Businesses

Learn about workshops, assistance, and training to support businesses, including women-owned, minority, and small businesses.

Learn about financial assistance for small business owners, entrepreneurs, and minority and women-owned businesses.

Learn about incentives for small businesses.

Get help with child care payments for child care providers under contract with ACS or HRA.

Get help with EEO compliance (E.O. 50) forms. Report discrimination or illegal denial of benefits or fair wages by a City contractor.

Learn about doing business with New York City, including contracts, programs, payments, and new business opportunities.

Learn about a grant program for small businesses that helps offset the cost of required safety training for their employees.

Apply to prequalify to become a Department of Design and Construction vendor.

Learn how the City spends money on cultural projects.

Search the Doing Business Portal for information about lobbyists and vendors who do business with New York City.

Learn about federal contracts and business opportunities.

Learn about renting or purchasing City-owned property for private use.

Learn about a certification program for small construction and construction-related firms that want to do business with the City of New York.

Get a directory listing minority-owned, woman-owned, and locally based businesses that are certified by the City of New York.

Learn about a certification program for minority and woman-owned businesses that want to do business with New York City.

Learn how Corporate Alliance Program partners can request lists of qualified City-certified M/WBEs for specific contract opportunities.

Get help with credit, funding, office space, tax credits, training and other assistance for non-profit organizations.

Learn about free classes for small business owners who want to do business with the City.

Learn about government building and construction contracts that require contractors to follow certain hiring rules.

Learn how to file a notice of lien against a contractor if you haven't been paid for labor or materials for a City government construction project.

Register to get notices of purchases the City is considering.

Request to bid on City contracts to provide snow removal services.

Apply for a wholesale or retail liquor license.

Apply for or renew a license for a business with 10 or more video games.

Apply for or renew a license or permit to build, alter, or run rides such as roller coasters or Ferris wheels.

Apply for or renew a permit to run an animal shelter.

Learn how to become certified to handle or investigate asbestos.

Apply for or renew a license for a business that owns or rents a space where goods are sold by public auction.

Apply for or renew a license to sell goods by public auction.

Apply for or renew a permit to run a barber shop.

Apply for or renew a permit to operate a bathing beach.

Learn about keeping honeybees in New York City.

Apply for a license to host bingo games.

Apply for a stationary or portable boiler engineer's license.

Apply for or renew a license to put wheel locks on illegally parked cars.

The City no longer requires a cabaret license for bars, clubs, taverns, and discos.

Get licensing and inspection information for a summer camp, day camp, or overnight camp for kids.

Apply for a car repair shop license.

Apply for or renew a license to run a commercial car wash.

The City no longer requires a license for places used to serve food or drinks for private events.

Find a certified asbestos investigator.

Learn about day care center licensing, operation, and conditions.

Apply for a license to stamp cigarette packages for sale.

Apply for a permit for the legal installation and operation of coffee roasters.

Apply for or renew a permit to construct or operate a private community sewage disposal system.

Apply for a permit for a landscaper or tree service company to dispose of yard waste and buy compost.

Apply for a Concrete Testing Laboratory license.

Learn about reopening and accessing financial assistance and other resources to run your business during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Learn about business requirements for screening employees, and get a COVID-19 sample screening tool.

Learn about cremation or apply for a permit to operate a crematorium.

Apply for a permit to operate a facility that cremates deceased bodies.

Apply for or renew a license to sell, rent, repair, or adjust any instrument or device designed for the disabled.

Apply for or renew a license to collect personal or household debts.

Revoke a Granting Authority to Act Form.

Replace a Department of Consumer Affairs license that is lost, stolen, or damaged.

Get help using the Department of Consumer Affairs' (DCA) online services.

Apply for a permit to install and operate dry cleaning equipment.

Apply for a permit to install and operate a drying oven used to dry painted, lacquered, varnished, or other surface coated items.

Apply for a permit to install and operate equipment that will make dust.

Schedule an inspection of work done by a licensed electrician.

Apply for an electrician's license.

Apply for or renew a license to repair electronic equipment or appliances.

Apply for or renew a license to sell electronic cigarettes.

Apply for or renew a license to sell audio, video, photo, or computer equipment.

Apply for a license to be a private elevator inspection agency inspector or director.

Apply for or renew a license to provide job assistance for a fee.

Apply for a permit to install equipment to remove air contaminants.

Get non-criminal fingerprints, which are required for certain permits and licenses.

Apply for a fire suppression contractor's license.

Apply for or renew a license to sell goods at a flea market.

Apply for or renew a license or permit to sell food from a pushcart or truck, either seasonally or year-round. Schedule a pre-permit inspection.

Apply for or renew a permit to use a frozen dessert machine.

Get a license to sell fresh or frozen fruit or vegetables.

Get a required permit to install or rebuild fuel-burning equipment.

Get an inspection of fuel truck meters and air eliminator devices.

Apply for a license for a funeral director.

Learn about the games of chance license.

Apply for or renew a license for a business with three or more computers for playing games.

Apply for or renew a license to store five or more vehicles for a fee.

Schedule an inspection of a gas station discharge line.

Apply for or renew a license to drive goods to a public space so they can be sold to a general vendor.

Apply for or renew a license to sell or lease goods or services in a public space that is not a store.

Learn about permits for mobile food carts that sell fresh produce in neighborhoods where healthy food is scarce.

Apply for a permit required to discharge groundwater into the City's sewer system.

Schedule an inspection of a hazardous materials storage container.

Get technical assistance or PINs for Health Department online licenses and permits.

Apply for the license to operate a hoisting machine.

Apply for or renew a license to do construction or repair work at residences.

Apply for or renew a license to solicit, negotiate, or offer to negotiate home improvement contracts with property owners.

Apply for or renew a license to drive a horse drawn cab that is for hire to passengers.

Apply for or renew a license to own a horse drawn cab that is for hire to passengers.

Apply for required horse race licenses.

Apply for or renew a permit to run a horse stable.

Apply for or renew a license to transport laundry between commercial clients and industrial laundries.

Apply for or renew a license to give laundry services to commercial clients or if your laundry facility is maintained in a commercial establishment.

Apply for a permit required to legally discharge industrial waste into public sewers.

Apply for a required permit for the legal installation or registration of air pollution control equipment.

Apply for a permit to operate an intercity bus.

Apply for or renew a license to train to be a locksmith.

Apply for or renew a license to repair or install locks.

Schedule an inspection of a mechanical sprinkler or standpipe.

The City no longer requires a license to operate a motion picture projection machine.

Apply for a license to inspect motor vehicles and related equipment.

Apply for or renew a New York State business license or permit.

Apply for or renew a license to sell newspapers and magazines from a stand on a public sidewalk.

Apply for or renew a permit to process, prepare, store, or pack food not given or sold directly to customers.

Get a permit to serve non-tobacco hookah products.

Schedule an inspection for an open flame permit.

Learn how restaurants can add temporary outdoor seating on sidewalks and roadways.

Apply for or renew a permit to have or grow living organisms that cause disease.

Apply for or renew a license to run a pawn shop.

Apply for or renew a license for a business to operate pedicabs for hire to passengers.

Apply for or renew a license to drive a pedicab for hire to passengers.

Schedule an inspection of a timer used by pedicab drivers to determine fares.

Apply for or renew a permit to groom pets.

Apply for or renew a permit to provide pet boarding.

Apply for or renew a permit to sell pets.

Apply for or renew a permit to train pets.

Apply for a permit to operate a petting zoo.

Apply for a permit to operate a health club, gym, or exercise studio.

Schedule an inspection for a public assembly or temporary public assembly permit.

Apply for a license to perform plumbing work.

Apply for or renew a license for a business with three or more pool, billiard, or pocket billiard tables.

Apply for or renew a permit to construct and operate a pool, sauna, hot tub, steam room, or spray ground.

Schedule an inspection for a truck-mounted amusement ride when it relocates to another event, street fair, or block party.

Authorize someone else to represent you in tax matters with the Department of Finance.

Apply for or renew a permit to prepare prescription formula.

Apply for a permit to install a private water main, sewer, or drain.

Apply for or renew a license to serve five or more processes in any one-year period.

Apply for or renew a license to assign, distribute, or deliver process to another for actual service.

Find out if you need a license or certification to perform your job and learn how to apply.

Apply for or renew a permit to install radiation equipment.

Apply for a license to use radioactive materials.

Schedule an inspection of a range hood or micro switch.

Apply for a permit to install refrigerator equipment.

Learn about restaurant inspection procedures.

Apply for or renew a permit to run a restaurant or eatery. Schedule a pre-permit inspection.

Apply for or renew a license to give laundry services to the general public or to store or collect laundry for the general public.

The City does not require a license to operate a retail store.

Apply for a license to hoist materials and equipment.

Apply for or renew a permit to treat or clean a building water tank.

Schedule an inspection of a scaffold site.

Apply for or renew a license to sell or repair weighing or measuring devices.

Schedule an inspection of a scale used by retail stores or airports.

Apply for or renew a license to purchase, process, or ship scrap metal.

Apply for or renew a license to buy and sell used cars.

Apply for or renew a license to buy or sell used items.

Learn about plumber self-certification, inspections, and tests.

Learn about required permit to install, repair, plug, or unplug a sewer connection.

Schedule an inspection for a sidewalk cafe heater permit.

Apply for or renew a license to drive a sightseeing vehicle that carries eight or more paying passengers.

Apply for or renew a license to guide or direct people to places of interest for a fee.

Apply for a sign hanger license.

Apply for a license to operation a small animal slaughterhouse.

Apply for a permit required for the installation of metal smelting machinery.

Apply for required permits for equipment used to make smoked food.

Apply for or renew a license to hold a sale in connection with a stated purpose, such as a going-out-of-business sale.

Apply for a required permit for the installation of booths used with spraying of paints, lacquers, varnishes, and other surface coatings.

Apply for or renew a license to sell items from a stand outside a store.

Apply for or renew a license to store goods for a fee.

Schedule an appointment for a TLC Street Hail Livery Permit.

Learn about operating indoor tanning facilities, permits, license renewals, and ordering materials.

Apply for or renew a license for a tattoo artist.

Apply for a license to drive a taxi, black car, limousine, ambulette, or commuter van.

Apply for or renew a permit to serve food or drinks at a special event or street fair.

Apply for or renew a permit to sell goods or services from a booth or stand at a street fair.

Apply for or renew a permit to operate a therapeutic medical linear accelerator (LINAC) or radiation therapy unit.

Apply for or renew a license for a business to sell, give, or transfer tickets to a person or company to vend in a public space.

Apply for or renew a license to sell tickets in a public space.

Apply for or renew a license to sell tobacco products, including cigarettes.

Apply for or renew a license to tow vehicles for profit.

Apply for or renew a license to drive a tow truck.

Apply for or renew an exemption from a tow truck company license for tow trucks used exclusively by a business to tow business-owned vehicles.

Apply for a trade waste license and registration.

Apply for a Truck or Commercial Vehicle Permit.

Apply for a permit to install and use water backflow preventers.

Learn about a permit to use water in a way that NYC law does not normally allow.

Learn about required permit to install or remove water fixtures.

Learn about required permit for removal, re-setting, or repair of water meters.

Apply for a permit to connect or close water taps or wet connections. Get a map of sewer pipes.

Apply for or renew a permit to install or use water wells for residential or commercial purpose.

Apply for a permit for construction on waterfront properties under the jurisdiction of Small Business Services.

Apply for a license to perform structural welding.

Apply for a license to sell wholesale foods.

Apply for a permit to exhibit exotic or wild animals for movies, commercial purposes, science, education, or display.

Apply for or renew a license for a working horse.

Learn about a program that helps businesses in media and entertainment to develop.

Volunteer to monitor and maintain a litter basket. Request new liners for your adopted basket.

Learn about the required sign for air conditioning complaints that chain stores must post.

Get a poster that warns against drinking alcohol during pregnancy.

Learn about the Retail Beer, Wine and Liquor License Tax.

Report abuse or neglect of an animal.

Learn about the certificate to manage a pet shop or business that sells, grooms, or houses cats, dogs, or other small animals.

Apply for art, office, and household supplies for artists and cultural organizations.

Learn about the certification needed for an artist to qualify for a joint living-working space.

Learn about the Banking Corporation Tax (BCT).

Learn about the rules for commercial and residential barbecuing, find a place to barbecue in a park, or report barbecuing where it is not allowed.

Learn about a Small Business Services initiative to co-design tailored programs to help Black entrepreneurs start and grow thriving businesses in NYC.

Learn about becoming a Human Resources Administration (HRA) food pantry or soup kitchen.

Learn about keeping honeybees in New York City.

Get the New York City Bike Map or have a bicycle shop location added to the map.

Learn about the Biotechnology Tax Credit and how to apply.

Get a Breastfeeding Is Welcome Here sign and toolkit for businesses.

Learn about workshops, assistance, and training to support businesses, including women-owned, minority, and small businesses.

Learn about financial assistance for small business owners, entrepreneurs, and minority and women-owned businesses.

Pay a Department of Consumer Affairs fine.

Learn about resources for Business Improvement Districts (BID), including how to make one.

Learn about incentives for small businesses.

Get free legal assistance for small businesses.

Update the address or name of your business with the Department of Consumer Affairs.

Learn about a program that helps small business owners and entrepreneurs make a strong case for a lender, investor, or client to believe in their business.

Learn how to file a Business Certificate, also called a Certificate of Assumed Name.

Get help with business tax filing, payment, and account issues. Get a copy of a filed business tax return.

Learn about calorie posting requirements information for restaurants and mobile vendors. Report failed to display calorie information.

Learn about loan guarantees for small businesses with fewer than 100 employees.

Apply to register a charity.

Learn about Childcare Business Pathways, a 15-week program that works directly with NYCHA residents to help them launch in-home childcare businesses.

Learn about group child care center performance summary cards.

Learn about day care center licensing, operation, and conditions.

Get a poster for a restaurant or other food establishment with instructions to help a person who is choking.

Learn about the tax on cigarettes for businesses and consumers.

Buy or get permission to use high-quality photos of classic images of New York City.

Learn about doing business with New York City, including contracts, programs, payments, and new business opportunities.

Get tips for residents and businesses about keeping the community clean.

Learn about tax benefits for owners and developers who build or make improvements to commercial or industrial properties.

Learn about commercial cycling requirements and safety regulations. Report a business that is not complying with commercial cycling rules.

Get support and legal help for small businesses with commercial lease related issues.

Learn about the New York City Commercial Motor Vehicle Tax (CMVT).

Learn about the requirements for range hood systems in restaurant and cafeteria kitchens.

Learn about the Commercial Rent Tax (CRT) paid by businesses in Manhattan south of 96th Street.

Learn about trash and recycling rules for businesses, including businesses in residential buildings.

Learn about the law requiring employers to provide commuter benefits to their employees.

Learn about planning conferences in New York City, for businesses and trade organizations.

Learn about a grant program for small businesses that helps offset the cost of required safety training for their employees.

Learn how to get rid of used cooking oil and grease.

Learn about reopening and accessing financial assistance and other resources to run your business during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Get information about closures, service changes, and social distancing guidance during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Get food and other programs and services for families, consumers, workers, and businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Get ID Cards for critical business employees to enter restricted areas after an emergency.

Learn how to dissolve a corporation that has conducted business in New York City.

Get a pass for lawyers and investigators to visit clients at correctional facilities.

Learn about the cross connection or water backflow program and business requirements.

Apply for a grant for a non-profit cultural program.

Register to install a dental amalgam separator.

Request a sign that licensed businesses must post for customers.

Get help for a business with a Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) violation.

Get help with preparing a business for a disaster.

Get help for a business suffering physically or financially after a disaster.

Learn about the rules for bringing a non-service dog into a restaurant.

Get bulletins, guides, and other information to learn about eating healthy.

Get technical assistance for a store's EBT card reader.

Learn about emergency preparedness, including tips, educational events, and how to create an emergency plan for businesses, schools, students, and pets.

Learn about a program that certifies socially and economically disadvantaged business owners whose current net worth is less than one million dollars.

Get a poster with legal requirements for employment agencies.

Businesses can get help with meeting environmental regulations, including incentives for environmental compliance and green business development.

Learn about exporting goods.

Learn about the law requiring retail and fast food employers to offer predictable work schedules and the chance to work open shifts before hiring.

Learn about the law requiring employers to allow employees to deduct voluntary payments from their paychecks to send to nonprofits.

Get a certificate of fitness, which is required for certain hazardous occupations.

Apply for a federal employer identification number.

Get federal tax information for businesses.

Apply for a new film, video, or photography permit, or check the status of an existing permit.

Get non-criminal fingerprints, which are required for certain permits and licenses.

Learn about permit required to open or use a hydrant.

Learn about taxes for foreign insurance companies who provide fire coverage for New York City properties.

Learn about fire safety from the Fire Department. Request a fire safety education speaker.

Get a poster with information that can help prevent the flu.

Request a poster for a restaurant about protecting customers with food allergies.

Learn about the NYCHA Food Business Pathways Program (FBP) to start a food business in New York City.

Learn about licensing, permits, and operating guidelines for food carts.

Replace a food certificate or card or request status of a replacement request.

Learn about food protection courses for owners and operators of restaurants and other food establishments.

Get help for freelance workers and those who employ them.

File and pay the tax for corporations that do business, employ capital, own or lease property, or have offices in NYC.

Get help for food distributors to promote healthier products.

Learn about the rules for running a mobile fruit and vegetable cart.

Learn about legal requirements and rights for grocery store owners and employees after the store is sold.

Learn about FastTrac GrowthVenture, a program that helps business owners develop the skills needed to manage and grow their business.

Learn about the payment policy for brokers.

Learn whether your food establishment needs a Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point Plan and how to create one.

Get help with the Health Academy Registration System.

Learn about resources that help businesses hire qualified workers.

Order warning signs for permitted non-tobacco hookah establishments.

Learn about courses for horse drawn carriage drivers.

Learn about the tax on the admission price of horse racing tickets.

Get help with the hotel room occupancy tax.

Learn about the Business PREP Risk Assessment and Grant program, which helps businesses that were impacted by Hurricane Sandy.

Report identify theft or get tips for consumers and businesses about preventing it.

Learn about free services for immigrant business owners in multiple languages.

Get help starting, running, or growing an industrial or manufacturing business.

Learn about grants to help businesses with employee training, such as the Made in NY program.

Learn about yard waste disposal rules for landscapers.

Learn about safe lead paint work practices for landlords and construction professionals.

Request a bumper sticker for home improvement contractors with valid licenses only.

Register as a lobbyist.

Learn about a program that helps small businesses.

Learn about the Made in New York Incentive Program for film and television productions.

Get an application for material and equipment acceptance.

Get forms used by medical facilities to register births, deaths, and terminations of pregnancy.

Learn about mentoring services for minority and women-owned businesses in the fields of professional services, standard services, and providing goods.

Learn about mentoring services for minority and women owned construction companies to help grow the business.

Apply for a permit to perform in subways, streets, parks, and ferry terminals.

Learn about a competitive grant competition for New York City Community Based Development Organizations (CBDOs).

Request for information and registration forms for newsrack owners or operators.

Get help with credit, funding, office space, tax credits, training and other assistance for non-profit organizations.

Learn about the benefits of NYC and Company membership for businesses.

Get online help for starting and operating a business in New York City.

Find a center offering support to start and run a small business.

Get help for paid care workers and their employers.

Learn about the Paid Safe and Sick Leave Law. Report an employer violating the Law.

Learn the rules for selling art, photography, reading material, or sculpture in City parks.

Request an authorized parking space on a City street.

Fight parking tickets or camera violations issued to commercial vehicle owners or operators.

Enroll in programs to help your business track and pay parking and camera violations.

Learn about tax exempt financing for manufacturing, industrial, and not-for-profit corporations.

Learn how to hire a police officer for private work.

Apply for portable fire extinguisher servicing.

Get information or make a complaint about United States Postal Service products and services.

Authorize someone else to represent you in tax matters with the Department of Finance.

Appeal the denial, removal, or reduction of a property tax exemption.

Apply for or renew property tax benefits for properties used for charitable, educational, medical, or religious purposes.

Learn about tax incentives for businesses who move to certain areas of New York City.

Learn about public bathroom requirements for restaurants.

Learn about CPR and equipment requirements for restaurants.

Get a one-on-one consultation to help open, operate, and expand a retail or restaurant business.

Get information for consumers and businesses about sales tax.

Learn about registration for businesses that sell taxable tangible personal property or taxable services.

Get a free and confidential security survey for a home or business.

Learn about an education and outreach campaign for the law requiring certain businesses to close their doors when running air conditioning systems.

Request to get help complying with laws if you're a business.

Learn about a program designed to reduce regulatory burdens on small businesses.

Learn about smoking rules in multiple dwellings. Request a waiver to the Smoke Free Air Act.

Apply for your store to accept SNAP benefits from customers.

Learn about the rules for chain food service establishments posting warnings about sodium content.

Learn how to start a DOE-approved UPK provider.

Learn about programs and services for starting a small business or non-profit organization.

Learn how to start an adult day care program.

Learn how to start and operate an after school program.

Learn about anti-sexual harassment training in the workplace.

Learn about an executive business education program for minority- and women-owned companies and media, entertainment, and technology firms.

Learn about the event that opens seven miles of car-free streets to the public.

Learn about the training required to get a Pool Operator Certificate.

Get health risk fact sheets and warning posters for indoor tanning establishments.

Learn about the training required to get a Tattoo Artist License.

Apply for a clearance certificate showing that you paid City taxes.

Help for taxi licensees, including owners, taxi drivers, and car service drivers.

Learn about yellow taxi medallion sales.

Get help if you've been unable to resolve a tax or rent freeze issue with the Department of Finance through the normal process.

Get help for workers or employers with questions about temporary schedule change requirements.

Learn about business practices.

Learn about Tobacco Laws and electronic cigarette regulations.

Learn about registering a tobacco or electronic shop with the Department of Health.

Learn about registering for trademarks and patents.

Learn about trans fat rules for restaurants and other food service establishments, or report an establishment using trans fat.

Get information for general obligation bond investors.

Learn about trash collection and recycling for professionals working in residential buildings.

Learn about truck routes and regulations from NYC Department of Transportation Traffic Rules.

Learn about the Unincorporated Business Tax (UBT).

Learn about taxes for utilities and vendors of utility services.

Learn about rules for selling carpets with VOCs.

Learn about volunteer opportunities for businesses and their employees.

Get resources for volunteer organizations.

Learn about the Go Pass background check program for non-profits.

Learn about wastewater treatment rules for businesses.

Apply for a water potability certificate, which confirms that water is safe to drink.

Learn about having water service turned on or off for a residential or commercial property.

Get a list of scheduled water main shutdowns and water disruptions.

Apply for certification to unload water from a shipping hydrant for general use.

Learn about required permit for certain activities on upstate reservoir lands.

Get a decal that promotes that a food service establishment is accessible to wheelchairs.

Learn about a program that helps women start, operate, and grow their businesses.

Learn about programs, resources, and support for women.

Learn about workers' compensation resources for businesses.

Learn about the rules and restrictions for working horses.

Learn about employment programs for young people, including SYEP.