| Business Licenses The City of Irvine welcomes new business enterprises, and values the many businesses that have made Irvine their home. The City of Irvine requires all organizations operating within the City to have a business license (Code of Ordinances Section 4-6-201). This requirement enables the City to maintain a database of businesses within the City that is used for police emergency response, responding to disasters, and sales tax purposes. Certain public information is also beneficial in providing assistance to the business community for economic development purposes, and coordinating business information with other governmental agencies. You have 60 days from the date you start conducting business in the City of Irvine to obtain a business license. Applications received after this grace period will be subject to a late fee. If you need more information, a City of Irvine Business License representative will be happy to help you, and can be reached via email at IrvineBusinessLicense@cityofirvine.org or by contacting the information line at (949) 724-6310. To apply for a business license, please complete, sign and submit the Business License Packet forms referenced below with payment. The Business License desk is open Monday - Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, closed alternate Friday's. To download the forms click on each one here: Recently, the City of Irvine Business License unit launched E-Connect. E-Connect will allow the user to: - View a list of recently issued business licenses (within the last 30 days) in Excel format
- View a list of all licensed businesses in Excel format
- Search on-line for a specific business
- Renew a business license on-line if:
- your license is not delinquent over one year
- your business is not licensed by the state (i.e. hairdresser, lawyer, doctor, etc.)
To search for a business license by name or address or to check the status of a business license click here. To renew your business license on-line, click on Renew Business License Agencies to contact before starting a business "How to Start a Business" Assistance:  Small Business Administration
200 W. Santa Ana Blvd. Ste 700, Santa Ana, CA 92701
(714) 550-7420 for general information
Services Corporation of Retired Executives (SCORE)
200 W. Santa Ana Blvd. Ste 700, Santa Ana, CA 92701
(714) 550-7369 9:00 am - 2:00 pm Mon-Fri., regarding "How to Start a Business."
Irvine Chamber of Commerce
(949) 660-9112 for membership information.
Small Business & Entrepreneurial University
18662 MacArthur Blvd., Ste 380, Irvine, CA 92612
(877) 464-2720 for general information Other Certification, Licensing or Permit Agencies
Secretary of State
1230 J. St. # 100, Sacramento, CA 95814
regarding incorporation or reserving business names.
Orange County Clerk Recorder
12 Civic Center Plaza #101, Santa Ana, CA 92702
(714) 834-3005 regarding a "Fictitious Business Name." Newspapers should offer this service as well.
Internal Revenue Service
34 Civic Center Plaza, 2nd floor, Santa Ana, CA 92703
(800) 829-1040 in regards to obtaining a Federal Employer ID number to use in place of your Social Security number.
State Board of Equalization
23141 Moulton Parkway, Laguna Hills, CA 92653
(949) 461-5711 to obtain a "Sellers Permit."
Orange County Environmental Health
1241 E. Dyer Road #120, Santa Ana, CA 92705
(714) 433-6000 regarding "Health Permits" for businesses involved in food services.
Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control
28 Civic Center Plaza #369, Santa Ana, CA 92701
(714) 558-4101 regarding "Licenses to Serve Alcohol."
Contractors State License Board
7001 Village Dr #260, Buena Park, CA 90621
(714) 994-7430 for "Contractor Licenses."
Department of Consumer Affairs
(800) 344-9940 regarding auto repair, airplane repair, hair dressers, etc. |
