Helpful links and contact information for new businesses in the South Shore
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Sierra Small Business Development Center (SBDC)
10183 Truckee Airport Rd., Ste. 202
Truckee CA 96161-3306
Phone (530) 582-5022
Fax (530) 582-1230
SBDC Sign Up Form
Fictitious Name Statement Form (You need 4 copies.)
3368 Lake Tahoe Blvd. Suite 108
South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150
(530) 573-3409
South Lake Tahoe Business License Form
1901 Airport Road, Suite 210
South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150
Phone (530) 542-6012
Phone (530) 542-6013
Fax (530) 542-6041
South Lake Tahoe Business License Information
City of South Lake Tahoe business licenses, permits and resources
City of South Lake Tahoe
1901 Airport Road
South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150
Phone: 530-542-6000
Doing Business in California
1325 J Street, Suite 1800
Sacramento, CA United States
(877) 345-4633
California Business Portal
1325 J St., Suite 1800
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: (877) 345-4633
Lake Tahoe Visitor’s Authority
169 HWY 50
Stateline, NV 89449
Phone: (775) 588-5900
El Dorado County Business License
Department of Treasurer/Tax Collector
360 Fair Lane
Placerville, CA 95667
Tax Collector’s office at (530) 621-5800
Healthy Workplace Healthy Family Act of 2014 (AB 1522)
2031 Howe Avenue, Suite 100
Sacramento, CA 95825
(916) 263-1811
Wage and Hour Division (WHD)
2800 Cottage Way, Room W-1836
Sacramento, CA 95825-1886
(916) 978-6123
United States DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Posters
Sierra Economic Development Corporation (offers funding for both small business startups and existing businesses.)
(775) 784-4436
Douglas County Business License and Permits
1594 Esmeralda Av.
Minden, NV 89423
(775) 782-9014
El Dorado County Business Services
3368 Lake Tahoe Blvd.
South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150
(530) 573-3492
(530) 573-4330 (offers reimbursement for on-the-job training and hiring of both youths (17-21 years of age) and adults.)
California Secretary of State Starting a Business
1500 11th Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
Small Business Administration
409 3rd St, SW.
Washington DC 20416
SCORE® Service Corps of Retired Executives is the nation’s largest network of volunteer, expert business mentors.
California Score® Sacramento Chapter
6501 Sylvan Road
Citrus Heights, CA 95610
Phone (916) 635-9085
Phone (706) 596-8331
California Secretary of State
1500 11th Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
Main Number: (916) 653-7244
Recorded Information (916) 657-5448
Business Portal
Starting a Business
State Board of Equalization
450 N. Street (Mail to: P.O. Box 942879)
Sacramento, CA 94279-001
(800) 400-7115
Franchise Tax Board
P.O. Box 942857
Sacrament, CA 94257
(800) 852-5711 or (916) 845-7033
Federal Employer Identification Number
2525 Capitol St
Fresno, CA 93888
(559) 444-2043
Employment Development Department California Employer Identification Number (EDD)
3321 Power Inn Road, Suite 220 800 Capitol Mall, MIC 83
Sacramento, CA 95826 Sacramento, CA 95814
(888) 745-3886