Business Licenses

Are you looking to bring your mobile vending cart downtown? We can help you apply for your license to sell your products downtown.

Is your business closing?  By State Law, you are required to obtain a Going Out of Business License.  We will assist you in the process.

Find out which business license you need if you want to run a business out of your home.

Do you want to operate a hotel or motel in Grand Rapids? We can help you apply for your business license.

Does your business host gatherings of 50 or more people? You'll need an Indoor Events License, and we can help you apply.

Businesses that serve or manufacture alcoholic beverages need this license. Businesses with existing licenses looking to extend their permit beyond their property for events also need a license.

Businesses operating a food truck, trailer, concessionaire, or other mobile food vendors need this license.

Businesses and individuals selling products from a vending cart outside of the downtown area need this license.

Holding an event that will exceed the normal levels of noise the City allows? You’re in the right place! We can help you apply for your permit.

Businesses that maintain parking structures or lots in Grand Rapids need this license.

Businesses that lend money at interest on the security of a pawned article need this license.

Businesses that provide transportation to the public using vehicles moved by human power need this license.

Anyone buying, selling, exchanging, storing, or receiving secondhand products needs this license.

Do you want to operate a snowplow business in Grand Rapids? You're in the right place to apply for a snowplow business license.

Own a business that offers waste pickup services to Grand Rapids residents? We'll help you apply for your license.

Looking to use a vehicle to broadcast a message or play a sound? We'll walk you through the process of getting your license.

Businesses or people who move from place to place selling products or soliciting business need this license.

Find out which business license you need for valet parking functions.