This list includes licenses for all of the Business programs, as well as the Business Licensing Service. After making a selection from the list, you may be able to narrow your search even further on a follow up page. You can find additional Business Licensing Service licenses by selecting “Washington State Business” and pressing the Search button.
Business or Trade Name:
When searching by Business or Trade Name, try spelling the name differently if you do not receive any search results. Also, you can increase your chance of success by limiting the amount of information you enter:
Shorten the name you are searching for by entering just the first word or two.
If the name begins with “The” or “A”, you must include it in your search. Also, include other digits, letters and punctuation, if it is part of the business or trade name.
Leave out abbreviations such as Inc, LLC, etc.
Person Name:
You can locate a business by entering the Last and First name of the person that owns it, or is associated with the business as a governing person.
Address Search:
When searching by address, try limiting the information entered in the street address field if you do not receive a match. Always begin the street address with a number.
