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Business Licenses, Permits, & Certifications for Professionals

  • Regulatory Boards and Commissions
    This division licenses and regulates several hundred thousand Tennesseans in their professions and businesses.
  • Agriculture Regulatory Services
    Permits, licenses, and regulatory issues regarding FEED, SEED & FERTILIZER, PESTICIDES, WEIGHTS & MEASURES, FOOD & DAIRY, PLANT CERTIFICATION, ANIMAL HEALTH
  • Charitable Organizations
    For the registration and regulation of charitable organizations, professional solicitors, professional fund raising counsel and vending machine operators---all of which are persons who either directly or indirectly solicit contributions for charitable purposes or assist such persons with their fund raising activities.
  • Child Care Services
    Rules and regulations, programs, assistance, providers, licenses, and more
    http://www.tennessee.gov/humanserv/adfam/cc_main.htm
  • Commercial Vehicle
    Forms, checklists, manuals, and information related to titling and registering commercial vehicles.
    http://state.tn.us/revenue/motorcarrier/index.htm
  • Financial Institutions
    Applications and forms for licenses, registrations, and renewals
    http://www.tennessee.gov/tdfi/
  • Health Professionals Licensing/Boards
    Licensing and continuing education information available per each individual board
    http://health.state.tn.us/Boards/index.htm
  • Health Services and Development Agency
    Issues permits to establish or modify a health care institution, facility or service, purchase major medical equipment, or establish certain services
    http://www.tennessee.gov/hsda/cert_need_basics.html
  • License Renewal - Healthcare Professionals
    License renewal and information update service
    http://www.tennesseeanytime.org/hlrs/
  • License Renewal - Non-health Professionals
    http://www.tennesseeanytime.org/cirens/demo/index.html
  • License Search - Healthcare Professionals
    Verify healthcare licensees online
    http://health.state.tn.us/licensure/index.htm
  • License Search - Non-health Professionals
    Search licensees by name, city, or license number
    http://licsrch.state.tn.us
  • One Stop Business Resource
    Obtain a Business Name, File a Business Charter, Obtain a State Tax ID Number, Obtain an Unemployment Insurance Number
    http://www.tennesseeanytime.org/osbr/
  • Professional Privilege Tax
    File your annual professional privilege Tax return.
    http://www.tennesseeanytime.org/privtx/
  • Property Assessment Certification and Training Program
    Educational opportunities in the field of property tax assessments and recognition of accumulated training and experience for property tax professionals
    http://www.comptroller.state.tn.us/pa/paasmcert.htm
  • Securities
    For broker-dealers, agents, investment advisers, and investment adviser representatives
    http://www.tennessee.gov/commerce/securities/
  • Teacher Licensing, Office of
    Links to guidelines, directories, tests, and more.
    http://www.tennessee.gov/education/lic/index.shtml