Business development, real estate development, planning, permitting, and public housing
City of Milwaukee Clerk’s Office – License Division
(414)- 286-2221
http://www.city.milwaukee.gov
Licenses and permits
Economic and Community Development
(414) 278-4905
Miscellaneous
Milwaukee Sellers permits: County (414) 257-6100, City (414) 286-2238
Register a sole proprietorship: (414) 278-4025
State of Wisconsin
http://www.wisconsin.gov
Business Services, Forms, incentives, statistics and data, agencies, disadvantaged
Naming Your Business
http://www.wisconsin.gov/state/byb/name.html
Information and links for naming a business
Wisconsin Dept of Commerce
(800) 435-7287
http://www.commerce.state.wi.us
Starting, expanding, financing, technical resources, licenses/permits, international
Wisconsin Dept of Financial Institutions (DFI)
(608) 261-7577
http://www.wdfi.org
Establishing corporations, LLCs, forms and fees, name reservation. To establish a Subchapter S Corporation, you must first form a C Corporation and elect Subchapter S status with an IRS Form 2553.
Wisconsin Dept of Regulation and Licensing (DRL)
(608) 266-2112
http://drl.wi.gov/index.htm
Licenses, permits, registration
Wisconsin Sales and Use Tax Permits
http://www.dor.state.wi.us/faqs/pcs/seller.html
Information re: requirements for sales or use tax permits
Wisconsin Secretary of State
(608) 266-8888
Trade names and trademarks
Wisconsin Dept of Workforce Development (DWD)
(800) 991-5530
Wage information, employment law, unemployment
Business Plan Information & Resources
Business Plan Outline
http://www.score.org/template_gallery.html
Word business plan outline and Excel templates for financial plans
Wisconsin Women’s Business Initiative Corporation
www.wwbic.com
Business plan outline, other helpful start-up information
Commercial Business Plan Writing programs
http://www.bplans.com
Prototypes and samples for hundreds of types of businesses. Can be purchased on line or from Office Depot for about US$100
Business Assistance Center
http://www.mybusinesshelp.org/
