Business license · Vermont

Does Your LLC Need a Business License in Vermont?

The short answer. We have not confirmed whether Vermont requires a general state business license, so do not assume it does not; check Vermont Business Portal. Your local government may also require a license for certain activities.

Vermont Business License at a Glance

General state business license	Not confirmed
City or county licenses	Local governments license some activities (see Local licenses)
Trade and professional licenses	Vermont Secretary of State, Office of Professional Regulation

Read from the government sources listed at the foot of this page, last checked September 30, 2026. See the sources.

Does Vermont Require a State Business License?

We have not confirmed whether Vermont requires a general state business license, so do not assume it does not; check Vermont Business Portal.

Vermont's own guide to business licenses and permits is Vermont Business Portal.

City and County Business Licenses

Vermont law lets a town, city or incorporated village license or regulate certain businesses, such as itinerant vendors, peddlers, door-to-door sellers and other transient businesses, and circuses, carnivals, concerts and other paid entertainments.

Professional and Trade Licenses

Vermont's Office of Professional Regulation, a division of the Secretary of State's office, supports the boards and advisor groups that license 50 professions, such as architects and tattooists. You can apply for an individual or business license through its online services platform. Look up Vermont license requirements.

Our verified guides for specific trades in this state:

See trade and business license requirements by state for every trade we cover.

Other Vermont Registrations to Check

Vermont articles of organization, the filing that creates the LLC itself.
Vermont Sales Tax License, for a business that sells taxable goods or services.
Vermont resale certificate, to buy inventory for resale without paying tax on it.
How to get an EIN, the federal tax ID most LLCs need to open a bank account or hire.

Frequently Asked Questions

: We have not confirmed whether Vermont requires a general state business license, so do not assume it does not; check Vermont Business Portal.
: Vermont law lets a town, city or incorporated village license or regulate certain businesses, such as itinerant vendors, peddlers, door-to-door sellers and other transient businesses, and circuses, carnivals, concerts and other paid entertainments.
: Vermont's Office of Professional Regulation, a division of the Secretary of State's office, supports the boards and advisor groups that license 50 professions, such as architects and tattooists. You can apply for an individual or business license through its online services platform.

This guide is general information, not legal or tax advice, and reading it does not create an attorney-client relationship. It reports what each state's law and agencies say about a general state business license, with the sources this page cites. It cannot tell you which licenses your own business needs: that turns on what the business does, where it operates, and what its city or county requires, and fees and exemptions change between our reviews. Confirm your own position with the state agency named on this page, the city or county where the business is located, and any state board that licenses your trade before you open.

Sources

Each entry below is a document recorded in our verified Vermont sources, and each entry says what the document is. Some statutory text is read from an accurate mirror rather than from the state's own host, and those say so.

legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/24/061/0229124 V.S.A. 2291, Enumeration of powers
sos.vermont.gov/opr/about-oprVermont Secretary of State, Office of Professional Regulation, About OPR
sos.vermont.gov/oprVermont Secretary of State, Office of Professional Regulation, home page
business.vermont.gov/start-businessVermont Business Portal, Start a Business (New Business Checklist)

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Edmond Hui · Founder, MyStateLLC

Edmond Hui is a software engineer and serial entrepreneur based in New York who has founded multiple online businesses across e-commerce, media, and information publishing. Before transitioning into tech, he spent years as a commercial real estate professional closing deals totaling over 100,000 square feet, giving him firsthand experience with business formation and entity structuring. He built MyStateLLC to provide the free, state-specific LLC guidance he wished existed when forming his own companies.