Georgia Business Licenses

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General Georgia Guides & Resources

Georgia Business Licenses for Regulated Industries

Georgia Corporate Filings

Georgia Tax Filings

Georgia State Licensing Agencies

Below is a listing of the state-level licensing agencies within Georgia that a business should check for business license requirements.

Board of Registration of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors
Board of Residential and General Contractors
Department of Labor
Department of Revenue

Department of Revenue - Alcohol & Tobacco Tax Division
Office of Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner
Professional Licensing Boards and Securities Division
Real Estate Commission & Appraisers Board

Secretary of State
State Board of Accountancy
State Board of Architects & Interior Designers
State Board of Pharmacy
Superior Courts Clerks Cooperative Authority (GSCCCA)

Georgia Local Business Licences

Below is a listing of the local jurisdictions within Georgia that a business should check for local business license requirements.

County / Parish

Appling County
Atkinson County
Bacon County
Baker County
Baldwin County
Banks County
Barrow County
Bartow County
Ben Hill County
Berrien County
Bibb County
Bleckley County
Brantley County
Brooks County
Bryan County
Bulloch County
Burke County
Butts County
Calhoun County
Camden County
Candler County
Carroll County
Catoosa County
Charlton County
Chatham County
Chattahoochee County
Chattooga County
Cherokee County
Clarke County
Clay County
Clayton County
Clinch County
Cobb County
Coffee County
Colquitt County
Columbia County
Cook County
Coweta County
Crawford County
Crisp County
Dade County
Dawson County
Decatur County
DeKalb County
Dodge County
Dooly County
Dougherty County
Douglas County
Early County
Echols County
Effingham County
Elbert County
Emanuel County

Evans County
Fannin County
Fayette County
Floyd County
Forsyth County
Franklin County
Fulton County
Gilmer County
Glascock County
Glynn County
Gordon County
Grady County
Greene County
Gwinnett County
Habersham County
Hall County
Hancock County
Haralson County
Harris County
Hart County
Heard County
Henry County
Houston County
Irwin County
Jackson County
Jasper County
Jeff Davis County
Jefferson County
Jenkins County
Johnson County
Jones County
Lamar County
Lanier County
Laurens County
Lee County
Liberty County
Lincoln County
Long County
Lowndes County
Lumpkin County
Macon County
Madison County
Marion County
McDuffie County
McIntosh County
Meriwether County
Miller County
Mitchell County
Monroe County
Montgomery County
Morgan County
Murray County
Muscogee County

Newton County
Oconee County
Oglethorpe County
Paulding County
Peach County
Pickens County
Pierce County
Pike County
Polk County
Pulaski County
Putnam County
Quitman County
Rabun County
Randolph County
Richmond County
Rockdale County
Schley County
Screven County
Seminole County
Spalding County
Stephens County
Stewart County
Sumter County
Talbot County
Taliaferro County
Tattnall County
Taylor County
Telfair County
Terrell County
Thomas County
Tift County
Toombs County
Towns County
Treutlen County
Troup County
Turner County
Twiggs County
Union County
Upson County
Walker County
Walton County
Ware County
Warren County
Washington County
Wayne County
Webster County
Wheeler County
White County
Whitfield County
Wilcox County
Wilkes County
Wilkinson County
Worth County

City / Borough / Municipality / Neighborhood

Abbeville
Acworth
Adairsville
Adel
Alamo
Albany
Alma
Alpharetta
Americus
Appling
Ashburn
Athens
Atlanta
Auburn
Augusta
Austell
Avondale Estates
Bainbridge
Ball Ground
Barnesville
Bartow
Baxley
Blackshear
Blairsville
Blakely
Blue Ridge
Blythe
Bogart
Bolingbroke
Bowdon
Braselton
Bremen
Brookhaven
Brooklet
Brunswick
Buchanan
Buckhead
Buena Vista
Buford
Butler
Byron
Cairo
Calhoun
Camak
Camilla
Candler-McAfee
Canton
Carnesville
Carrollton
Cartersville
Cave Spring
Cedartown
Chamblee
Chatsworth
Chickamauga
Clarkesville
Clarkston
Clayton
Clermont
Cleveland
Cobb
Cochran
College Park
Colquitt
Columbus
Commerce
Concord
Conley
Conyers
Cordele
Cornelia
Covington
Crawfordville
Crescent
Cumming
Cusseta
Cuthbert
Dacula
Dahlonega
Dallas
Dalton
Danielsville
Darien
Dawson
Dawsonville
Dearing
Decatur
Demorest
Dexter
Dillard
Dock Junction
Donalsonville
Doraville
Douglas
Douglasville
Druid Hills
Dublin
Duluth
Dunwoody
East Ellijay
East Point
Eastman
Eatonton
Edison
Elberton
Ellaville
Ellenwood
Ellijay
Enigma
Evans
Experiment
Fairburn
Fairmount
Farmington
Fayetteville
Fitzgerald
Flowery Branch

Folkston
Forest Park
Forsyth
Fort Benning
Fort Gaines
Fort Oglethorpe
Fort Stewart
Fort Valley
Franklin
Franklin Springs
Gainesville
Garden City
Georgetown
Glennville
Glenwood
Gordon
Grantville
Gray
Grayson
Greensboro
Greenville
Griffin
Grovetown
Guyton
Hahira
Hamilton
Hampton
Hapeville
Hardwick
Harlem
Hartwell
Hawkinsville
Hazlehurst
Helen
Hephzibah
Hiawassee
Hinesville
Hiram
Holly Springs
Homer
Homerville
Hoschton
Irwinton
Jackson
Jasper
Jefferson
Jeffersonville
Jenkinsburg
Jesup
Jewell
Johns Creek
Jonesboro
Kennesaw
Kings Bay Base
Kingsland
Kingston
LaFayette
LaGrange
Lake Park
Lakeland
Lavonia
Lawrenceville
Leesburg
Lenox
Leslie
Lexington
Lilburn
Lincolnton
Lithia Springs
Lithonia
Lizella
Locust Grove
Loganville
Lookout Mountain
Louisville
Ludowici
Lula
Luthersville
Lyons
Mableton
Macon
Madison
Manchester
Marble Hill
Marietta
Martinez
McDonough
McRae
Meansville
Menlo
Metter
Midland
Midway
Milledgeville
Millen
Milton
Monroe
Montezuma
Monticello
Morgan
Morrow
Moultrie
Mount Vernon
Mountain City
Mountain Park
Nahunta
Nashville
Nelson
Newington
Newnan
Newton
Nicholls
Norcross
North Decatur
North Druid Hills
North Metro
Oakwood

Ochlocknee
Ocilla
Oconee
Oglethorpe
Oxford
Palmetto
Panthersville
Peachtree City
Pearson
Pelham
Pembroke
Pendergrass
Perkins
Perry
Pine Lake
Pine Mountain
Pooler
Port Wentworth
Porterdale
Powder Springs
Preston
Quitman
Rabun Gap
Ranger
Redan
Reidsville
Rentz
Rex
Reynolds
Riceboro
Richmond Hill
Rincon
Ringgold
Riverdale
Roberta
Rochelle
Rock Spring
Rockmart
Rome
Roopville
Rossville
Roswell
Rutledge
Saint Marys
Saint Simons Island
Sandersville
Sandy Springs
Sardis
Sautee Nacoochee
Savannah
Scottdale
Screven
Senoia
Sharon
Shellman
Skidaway Island
Smyrna
Snellville
Social Circle
Soperton
Sparta
Springfield
Statenville
Statesboro
Statham
Stockbridge
Stone Mountain
Sugar Hill
Summerville
Suwanee
Swainsboro
Sylvania
Sylvester
Talbotton
Tallapoosa
Temple
Tennille
Thomaston
Thomasville
Thomson
Tifton
Toccoa
Toccoa Falls
Trenton
Trion
Tucker
Tunnel Hill
Tybee Island
Tyrone
Union City
Union Point
Upatoi
Valdosta
Vidalia
Vienna
Villa Rica
Vinings
Waleska
Warm Springs
Warner Robins
Warrenton
Warwick
Washington
Watkinsville
Waycross
Waynesboro
Waynesville
West Point
Whitesburg
Wilmington Island
Winder
Winston
Winterville
Woodstock
Wrens
Wrightsville
Young Harris
Zebulon