Section 10:   Acquire necessary licenses and/or permits for state, county and/or city.

In order to start business operations you must obtain licenses and/or permits pertaining to your industry. Most links take you directly to their home page; information on business activity requirements may be posted under terms such as: Licensing, Permits, Certifications, Applications and/or Forms.
Licensing Offices:
Pima County              
Phone: (520) 740-6800    
Website:  www.pima.gov

City of Tucson
Phone: (520) 791-4566
Website:  www.tucsonaz.gov
Town of Oro Valley
Phone:  (520) 229-4700
Website: www.ci.oro-valley.az.us

Town of Sahuarita
Phone:  (520) 822-8801
Website: www.ci.sahuarita.az.us
Town of Marana
Phone: (520) 382-1999
Website: www.marana.com
State Regulatory Agencies:

Click on link for full list
http://az.gov/app/contactaz/a-b.xhtml
Certification Programs:  
Arizona Department of Transportation
Civil Rights Office
Supportive Services Program
1135 N. 22nd Avenue, 2nd Floor
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Phone:  (602) 712-7761
Website: 

The Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program is intended to remedy past and current discrimination against disadvantaged businesses. It ensures a “level playing field” and fosters equal opportunity in all Arizona Department of Transportation assisted contracts that include highway, transit and airport programs.
  • Certification  -  Once identified as a qualified minority or woman-owned business, the ADOT DBE Supportive Services Program will assist the business owner in the preparation of certification documents that will help their firm in becoming certified by ADOT and with the cities of Phoenix and Tucson as well.                             The benefits of being certified are numerous. It can mean being included in federally-funded highway, aviation and transit construction and design projects. Cities and counties who receive federal funds for construction may also be required to include DBE companies on those projects as well. It can also mean free advertising and job referrals.
  • Training  -  The DBE Supportive Services Program provides business and technical management training to help DBE companies compete on “level playing field.” This training will be relevant to the specific needs of the DBE companies and will be given by people who know what they are talking about. Contact ADOT Support Services Program for more information.
City of Tucson
Office of Equal Opportunity Programs
100 N. Stone, Suite 610
Tucson, AZ 85726
Phone:  (520) 791-4593
Website:  
  • Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprise (MWBE) Program   -  The MWBE program provides opportunities and incentive to certified firms located in Pima County to do business with the City of Tucson on projects and contracts administered by the city’s procurement department. For more information contact THCC
  • Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program   -    The DBE Program serves to create equal opportunity for those DBE firms doing business with the City of Tucson on projects receiving federal financial assistance.   For more information, contact THCC