BUSINESS LICENSES & PERMITS
GET TO KNOW THE MAIN STREET GARDNERVILLE COMMUNITY
Learn which Permits are needed when starting a business and how to get Business Licenses. A vast amount of helpful information and support is available on Douglas County, State of Nevada, Nevada Department of Business & Industry, Small Business Development Center, and other websites.
SETTING UP SHOP
- You can learn about how to set up your business structure, then create and register a Fictitious Firm name and logo. The SCORE Startup Roadmap will get you started on the right foot.
- Need a Business Plan? The Small Business Development Center (SBDC) offers mentorship and coordinates various workshops and courses.
- You can find a location for your storefront by searching properties for sale, rent, or lease.
- Be everywhere as a traveling Merchant. The Douglas County Sheriff’s Department (DCSO) has information for food trucks, mobile street vendors, and liquor licenses.
- Pop-ups and virtual and home-based businesses are also essential to the community!
BUSINESS LICENSES & PERMITS
- The Doing Business page of the Douglas County Development provides general direction on building applications, permits, the development process, and starting a business in Douglas County.
- The Business License & Permit page of Douglas County’s site provides links to business licenses, Development permits, health permits for food establishments, food truck/traveling merchant, home-based businesses, liquor licenses, outdoor festivals, and sign permits. Information on many of these requires linking to other sites, so be sure to bookmark what you need. For example:
- SIGNAGE: Learn what type of permit you need for a temporary or permanent sign.
- The Traveling Merchant application for food trucks and Liquor licenses on the Douglas County Sheriff Office website.
- A business license is not needed in Douglas County but Fictitious Firm Name may be required.
- East Fork Fire is an important source for business license and regulations plus plans, permits and inspections.
- Carson City Health and Human Services for temporary event health permits as well as a Cottage Food Guide and application.
- Economic Development/Vitality of Douglas County works with new and existing businesses to connect them to economic development services and resources.
- Nevada’s Business Portal at Silver Flume, is Nevada’s first stop for Business registration.
- Register with the Nevada Department of Taxation.
BEST BUSINESS PRACTICES
- SCORE provides mentors, workshops, event, templates and many resources to help you start, grow or exist a business. The best place to begin is with their Startup Roadmap, a 12 step how-to guide for starting a business.
- Small Business Development Center (SBDC) is funded by the U.S. Small Business Administration. They guide and assist Nevadans looking to start and grow businesses. One-on-one advising services are free and confidential. Nevada SBDC also offers and coordinates a wide range of workshops and courses in collaboration with public and private entities.
- Information on Workers’ Compensation is available on the State of Nevada website.
- The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has a variety of resources to help small businesses keep their employees safe on the job. One of the most popular is the Small Business Safety and Health Handbook.
- Carson Valley Chamber of Commerce for local networking, business information and resources.