West Virginia Business Licenses

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General West Virginia Guides & Resources

West Virginia Business Licenses for Regulated Industries

West Virginia Corporate Filings

West Virginia Tax Filings

West Virginia State Licensing Agencies

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

Board of Accountancy
Board of Architects
Board of Pharmacy
Board of Professional Surveyors

Board of Registration for Professional Engineers
Division of Labor
Offices of the Insurance Commissioner
Offices of the Insurance Commissioner - Financial Conditions Division

Real Estate Commission
Secretary of State - Business and Licensing Division
Secretary of State - Charitable Organizations Division
State Tax Department
Workforce

West Virginia Local Business Licences

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

County / Parish

Barbour County
Berkeley County
Boone County
Braxton County
Brooke County
Cabell County
Calhoun County
Clay County
Doddridge County
Fayette County
Gilmer County
Grant County
Greenbrier County
Hampshire County
Hancock County
Hardy County
Harrison County
Jackson County

Jefferson County
Kanawha County
Lewis County
Lincoln County
Logan County
Marion County
Marshall County
Mason County
McDowell County
Mercer County
Mineral County
Mingo County
Monongalia County
Monroe County
Morgan County
Nicholas County
Ohio County
Pendleton County

Pleasants County
Pocahontas County
Preston County
Putnam County
Raleigh County
Randolph County
Ritchie County
Roane County
Summers County
Taylor County
Tucker County
Tyler County
Upshur County
Wayne County
Webster County
Wetzel County
Wirt County
Wood County
Wyoming County

City / Borough / Municipality / Neighborhood

Alderson
Alloy
Ansted
Baisden
Ballard
Barboursville
Beaver
Beckley
Belle
Berkeley Springs
Beverly
Bluefield
Brenton
Bridgeport
Brohard
Bruceton Mills
Buckhannon
Bunker Hill
Cameron
Cedar Grove
Ceredo
Chapmanville
Charles Town
Charleston
Chester
Clarksburg
Clay
Colliers
Craigsville
Cross Lanes
Culloden
Dailey
Daniels
Danville
Davis
Delbarton
Dunbar
Eleanor
Elizabeth
Elkins
Ellamore
Erbacon
Fairmont
Falling Waters
Farmington
Fayetteville
Flatwoods
Fort Ashby
Franklin
Gassaway
Gauley Bridge
Glenville

Grafton
Grantsville
Granville
Green Bank
Green Spring
Hamlin
Harpers Ferry
Harrisville
Hedgesville
Hinton
Huntington
Hurricane
Iaeger
Institute
Inwood
Itmann
Kenova
Kermit
Keyser
Keystone
Kingwood
Leckie
LeRoy
Lewisburg
Lindside
Logan
Lost City
Mabscott
Madison
Marlinton
Martinsburg
Middlebourne
Millville
Milton
Montgomery
Moorefield
Morgantown
Moundsville
Mount Clare
Mount Hope
Naoma
New Cumberland
New Martinsville
Newell
Nitro
Oak Hill
Oceana
Old Fields
Ona
Parkersburg
Parsons
Petersburg

Peterstown
Philippi
Pineville
Poca
Point Pleasant
Princeton
Prosperity
Rainelle
Ranson
Ravenswood
Red House
Reedsville
Richwood
Ripley
Romney
Ronceverte
Rupert
Saint Albans
Saint Marys
Scott Depot
Shady Spring
Shepherdstown
Shinnston
Snowshoe
Sophia
South Charleston
Spencer
Stephenson
Sugar Grove
Summersville
Sutton
Teays
Teays Valley
Thomas
Triadelphia
Tunnelton
Union
Valley Grove
Varney
Vienna
Washington
Wayne
Webster Springs
Weirton
Welch
Wellsburg
West Union
Weston
Wheeling
White Sulphur Springs
Williamson
Williamstown
Winfield