Name and Register a Business in Kentucky
Official Kentucky business links and the industries with the most locations in the state.
Official Kentucky business registration links
- Federal Licenses and Permits
- Kentucky Secretary of State
- Kentucky Department of Revenue
- Office of Employment and Training - Employer Job Order Form
- Unemployment Insurance
- Kentucky state website
- Business
- Economic Development
- Kentucky Small Business Development Center
- Kentucky Career Center
- New Hire Registry PDF
- Small Business Administration - Kentucky
- Kentucky Agency Listing
- Kentucky Revised Statutes
- Kentucky Purchasing and eProcurement
- County Information
Official state agency links as listed by the IRS on its Kentucky state links page. Filing fees and steps change, so confirm current requirements with the agency before you file.
Industries with the most locations in Kentucky
- Limited-Service Restaurants (3,420)
- Religious Organizations (3,245)
- Full-Service Restaurants (2,773)
- Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (2,627)
- Offices of Lawyers (1,866)
- Gasoline Stations with Convenience Stores (1,827)
- Insurance Agencies and Brokerages (1,778)
- Commercial Banking (1,537)
- Hardware Stores (270)
- Computer Training (5)
Location counts: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2022.
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