Ep7 - Business Licensing

Topics:Business Licensing What it is by state GA – Occupational Tax – only on businesses with physical presence. NC – Business registration – flat with max set by state SC – Business License Revenue versus Regulation Top Questions Insurance Agencies vs Brokers Peddlers - Forest Acres Peddlers OrdinanceRoadside Food (DHEC)Entrepreneurial Options Prepared Food/Popcorn/Coffee/Sno-cones (roadside food p.2) Home-Based Food Production Mowing/Raking/Lawn Aeration Car Wash/Detailing Lot Cleaning/Clearing Knife Sharpening Pressure Washing Painting Economic Development Mapping/Business Listing Forecasting Resiliency & Health Inter-Department CommunicationGrants HUD Continuum of Care (CoC) Supplemental / Special NOFOs (select rounds) — April 23, 2026 local competition deadlines. Municipalities often apply or partner for homelessness and housing initiatives. https://www.hud.gov/hud-partners/community-coc National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) – Five Star and Urban Waters Restoration Grant Program — May 14, 2026. Funds urban greening, stormwater, and habitat restoration projects with strong municipal involvement. Grants seek to address water quality issues in priority watersheds, such as erosion due to unstable stream banks, pollution from stormwater runoff, and degraded shorelines caused by development. https://www.nfwf.org/programs/five-star-program?activeTab=tab-2 Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) – Area Development Grants (cycle deadlines vary by state) — many late April–early May 2026 submission cutoffs for local infrastructure and economic development.  https://www.arc.gov/grants-and-opportunities/area-development-program/ https://scprt.widen.net/s/fvbgp66gtk/fy25-pard-guidelines_20241120  SC Contact: Barry ButlerFind Us:Mark Partin is Chief of Staff for the City of Sumter (https://sumtersc,gov).  Subscribe and Find more of Mark's Local Government Leadership Thoughts at https://localleadershipinsights.substack.com/Karl McCollester spent 20 year in strategic technology consulting for small municipalities in the Carolinas and George.  He is the CEO of GovPossible.GovPossible (https://govpossible.com) is a Public Benefit Corporation that provides software to help small municipalities manage their operations including finance, budget, licensing, permitting, planning, codes enforcement, cemetery, meetings, and website.