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Starting a New Business
Thinking About Opening a New Business?
Basic Steps to Starting a Business:
- File an Assumed Name (D.B.A.) Certificate with the County Clerk in the county(s) in which the business is located and/or will conduct business.
- Corporations and incorporation documents are filed with the Secretary of State in Austin at 512-463-5555. Upon filing in Austin, the D.B.A. is then filed in the county(s).
- For the "Regulatory Assistance Program" concerning licenses or permits, contact The Texas Dept. of Commerce in Austin, 800-888-0511 or 512-320-9558.
- To obtain a State Sales Tax ID #, contact the State Comptroller at 7011 Harwin, Suite 186, Houston, Texas 77036 (713) 777-1881.
- To order a Business Tax Kit and other publications, call 800-829-3676.
- A Federal Tax ID # is available through the IRS at 800-829-1040.
- For an Employer's ID #, contact the Texas Employment Commission at 512-463-2731.
- Worker's Compensation Information--contact Texas Worker's Compensation & Texas Dept. of Insurance at 512-322-3490.
- For Safety Regulations, contact OSHA at 512-482-5576.
- Patents or Copyrights
- Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks,
Washington, DC, 20231
703-308-4357
- Copy-Right Office, LM455,
Library of Congress,
Washington, DC, 20559
202-707-3000
- Call The One Stop Business Center in Houston at 832.393.0954 or visit the website at http://www.houstontx.gov/onestop/index.html.
- If the business is operated in a home, review the deed restrictions and contact the homeowners association.
- If the Business is located in a city or its jurisdiction, contact the city for possible permit requirements.
- Contact the County Health Department for a business involved in food preparation at 281-342-6414.
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