Black Chamber of Commerce of Greater Kansas City




Resource Center	Starting a Business Here are some steps for starting a business in the state of Missouri and Kansas. Step 1 Research your industry. Speak with other professionals in the industry in which you would like to pursue. Step 2 Next, register your business with your Secretary of State office. Register your business entitiy, obtain your Federal Identification Number (EIN), register for required state taxes, including unemployment tax, and register with other state agencies required by your industry. Step 3 Register for a business license, permits, and other taxes with your local city or and/or county. Helpful Links City of Kansas City, Missouri – http://www.kcmo.org Human Relations Department - http://www.kcmo.org/humrel.nsf/web/home?opendocument Health Department - http://www.kcmo.org/health.nsf/web/home?opendocument Unified Government of Kansas City, KS http://www.wycokck.org/gen/wyco_generated_pages/index.html Counties Clay - http://www.claycogov.com/ Jackson - http://www.jacksongov.org/ Johnson - http://www.jocogov.org/ Platte - http://www.co.platte.mo.us/ Wyandotte - http://www.wycokck.org/gen/wyco_generated_pages/index.html Better Business Bureau - http://www.bbb.org/ Official State of Missouri Offices - http://www.mo.gov/ Secretary of State – http://www.sos.mo.gov Department of Labor & Industrial Relations - http://www.dolir.mo.gov/ Department of Revenue – http://www.dor.mo.gov Department of Transportation - http://www.modot.org/ Missouri Bill Tracking - http://www.house.state.mo.us/jointsearch/ Small Business Administration - http://www.sba.gov/mo/kansas/index.html Official State of Kansas Offices - http://www.state.ks.us/ Secretary of State – http://www.kssos.org/main.html Department of Revenue - http://www.ksrevenue.org/ Small Business Administration - http://www.sba.gov/ks/ Internal Revenue Services – http://www.irs.gov NAACP - http://www.naacp.org/ Negro League Baseball Museum - http://www.nlbm.com/ Missouri Department of Labor - http://www.dolir.mo.gov/
Black Chamber of Commerce of Greater Kansas City, Incorporated 1501 East 18th Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64108 P (816) 474-9901 F (816) 842-1748 "Serving the community since 1984." All Rights Reserved.