How and where to obtain state business licenses. State web portals created for business license filing.

Registration of business and corporations at the state level. Corporate filing requirements.

State licensing requirements, forms and procedures for professional occupations

Secretary of State Office home pages

State bureaus that regulate the offer and sale of securities, license and register the securities brokers and dealers, investment advisers and financial planners

Environmental permits issued by USA state governments designed to make certain that discharges to the air, water and soil are within healthful standards established by law

Each State has an Uniform Commercial Code Division (UCC) serves as the state repository for financing statements regarding security interests. These financing statements are filed by banks, mortgage companies, and other lending institutions against the secured collateral of individuals and other entities that are located within the state. In general, the Secretary of State is responsible for filing and maintaining financing statements on secured transactions.