Name and Register a Business in Michigan
Official Michigan business links and the industries with the most locations in the state.
Official Michigan business registration links
- Secretary of State
- Department of Treasury - Business Taxes
- Unemployment Insurance Agency
- Michigan state website
- Economic & Community Development
- Licensing and Permits
- New Hire Registry
- Small Business Administration - Michigan
- State Agencies
- Local Government
- Contract Connect - Website for Procurement
- Michigan Statutes and Codes
- Michigan Administrative Code
Official state agency links as listed by the IRS on its Michigan state links page. Filing fees and steps change, so confirm current requirements with the agency before you file.
Industries with the most locations in Michigan
- Limited-Service Restaurants (7,738)
- Full-Service Restaurants (7,171)
- Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (6,354)
- Religious Organizations (5,902)
- Residential Remodelers (3,878)
- Offices of Dentists (3,821)
- Offices of Lawyers (3,783)
- Insurance Agencies and Brokerages (3,700)
- Landscaping Services (3,696)
- Gasoline Stations with Convenience Stores (3,188)
- Temporary Help Services (2,681)
- Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (2,656)
- Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (2,599)
- General Automotive Repair (2,525)
- Beauty Salons (2,177)
- Commercial Banking (2,071)
- General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Truckload (2,068)
- Child Day Care Services (2,039)
- Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors (1,911)
- All Other General Merchandise Stores (1,858)
- Engineering Services (1,786)
- Janitorial Services (1,696)
- Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores (1,665)
- Pharmacies and Drug Stores (1,656)
- Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists (1,634)
- Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars (1,611)
- Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services (1,610)
- General Freight Trucking, Local (1,597)
- Beer, Wine, and Liquor Stores (1,574)
- Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities (1,540)
- Home Health Care Services (1,467)
- Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices (1,257)
- Hardware Stores (612)
- Securities Brokerage (563)
- Electrical Apparatus and Equipment, Wiring Supplies, and Related Equipment Merchant Wholesalers (323)
- Fine Arts Schools (307)
- Solid Waste Collection (297)
- Industrial Building Construction (151)
- Amusement Arcades (113)
- Ornamental and Architectural Metal Work Manufacturing (61)
- Women's, Children's, and Infants' Clothing and Accessories Merchant Wholesalers (42)
- Computer Training (27)
- Historical Sites (21)
- Paper Bag and Coated and Treated Paper Manufacturing (18)
- Satellite Telecommunications (13)
- Paperboard Mills (11)
- Credit Card Issuing (7)
- Electronic Computer Manufacturing (6)
Location counts: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2022.
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