Set Up an Iowa Business License

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To start a Business License, you need to register it with the Iowa Secretary of State. If a Business License is registered in Iowa, you can look it up with the Iowa Secretary of State website. The current Secretary of State of Iowa holds responsibility for registering and keeping records on every Business License.

In addition, if you need to dissolve an Iowa Business License, you can do so with the Secretary of State.


Go over to the Iowa Secretary of State to start your search.

After finding the Business License you are after, you can see data about it. Usually, information such as the following is available.

  • Registered Name
  • Registration Number
  • Official Status
  • Business License Address in Iowa
  • Iowa Registered Agent
  • Agent Contact Address
  • Telephone

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