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Start a business: filing guides
Each guide covers one industry in one state: the Secretary of State filing with its real fee and processing time, the free EIN from the IRS, and the licenses that apply to that trade. Market figures on every page come from the U.S. Census Bureau, so you can see how many businesses like yours already operate where you plan to file.
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LARGEST MARKET
LARGEST MARKET = ESTABLISHMENTS WITH EMPLOYEES — U.S. CENSUS BUREAU, COUNTY BUSINESS PATTERNS 2023
Before you pick a state
Filing fees range from $70 to $300 across the states we cover, and annual obligations differ more than the headline fee. The cost calculator compares them side by side, and the state data pages show how many new businesses each state is registering right now.