How to get a salon license in Georgia

1. 1

   Make sure everyone who will do services is licensed. The salon license covers the business; each stylist, barber, nail technician or esthetician needs a Georgia license of their own, which you can check in the state's license lookup. The Georgia cosmetology, barber, nail and esthetician licenses page lists each one's training hours, fees and renewal.

2. 2

   Apply for the Salon/Shop License with the Georgia State Board of Cosmetology and Barbers (application). Apply before you open: the business needs its own license to operate.

3. 3

   Put the renewal in your calendar. The salon license is renewed every 2 years.

4. 4

   Then the local paperwork (general advice, not from the board). Register the business with the state, get a city or county business license where one is required, and check zoning and the building permits for your build-out with the city before you sign a lease.

These are the license steps. The full opening checklist for Georgia puts them in order with everything else a new salon needs: registering the business, taxes, insurance, hiring and getting booked before you open. For the inspection itself, the Georgia salon inspection checklist lists every sanitation rule an inspector checks.

• Every step to opening a salon in Georgia, as a checklist
• What Georgia inspectors check, as a printable checklist
• Are haircuts taxable in Georgia? Sales tax on services, products and the permit
• Hours and fees for each Georgia cosmetology, barber, nail and esthetician license
• See what it costs to open a salon, line by line
• Write it up with the salon business plan template
• Find a name and a free domain
• Renting out chairs? Start from a booth rental agreement

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