Small Business
All businesses, including home-based businesses,
are required to have a license in the City of
Peoria. The type of license you need is
determined by the type of business you have. For
more information, please see
www.peoriaaz.gov or visit a customer service
desk on the second floor of City Hall. More
specific information on licensing and sales tax
can be found by visiting
www.peoriaaz.gov/SalesTax, emailing to
salestax@peoriaaz.gov, or visiting one of
the customer service windows.
For more information, you can also download this
brochure:
Doing Business in Peoria, Arizona (PDF)
Sign up for our next FREE Small Business Seminar
FREE Small-Business Resource Seminar
Peoria’s Economic Development Services
Department is sponsoring a free small-business
resource workshop from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
on Thursday Sep. 30th. Charles Parnell of
Houston Partners International will be leading
this event titled “Understanding Self and
Others…A DISC Behavioral Workshop”. This 4-hour
process will provide participants with personal
Style Analysis reports. This facilitated
workshop will guide participants towards
personal and professional growth and
improvement. The objectives of the class are: 1)
Knowing your behavioral style 2) Being able to
identify and understand other behavioral styles
3) Knowing how to adapt your style to win in any
environment. Charles Parnell has over thirty
years experience in human resources. He earned a
Master of Science Degree in Industrial Relations
from Loyola University of Chicago. He has a
Lifetime Teaching Certificate from the Maricopa
Community College Board. He is a faculty member
at the University of Phoenix, facilitating
courses in human resource management,
organizational behavior, and employment law. He
has taught human resource management at Arizona
State University in the undergraduate school,
and Golden Gate University in the graduate
school.
The seminar will be in the Point of View room at
9875 N 85th Avenue. For more information and to
register, please call Debbie Pearson at
623-773-5210 or e-mail
debbie.pearson@peoriaaz.gov. Note:
Participants must complete a complimentary DISC
Profile Assessment no later than September 15,
2010. Please contact Charles Parnell at
charles@houstonpartnersinternational.com
with your e-mail address and he will send you
the assessment link.
Other Small Business Resources
The Peoria Chamber of Commerce offers two
monthly workshops. The first covers a variety of
relevant topics for small business owners and
the second is a networking session. These
workshops are the first and third Wed. of each
month and are held here on the City campus. The
events are free to members but also open to the
public for a fee. For more information, please
call the Chamber at 623-979-3601.
The City is hosting space for Arizona Small
Business Administration's (ASBA) Fast & Curious
Speed Networking from 3:00 - 4:30 p.m. on the
first Tuesday of each month. The event is free
to members and open to the public for a small
fee. For More information, please call ASBA
directly at: 602-306-4000
The Lake Pleasant Chamber offers free networking
luncheons on the 4th Wed. of each month at
Trilogy in Vistancia. For more information,
please call 602-910-3035
Check out these websites for more information
for your small business:
www.sba.gov/az
www.asba.com
www.peoriachamber.com
www.hoovers.com/free/
www.peoriaaz.gov/Library/library_reference.asp
www.nfib.com
www.peoriaaz.com/fire
www.maricopaworkforceconnection.com
www.rc.state.az.us
www.cfda.gov
www.azdor.gov
www.azsos.gov/business_services/
www.scorecommunity.org
www.maricopa.edu/sbdc/index.htm
www.uspto.gov
www.FreePatentsOnline.com
www.LakePleasantChamber.com
The Arizona Department of Commerce website has
information regarding state licensing. Don’t
forget to check out
www.azcommerce.com for any statewide
information. |
