1. Regulating & Assisting Businesses in the District
Department of Consumer & Regulatory Affairs
Regulating & Assisting Businesses in the District

2. Who, Where, What of Businesses
Corporate Registration - Who?
Certificate of Occupancy - Where?
Business Licensing- What?

3. Corporate Registration
Business & Professional Corporations
Non Profit Corporations
General Partnerships
Limited Liability Companies
Cooperative Associations
Trade Names

4. Certificate of Occupancy
Address
Zone
Occupancy Load
Approved Use

5. Business Licensing 165 Different categories, examples are:
One Family Rental
Restaurant
General Business
General Contractor

6. Small Business Resource Center (SBRC)
One-on-One Sessions
Group Workshops
Partnerships
Business Forums
Start-up DC and Small Business Express Services

7. Committed to Assisting Businesses
DCRA
Committed to Assisting Businesses
Melinda Bolling Director
Lori S. Parris Deputy Director
Vincent Parker Administrator
Jacqueline Noisette SBRC Manager
Address th Street SW, Washington, DC, USA 20024
Phone
Website dcra.dc.gov