Business License Check
About Business License Check
Quick answer. A business license is usually a city or county tax certificate or activity permit. An LLC on the secretary of state site is not that license. Check the local licensing office for the place where the business operates.
What this site is for
People run a “business license check” on the secretary of state and stop. That search proves an entity exists. It does not prove the city allowed the activity, collected the local tax certificate, or inspected a food establishment. Those files sit with the city clerk, finance department, or health department.
Home-rule cities write their own rules. A license that is valid in one city inside a metro does not cover the next city. Ask where the location is, then open that city’s business-license portal or call the clerk.
Professional and trade licenses (contractor, cosmetology, liquor) are still separate. A general business tax receipt does not replace them.
What we will not pretend to be
Business License Check does not issue local licenses and does not speak for a city clerk.
Mail and the form reach hello@businesslicensecheck.com. Ordering a certificate, filing an annual report, or changing an agent happens on the official portal, not here.