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To start a medical practice in Florida, you form the business entity (a standard LLC works for most physicians), then layer on the healthcare-specific registrations: DEA, NPI, CLIA if you run lab tests, malpractice coverage and insurance credentialing. Forming the LLC is the quick part. Credentialing is the slow one, often 60-180 days, so startContinue reading “How to Start a Medical Practice LLC in Florida”

To start a boat charter business in Florida, you need a Coast Guard captain’s license before you take a single paying passenger, then an LLC, the right vessel registration, marine insurance and, for fishing trips, FWC charter licensing. The license takes the longest, so start your sea-time paperwork first. Not counting the boat, expect $6,000Continue reading “How to Start a Boat Charter Business in Florida”

To start an Airbnb business in Florida legally, you need a vacation rental license from the state’s DBPR, sales and tourist development tax registration, and whatever permit your city or county requires. Most hosts also form an LLC to keep guest claims away from their personal assets. The local rules are the part that sinksContinue reading “How to Start an Airbnb Business in Florida”

To start a daycare business in Florida, you need a child care license from the Department of Children and Families (DCF), Level 2 background screening for everyone who works with the children, and a home or facility that passes inspection. Form your LLC first, since licensing takes 60-90 days after you apply. Expect a home-basedContinue reading “How to Start a Daycare Business in Florida”

To start a roofing company in Florida, you need a state roofing contractor license first. That means documented roofing experience, two exams, and an application to the DBPR with proof of insurance. Then you form an LLC, qualify the license under it, and line up workers’ comp, liability coverage and a supplier account. Plan onContinue reading “How to Start a Roofing Company in Florida”

To start a consulting business in Florida, you form an LLC on Sunbiz for $125, get a free EIN, pick up a local business tax receipt, and buy professional liability insurance. In most fields that’s it: Florida has no general consulting license. The harder work is pricing, contracts and your first few clients, and that’sContinue reading “How to Start a Consulting Business in Florida”

To start a pressure washing business in Florida, you don’t need a state license. You need an LLC (or another structure), a local business tax receipt, liability insurance, and a plan for where your wash water goes. A professional starter setup costs roughly $5,000-$13,000, and the work never stops: Florida’s heat and humidity grow mold,Continue reading “How to Start a Pressure Washing Business in Florida”

You can’t legally run a property management company in Florida for other owners without a real estate license, and to own the company you need a broker’s license. That broker license requires 24 months as a licensed sales associate first. Plan around that timeline before anything else, because the LLC, insurance and software are theContinue reading “How to Start a Property Management Company in Florida”

To start a food truck business in Florida, you need a Mobile Food Dispensing Vehicle license from the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR), a commissary agreement, a certified food manager, local permits and serious insurance. The truck itself is the big cost. With a used, turnkey truck plus everything else, expect roughlyContinue reading “How to Start a Food Truck Business in Florida”

To start a photography business in Florida, you don’t need a state photography license. You need a business structure (an LLC costs $125 to file on Sunbiz), a local business tax receipt, solid contracts and the right insurance. Gear is the big expense. The paperwork is cheap and quick. Which kind of photography business areContinue reading “How to Start a Photography Business in Florida”