Certain occupations and industries require individual or business-level professional licenses. Requirements are established by the applicable state or local licensing authority.

Swyft Filings' business-license research service is intended to help identify licensing and permit requirements that may apply based on the business's location and activities. This is important because a company can be properly formed with the state and still lack a separate local, professional, industry, zoning, health, or tax registration needed to operate lawfully.