To find the cost of registering a business name, check the web site of your state agency that registers business names and entity types (corporation, LLC, etc.). You will need to decide what entity your business will be, then you can find the cost to file for that entity type. To find out about business licenses, call your city clerk's office. Beauty salons also need occupational licenses for the business and for each cosmatologist, manacurist or similar employee. The salon may need to be inspected and licensed by your local health department as well. You might also check with your department of environmental quality to find out if salons need any type of waste water disposal permits, particularly if they will wash permanent solutions and hair dyes into the sewer system. You might do an internet search to see if your state has a business portal web site. If so, it should contain information about various types of businesses and links to web sites of agencies where you can find licensing costs or phone numbers to call about them. Good luck with your project.

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