Virginia Business Licenses
General Virginia Guides & Resources
These guides provide detailed, step-by-step instructions for starting a business or nonprofit, registering with state authorities, and establishing a compliant organization.
Business Resources:
Fast easy instructions and affordable support for filing your Virginia annual report.
Get your Virginia business license. Harbor Compliance assists with initial and renewal registrations in every state.
Get your Virginia construction licenses. Harbor Compliance assists with initial and renewal registrations in every state.
Licensing guide for energy industry registrations and licenses in Virginia. Find detailed application, renewal, and reporting requirements.
If you are looking to obtain a finance license in Virginia, Harbor Compliance can help.
Total cost, time, and step-by-step instructions to form a limited liability company in Virginia. Do it yourself or purchase our formation service.
Total cost, time, and step-by-step instructions on how to incorporate in Virginia. Do it yourself or purchase our incorporation service.
Virginia Business Licensing Guides and Information.
Total time, cost, and paperwork to start your business in Virginia today! Our affordable formation services are state-specific.
Nonprofit Resources:
How to Start a Nonprofit Organization
Total cost, time, and how to start a nonprofit in Virginia. Instruction and services to assist with your non-profit formation.
Comprehensive solutions (and free resources) to help manage your fundraising, tax exemption, license renewals, and other nonprofit compliance activities in Virginia, and across the US.
Virginia Business Licenses for Regulated Industries
Our licensing guides provide a wealth of information including requirements, filing instructions, fees, timelines to licensure, and more for a range of industries and activities.
Virginia Corporate Filings
These web pages provide detailed information on state filings required to form an entity, register a name, gain authority to operate, maintain good standing, and more.
- Virginia Certificate of Good Standing / Existence
- Virginia Certificate of Merger
- Virginia Certification - Authentication
- Virginia Corporation LLC Nonprofit Amendment
- Virginia Entity Name Reservation
- Virginia Fictitious Name Registration & Renewal
- Virginia Nonprofit Articles of Incorporation
- Virginia Registered Agent Service
Virginia Tax Filings
Find the information you need to register for state taxes or seek tax exemptions.
- Virginia Employer (Payroll & Withholding Tax) Registration Service
- Virginia Sales & Use Tax Registration Service
- Virginia Sales Tax Exemption
- Virginia Tax Clearance Certificate
- Virginia Tax Exemption
Virginia State Licensing Agencies
Below is a listing of the state-level licensing agencies within Virginia that a business should check for business license requirements.
- Board for Architects, Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, Certified Interior Designers and Landscape Architects
- Board of Accountancy
- Board of Pharmacy
- Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
- Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services - Office of Charitable and Regulatory Programs (OCRP)
- Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services - Office of Pesticide Services (OPS)
- Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services - Office of Plant Industry Services - Agricultural Commodities Program
- Department of Criminal Justice Services
- Department of Health - Environmental Health Services - Bedding and Upholstered Furniture Program
- Department of Health - Office of Licensure and Certification
- Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation
- Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation - Board for Asbestos, Lead and Home Inspectors
- Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation - Board for Contractors
- Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation - Board for Professional Soil Scientists, Wetland Professionals, and Geologists
- Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation - Real Estate Board
- Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation - Tradesmen Program
- Department of Taxation
- Employment Commission
- Lottery Headquarters
- Secretary of the Commonwealth - Authentications Director
- State Corporation Commission
- State Corporation Commission - Bureau of Insurance
- State Corporation Commission - Division of Public Utility Regulation
- Workers' Compensation Commission
Virginia Local Business Licences
Below is a listing of the local jurisdictions within Virginia that a business should check for local business license requirements.
County / Parish
- Accomack County
- Albemarle County
- Alleghany County
- Amelia County
- Amherst County
- Appomattox County
- Arlington County
- Augusta County
- Bath County
- Bedford County
- Bland County
- Botetourt County
- Brunswick County
- Buchanan County
- Buckingham County
- Campbell County
- Caroline County
- Carroll County
- Charles City County
- Charlotte County
- Chesterfield County
- Clarke County
- Craig County
- Culpeper County
- Cumberland County
- Dickenson County
- Dinwiddie County
- Essex County
- Fairfax County
- Fauquier County
- Floyd County
- Fluvanna County
- Franklin County
- Frederick County
- Giles County
- Gloucester County
- Goochland County
- Grayson County
- Greene County
- Greensville County
- Halifax County
- Hanover County
- Henrico County
- Henry County
- Highland County
- Isle of Wight County
- James City County
- King and Queen County
- King George County
- King William County
- Lancaster County
- Lee County
- Loudoun County
- Louisa County
- Lunenburg County
- Madison County
- Mathews County
- Mecklenburg County
- Middlesex County
- Montgomery County
- Nelson County
- New Kent County
- Northampton County
- Northumberland County
- Nottoway County
- Orange County
- Page County
- Patrick County
- Pittsylvania County
- Powhatan County
- Prince Edward County
- Prince George County
- Prince William County
- Pulaski County
- Rappahannock County
- Richmond County
- Roanoke County
- Rockbridge County
- Rockingham County
- Russell County
- Scott County
- Shenandoah County
- Smyth County
- Southampton County
- Spotsylvania County
- Stafford County
- Surry County
- Sussex County
- Tazewell County
- Warren County
- Washington County
- Westmoreland County
- Wise County
- Wythe County
- York County
City / Borough / Municipality / Neighborhood
- Abingdon
- Accomac
- Afton
- Alberta
- Aldie
- Alexandria
- Altavista
- Amelia Court House
- Amherst
- Annandale
- Appomattox
- Aquia Harbour
- Arcola
- Ark
- Arlington
- Ashburn
- Ashland
- Atkins
- Aylett
- Bailey's Crossroads
- Bassett
- Bastian
- Bealeton
- Bedford
- Belle Haven
- Bellwood
- Bent Mountain
- Berryville
- Big Island
- Big Stone Gap
- Blacksburg
- Blackstone
- Bland
- Bluefield
- Bon Air
- Boston
- Bowling Green
- Boyce
- Boydton
- Boykins
- Bracey
- Brambleton
- Bridgewater
- Brightwood
- Bristol
- Bristow
- Broadway
- Brookneal
- Buchanan
- Buckingham
- Buena Vista
- Bull Run
- Burke
- Cape Charles
- Capron
- Carson
- Catharpin
- Catlett
- Cave Spring
- Cedar Bluff
- Centreville
- Chamberlayne
- Chantilly
- Charles City
- Charlotte Court House
- Charlottesville
- Chase City
- Chatham
- Chesapeake
- Chester
- Chesterfield
- Chilhowie
- Chincoteague Island
- Christiansburg
- Claremont
- Clarksville
- Clifton
- Clifton Forge
- Clintwood
- Clover
- Cloverdale
- Collinsville
- Colonial Beach
- Colonial Heights
- Courtland
- Covington
- Crewe
- Critz
- Crozet
- Culpeper
- Cumberland
- Dahlgren
- Dale City
- Daleville
- Danville
- Dayton
- Deerfield
- Delaplane
- Dendron
- Dinwiddie
- Disputanta
- Doran
- Dublin
- Duffield
- Dulles
- Dumbarton
- Dumfries
- Dunn Loring
- Earlysville
- East Highland Park
- Edinburg
- Elkton
- Elkwood
- Emporia
- Exmore
- Faber
- Fairfax
- Fairfax Station
- Falls Church
- Falls Mills
- Falmouth
- Farmville
- Ferrum
- Fieldale
- Fincastle
- Fishersville
- Flint Hill
- Floyd
- Forest
- Fork Union
- Fort Belvoir
- Fort Eustis
- Fort Hunt
- Fort Lee
- Fort Monroe
- Fort Myer
- Franconia
- Franklin
- Fredericksburg
- Front Royal
- Gainesville
- Galax
- Gasburg
- Gate City
- Glade Spring
- Glen Allen
- Gloucester Point
- Goochland
- Gordonsville
- Great Falls
- Greenbush
- Greenville
- Gretna
- Grimstead
- Grottoes
- Groveton
- Grundy
- Halifax
- Hampden Sydney
- Hampton
- Hanover
- Harrisonburg
- Hartwood
- Hayes
- Haymarket
- Heathsville
- Herndon
- Highland Springs
- Hillsville
- Hinton
- Hollins
- Honaker
- Hopewell
- Hot Springs
- Huddleston
- Hybla Valley
- Idylwood
- Independence
- Irvington
- Isle of Wight
- Jamestown
- Jarratt
- Jetersville
- Jonesville
- Kenbridge
- Keswick
- Kilmarnock
- King and Queen Court House
- King George
- King William
- Kinsale
- Lake Monticello
- Lake Ridge
- Lakeside
- Lancaster
- Laurel
- Lawrenceville
- Lebanon
- Leesburg
- Lexington
- Lightfoot
- Lignum
- Lincolnia
- Linden
- Locust Grove
- Lorton
- Louisa
- Lovettsville
- Lovingston
- Low Moor
- Lunenburg
- Luray
- Lynchburg
- Machipongo
- Madison
- Madison Heights
- Manakin-Sabot
- Manassas
- Manassas Park
- Manquin
- Mantua
- Marion
- Marshall
- Martinsville
- Massanutten
- Mathews
- Matoaca
- McGaheysville
- McLean
- Meadowview
- Mechanicsville
- Melfa
- Merrifield
- Middleburg
- Middletown
- Midland
- Midlothian
- Millwood
- Mineral
- Montclair
- Monterey
- Montrose
- Montross
- Mount Vernon
- Narrows
- Nassawadox
- Natural Bridge
- Nellysford
- New Castle
- New Church
- New Kent
- New Market
- New River
- Newington
- Newport News
- Nokesville
- Norfolk
- North Springfield
- Norton
- Norwood
- Nottoway Court House
- Oakton
- Occoquan
- Oilville
- Orange
- Paeonian Springs
- Painter
- Palmyra
- Pearisburg
- Pembroke
- Pennington Gap
- Petersburg
- Pocahontas
- Poquoson
- Portsmouth
- Potomac Falls
- Powhatan
- Prince George
- Prospect
- Pulaski
- Purcellville
- Quantico
- Quinton
- Radford
- Remington
- Reston
- Rhoadesville
- Rich Creek
- Richlands
- Richmond
- Roanoke
- Rockville
- Rocky Mount
- Rose Hill
- Round Hill
- Ruckersville
- Rustburg
- Salem
- Saltville
- Saluda
- Sandston
- Scottsville
- Shawsville
- Shenandoah
- Short Pump
- Smithfield
- South Boston
- South Hill
- Sperryville
- Spotsylvania
- Springfield
- Stafford
- Stanardsville
- Stanley
- Staunton
- Steeles Tavern
- Stephens City
- Sterling
- Strasburg
- Stuart
- Stuarts Draft
- Studley
- Suffolk
- Surry
- Sussex
- Sweet Briar
- Tappahannock
- Tazewell
- The Plains
- Timberlake
- Toano
- Triangle
- Troutville
- Troy
- Tuckahoe
- Tysons
- Upperville
- Urbanna
- Vansant
- Verona
- Victoria
- Vienna
- Vinton
- Virgilina
- Virginia Beach
- Wakefield
- Walkerton
- Wallops Island
- Warm Springs
- Warrenton
- Warsaw
- Washington
- Waterford
- Wattsville
- Waverly
- Waynesboro
- Weber City
- West Falls Church
- West McLean
- West Point
- West Springfield
- Weyers Cave
- White Stone
- Williamsburg
- Williamsville
- Winchester
- Wirtz
- Wise
- Wolf Trap
- Woodberry Forest
- Woodbridge
- Woodlake
- Woodlawn
- Woodstock
- Wyndham
- Wytheville
- Yorktown
