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To start an e-commerce business in Florida, you form an LLC on Sunbiz ($125), get a free EIN, register with the Florida Department of Revenue to collect sales tax, and pick a platform to sell on. That’s the legal setup, and you can finish it in under a week. Everything after that, from sourcing toContinue reading “How to Start an E-commerce Business in Florida”

You can start a lawn care business in Florida for roughly $6,500-$13,000 with used equipment, and basic mowing, edging and blowing doesn’t need a state license. You’ll want an LLC, a local business tax receipt and liability insurance. The one license that matters is the state LCLM license from the Florida Department of Agriculture andContinue reading “How to Start a Lawn Care Business in Florida”

To start a restaurant in Florida, you form a business entity (usually an LLC), lock down a location zoned for restaurant use, and collect a stack of approvals: a public food service license from the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR), local permits and inspections, and a liquor license if you’ll serve alcohol.Continue reading “How to Start a Restaurant in Florida: LLC and Permits”

To start a trucking company in Florida with your own authority, you’ll form an LLC, get a USDOT number and MC operating authority from the FMCSA, file proof of insurance, and register your truck for interstate travel. Plan on roughly $45,000-$95,000 to get rolling, and most of that goes to insurance and equipment, not paperwork.Continue reading “How to Start a Trucking Company in Florida”

You can start a cleaning business in Florida for roughly $1,155-$2,975, and you don’t need a state license to do general cleaning. What you do need is an LLC (a $125 filing on Sunbiz), a local business tax receipt, liability insurance, and a plan for landing your first few clients. Demand holds up across Florida’sContinue reading “How to Start a Cleaning Business in Florida”

To start a construction company in Florida, you form the business (usually an LLC, for $125 on Sunbiz), get a state contractor license through the Construction Industry Licensing Board, and carry the insurance that license requires. The license is the long pole. It takes years of verifiable experience and two exams, so plan around it,Continue reading “How to Start a Construction Company in Florida”

A Florida real estate LLC costs $125 to file on Sunbiz and $138.75 a year to keep active. In return, a lawsuit tied to a rental property generally stays with the LLC instead of reaching your house, savings and other investments. The filing is the easy part. Moving a mortgaged property into the LLC, andContinue reading “How to Start a Real Estate LLC in Florida”