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All businesses are required by Rhode Island State Law to register their trade
name in the Town Clerk's Office. Forms are available in the office during regular
business hours. Applications must be filled out and brought in person to the
Tax Collectors Office for approval. The applicant must then obtain a copy of
the field card for the property from the Tax Assessor's Office and get approval
from the Zoning Official and Fire Marshall before a license can be issued. The
Fire Marshall can be reached at (401) 231-8505 for inspection appointments.
The fee for Trade Names Certificates is renewed annually.
Fees are as follows:
Trade Name Certificates
- $25.00 Initial Fee ($25.00 renewal fee annually)
Home Occupancy - $125.00 Initial fee ($50.00 renewable fee annually)
For additional
information on starting a business in the State of Rhode Island, consult the
RI Secretary of State's Business Information Center
on-line or by phone:
The Business Information Center is located at
148 W. River Street, Providence, RI 02904-2615,
phone: 401-222-2185 Fax: 401-222-3890 E-mail:
businessinfo@sec.state.ri.us.
Rele Abiade - Director Sherri L. Carrera- Deputy Director
The Business Information Center was established
to help cut through the red tape and to give you the information needed to get
your business started. Since its creation in August of 1995, the Center has
helped more than 5,000 Rhode Islanders realize their dream of starting their own
businesses. For the first time, information was brought together in a single
location, which was previously available, only by contacting numerous federal,
state and local agencies. The Center works with individual clients to put
together a business-specific package with all the forms and applications needed
to launch a business.
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