wisconsin Certificate of Good Standing / Existence
- Wisconsin Certificate of Merger
- Wisconsin Certification - Authentication
- Wisconsin Corporation LLC Nonprofit Amendment
- Wisconsin Entity Name Reservation
- Wisconsin Fictitious Name Registration & Renewal
- Wisconsin Nonprofit Articles of Incorporation
- Wisconsin Registered Agent Information & Service
Wisconsin Tax Filings
Find the information you need to register for state taxes or seek tax exemptions.
- Wisconsin Employer (Payroll & Withholding Tax) Registration Service
- Wisconsin Sales & Use Tax Registration Service
- Wisconsin Sales Tax Exemption
- Wisconsin Tax Clearance Certificate
- Wisconsin Tax Exemption
Wisconsin State Licensing Agencies
Below is a listing of the state-level licensing agencies within Wisconsin that a business should check for business license requirements.
- Accounting Examining Board
- Department of Administration - Division of Facilities Development (DFD)
- Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection - Bureau of Weights and Measures
- Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection - Hemp Research Program
- Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) - Bureau of Uniform Commercial Code, Notary and Trademark - Trademark Program
- Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) - Division of Banking - Licensed Financial Services Section
- Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) - Division of Corporate and Consumer Services - Charitable Organizations and Fund Raisers Section
- Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) - Division of Corporate and Consumer Services - Corporations Bureau
- Department of Health Services - Asbestos Program
- Department of Health Services - Lead Safe Division
- Department of Revenue
- Department of Safety and Professional Services
- Department of Transportation - Dealers and Agents Section
- Department of Workforce Development
- Division of Gaming - Office of Charitable Gaming
- Examining Board of Architects, Landscape Architects, Professional Engineers, Designers, Professional Land Surveyors, and Registered Interior Designers
- Examining Board of Professional Geologists, Hydrologists and Soil Scientists
- Office of the Commissioner of Insurance
- Pharmacy Examining Board
- Secretary of State
Wisconsin Local Business Licences
Below is a listing of the local jurisdictions within Wisconsin that a business should check for local business license requirements.
County / Parish
- Adams County
- Ashland County
- Barron County
- Bayfield County
- Brown County
- Buffalo County
- Burnett County
- Calumet County
- Chippewa County
- Clark County
- Columbia County
- Crawford County
- Dane County
- Dodge County
- Door County
- Douglas County
- Dunn County
- Eau Claire County
- Florence County
- Fond du Lac County
- Forest County
- Grant County
- Green County
- Green Lake County
- Iowa County
- Iron County
- Jackson County
- Jefferson County
- Juneau County
- Kenosha County
- Kewaunee County
- La Crosse County
- Lafayette County
- Langlade County
- Lincoln County
- Manitowoc County
- Marathon County
- Marinette County
- Marquette County
- Menominee County
- Milwaukee County
- Monroe County
- Oconto County
- Oneida County
- Outagamie County
- Ozaukee County
- Pepin County
- Pierce County
- Polk County
- Portage County
- Price County
- Racine County
- Richland County
- Rock County
- Rusk County
- Sauk County
- Sawyer County
- Shawano County
- Sheboygan County
- St. Croix County
- Taylor County
- Trempealeau County
- Vernon County
- Vilas County
- Walworth County
- Washburn County
- Washington County
- Waukesha County
- Waupaca County
- Waushara County
- Winnebago County
- Wood County
City / Borough / Municipality / Neighborhood
- Abbotsford
- Abrams
- Adams
- Afton
- Albany
- Algoma
- Allenton
- Allouez
- Alma
- Alma Center
- Almond
- Altoona
- Amberg
- Amery
- Amherst
- Antigo
- Appleton
- Arcadia
- Arena
- Argyle
- Arlington
- Ashippun
- Ashland
- Ashwaubenon
- Athens
- Auburndale
- Augusta
- Avoca
- Bagley
- Baldwin
- Balsam Lake
- Bangor
- Baraboo
- Barneveld
- Barron
- Bassett
- Bayfield
- Bayside
- Bear Creek
- Beaver Dam
- Belgium
- Belleville
- Bellevue
- Belmont
- Beloit
- Benton
- Berlin
- Big Bend
- Birchwood
- Black Earth
- Black River Falls
- Blair
- Blanchardville
- Blenker
- Bloomer
- Blue Mounds
- Blue River
- Bonduel
- Boscobel
- Boulder Junction
- Bowler
- Boyceville
- Briggsville
- Brillion
- Bristol
- Brodhead
- Brokaw
- Brookfield
- Brown Deer
- Brownsville
- Bruce
- Brussels
- Burlington
- Butler
- Butternut
- Cable
- Cadott
- Caledonia
- Cambria
- Cambridge
- Cameron
- Camp Douglas
- Camp Lake
- Campbellsport
- Cascade
- Casco
- Cashton
- Cassville
- Cazenovia
- Cedar Grove
- Cedarburg
- Centuria
- Chetek
- Chilton
- Chippewa Falls
- Clayton
- Clear Lake
- Cleveland
- Clinton
- Clintonville
- Cochrane
- Colby
- Coleman
- Colfax
- Coloma
- Columbus
- Combined Locks
- Coon Valley
- Cornell
- Cottage Grove
- Crandon
- Crivitz
- Cross Plains
- Cuba City
- Cudahy
- Cumberland
- Dallas
- Darlington
- De Pere
- De Soto
- Deerfield
- DeForest
- Delafield
- Delavan
- Denmark
- Dodgeville
- Dorchester
- Dousman
- Downsville
- Dresser
- Drummond
- Durand
- Eagle
- Eagle River
- East Troy
- Eau Claire
- Eden
- Edgar
- Edgerton
- Elcho
- Eleva
- Elk Mound
- Elkhart Lake
- Elkhorn
- Ellsworth
- Elm Grove
- Elmwood
- Elroy
- Endeavor
- Evansville
- Fairwater
- Fall Creek
- Fall River
- Fennimore
- Fifield
- Fish Creek
- Fitchburg
- Florence
- Fond du Lac
- Fontana-on-Geneva Lake
- Forestville
- Fort Atkinson
- Fountain City
- Fox Point
- Francis Creek
- Franklin
- Franksville
- Frederic
- Fredonia
- Freedom
- Friendship
- Galesville
- Gays Mills
- Germantown
- Gillett
- Gilman
- Gilmanton
- Glendale
- Glenwood City
- Glidden
- Goodman
- Grafton
- Grand Marsh
- Granton
- Grantsburg
- Green Bay
- Green Lake
- Greendale
- Greenfield
- Greenville
- Greenwood
- Hales Corners
- Hammond
- Hancock
- Hartford
- Hartland
- Hawkins
- Hayward
- Hazel Green
- Helenville
- Hewitt
- Highland
- Hilbert
- Hillsboro
- Holcombe
- Holmen
- Horicon
- Hortonville
- Howard
- Howards Grove
- Hubertus
- Hudson
- Hurley
- Hustisford
- Independence
- Iola
- Iron Ridge
- Iron River
- Jackson
- Janesville
- Jefferson
- Johnson Creek
- Juda
- Junction City
- Juneau
- Kaukauna
- Kenosha
- Keshena
- Kewaskum
- Kewaunee
- Kiel
- Kimberly
- Kohler
- Kronenwetter
- La Crosse
- La Farge
- La Valle
- Lac du Flambeau
- Ladysmith
- Lake Delton
- Lake Geneva
- Lake Mills
- Lancaster
- Land O' Lakes
- Lannon
- Laona
- Lebanon
- Lena
- Little Chute
- Livingston
- Lodi
- Lomira
- Lowell
- Loyal
- Luck
- Luxemburg
- Madison
- Manawa
- Manitowish Waters
- Manitowoc
- Maple
- Marathon
- Marinette
- Marion
- Markesan
- Marshall
- Marshfield
- Mauston
- Mayville
- Mazomanie
- McFarland
- Medford
- Mellen
- Melrose
- Menasha
- Menomonee Falls
- Menomonie
- Mequon
- Mercer
- Merrill
- Merrillan
- Merrimac
- Merton
- Middleton
- Milltown
- Milton
- Milwaukee
- Mineral Point
- Minocqua
- Minong
- Mishicot
- Mondovi
- Monroe
- Montello
- Monticello
- Mosinee
- Mount Calvary
- Mount Horeb
- Mount Pleasant
- Mukwonago
- Muscoda
- Muskego
- Nashotah
- Necedah
- Neenah
- Neillsville
- Nekoosa
- Neosho
- New Auburn
- New Berlin
- New Franken
- New Glarus
- New Holstein
- New Lisbon
- New London
- New Richmond
- Newburg
- Newton
- Niagara
- North Lake
- North Prairie
- Norwalk
- Oak Creek
- Oakdale
- Oakfield
- Oconomowoc
- Oconto
- Oconto Falls
- Okauchee
- Omro
- Onalaska
- Oneida
- Ontario
- Oostburg
- Oregon
- Orfordville
- Osceola
- Oshkosh
- Osseo
- Owen
- Oxford
- Packwaukee
- Paddock Lake
- Palmyra
- Pardeeville
- Park Falls
- Patch Grove
- Pembine
- Pepin
- Peshtigo
- Pewaukee
- Phelps
- Phillips
- Pine River
- Pittsville
- Plain
- Plainfield
- Platteville
- Pleasant Prairie
- Plover
- Plum City
- Plymouth
- Port Washington
- Port Wing
- Portage
- Potosi
- Potter
- Poy Sippi
- Poynette
- Prairie du Chien
- Prairie du Sac
- Prairie Farm
- Prentice
- Prescott
- Princeton
- Pulaski
- Racine
- Randolph
- Random Lake
- Redgranite
- Reedsburg
- Reedsville
- Rhinelander
- Rib Lake
- Rice Lake
- Richfield
- Richland Center
- Rio
- Ripon
- River Falls
- Rochester
- Rosendale
- Rosholt
- Rothschild
- Rubicon
- Saint Cloud
- Saint Croix Falls
- Saint Francis
- Salem
- Sauk City
- Saukville
- Schofield
- Seneca
- Seymour
- Sharon
- Shawano
- Sheboygan
- Sheboygan Falls
- Shell Lake
- Sherwood
- Shiocton
- Shorewood
- Shullsburg
- Silver Lake
- Sinsinawa
- Siren
- Slinger
- Solon Springs
- Somerset
- South Milwaukee
- South Wayne
- Sparta
- Spencer
- Spooner
- Spring Green
- Spring Valley
- Stanley
- Stevens Point
- Stockbridge
- Stockholm
- Stoughton
- Stratford
- Strum
- Sturgeon Bay
- Sturtevant
- Suamico
- Sullivan
- Sun Prairie
- Superior
- Suring
- Sussex
- Taylor
- Thiensville
- Thorp
- Three Lakes
- Tichigan
- Tigerton
- Tisch Mills
- Tomah
- Tomahawk
- Tony
- Trevor
- Turtle Lake
- Twin Lakes
- Two Rivers
- Union Grove
- Valders
- Van Dyne
- Verona
- Vesper
- Village of Pewaukee
- Viola
- Viroqua
- Wabeno
- Wales
- Walworth
- Washburn
- Washington
- Waterloo
- Watertown
- Waukesha
- Waunakee
- Waupaca
- Waupun
- Wausau
- Wausaukee
- Wautoma
- Wauwatosa
- Wauzeka
- Webster
- West Allis
- West Bend
- West Milwaukee
- West Salem
- Westby
- Westfield
- Weston
- Weyauwega
- Weyerhaeuser
- White Lake
- Whitefish Bay
- Whitehall
- Whitelaw
- Whitewater
- Wild Rose
- Williams Bay
- Wilmot
- Wilson
- Windsor
- Winneconne
- Winter
- Wisconsin Dells
- Wisconsin Rapids
- Wittenberg
- Wonewoc
- Woodruff
- Woodville
- Wrightstown
