HI I am looking to start a small painting business. I believe I need to have a painting licenceto start my painting business. I live in richmond, va I have aearch the internet but can't find anything that can help me ,on where I can get alicence to start my business.I will like if youcan assist me with my query.:)

Yes, you will need to go to the city courthouse and get a license for your busiensss, You also should consider liablity insurance if you do damage while working

Fr_Chuck is absolutely correct about getting liability insurance. That's a must. But, are you sure that you need to be licensed? Are you part of a union? Also, will you be doing both interior or exterior painting or just primarily one or the other? And, will you be having a carrier for ladders on a truck, transporting chemicals of any kind, and putting any advertising on a truck? Will you be having people working for you whom you will consider to be actual employees of yours? Those things will make a difference as far as to your cost and coverage in the possible types of insurance that you will need to get maybe in addition to just liability insurance.

Once you have gotten all of the preliminary things taken care of as far as making sure that your business is set up properly and legally, if you would like some information about advertising your business on the Internet for free so that you will be likely to beat most of the competition as far as Internet advertising where you will be working, please let me know.

Thanks!