How to Open a Business in Redondo Beach
Step 1.
Contact the Planning
Department at City Hall and make sure the zoning is correct
for your new business address.
Every business must meet
zoning requirements to ensure that its business category
and site are compatible. Before signing a lease or investing
in a location, check with the Planning Department.
Contact the Planning
Department at
415 Diamond Street
.
Redondo Beach
,
California
90277
or 310/318-0637.
Step 2:
File a fictitious name
statement and file your DBA (“doing business as”) name
in a local newspaper.
Prior to filing a fictitious
name statement, it is recommended that you call the Los
Angeles County Clerk’s Office and determine if your
business name is already in use.
Los Angeles
County
Clerk
Permit
Assistance
Center
Business
Revitalization
Center
201 North Figuerca Street
Los Angeles
,
California
90012
Office Hours:
Monday - Friday
8:00 am
, to
5:00 p.m.
213/974-0093
www.calgold.ca.gov/BRC
To file a fictitious name
statement, you must contact the local newspaper. The paper
will file your DBA statement and publish your new business
name.
The Daily Breeze
5215 Torrance Blvd.
Torrance
,
CA
90503-4077
310/540-5511
www.dailybreeze.com
Easy Reader
832 Hermosa Ave.
Hermosa Beach
,
CA
90254
310/3724611 Ext:l06
Fax: 310/318-6292
www.easyreader.info
The Beach Reporter
400 5.
Seputveda Blvd.
, #247
Manhattan Beach
,
CA
90266
310/372-0388 Fax: 310/372-6113
www.tbrnews.com
Step 3:
Contact the State of
California
to file proper State Tax forms and obtain labor
standards for employees. Obtain a State Board of
Equalization resale permit, if required.
If your business will have
employees other than yourself, contact the Employment
Development Department for information on state withholding
taxes, disability and unemployment insurance.
State Board of Equalization
for “selling or acquiring any tangible items for repair or
use in their business.”
For businesses employing only
the owners, contact the Franchise Tax Board for state
withholding and corporation state taxes.
Contact the Internal Revenue
Service (IRS) for your employer identification number. The
IRS will also provide a “business person’s kit,”
seminars for new businesses, additional information and
required forms.
Contact the Small Business
Administration which provides financial and management
training to assist you in your business Operations.
Step 4:
If you have followed the
first steps, you should be able to supply the City with
the following information for a business license:
Fictitious name and any
County or State permits
Depending on the type of
business you plan to conduct, you may be required to have:
Health Permit (contact the
County’s Health Department)
Zoning Inspection (contact the Planning Department)
Fire Inspection (contact the Fire Department)
Alcoholic Beverage Permit (contact the State Department of
Alcoholic Beverage
Control)
Contractor’s License (contact the Contractor’s State
License Board)
All necessary Building Permits (contact the Building
Division)
When filing for a license,
you will need the following to complete the application
process:
- Your business name and
address
- Your business telephone
number
- Description of your
business
- The number of employees on
staff
- The property owner’s
name and the telephone number of the person to contact
in ease of an emergency
- The name & address and
telephone numbers of any contractors who will be
involved in the operation of your business
- Your social security
number
- Your Federal ID. number
- Your State employee ID.
number
- Your Driver’s License
number
- A check; the business
license clerk will calculate the permit cost based on
the type of business and the number of employees
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