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Built for Construction · all 51 jurisdictions

Run job sites. We run the paperwork.

Construction businesses need state contractor licensing, city and county trade licenses, surety bonds, workers comp, and a working compliance calendar. We map every requirement and handle the filings.

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Why construction pick File.Business

Built around how construction actually operate.

Three things you will not get from a generic formation site.

01

License lookup by state

GC, sub, and trade-specific licenses surfaced by jurisdiction.

02

Per-project LLC pattern

Isolate liability per job site or development.

03

Bond surety partner

Referral to a bond producer for projects that require performance bonds.

How we set contractors up

From entity to job site, in 2 to 6 weeks.

01
LLC + EIN

Form the LLC, EIN issued, BOI filed. Required before applying for the contractor license.

Week 1
02
State contractor license

Application filed with your state contractor board. Experience verification, bond posting, exam where required.

Week 1-4
03
City + county trades

City business license, county trade license, contractor registration where required.

Week 2
04
Insurance + bonds

General liability, workers comp, vehicle insurance bound. Surety bond posted (sized to license tier).

Week 2
05
Sales tax + payroll

Sales tax registration. Payroll set up including certified payroll for prevailing-wage jobs.

Week 3
06
Renewals + multi-state

Annual license renewals, bond renewals, ongoing certified payroll filings, foreign qualification when expanding into new states.

Ongoing
In their own words

How customers like you use the platform.

"Washington state electrical contractor license, city of Seattle license, county license. Three filings, one platform."
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Pedro SalazarFounder, Cedar Light Electric (Pacific NW)
"Texas does not require a state general contractor license, but Dallas and Plano do. They mapped both. Saved me a month."
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Brett NguyenOwner, Nguyen Roofing (Texas)
"Maryland MHIC license took 8 weeks, but they handled the application, the bond, and the workers comp filing in parallel. I was up first."
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Jenna KleinOwner, Klein Renovation LLC (Maryland)
FAQ

Frequently asked questions.

Do I need a state contractor license?
Depends on the state. Some states (California, Florida, Maryland, Washington) require state-level licensing. Some (Texas, Illinois) regulate at the city level. We confirm for your state.
What is a surety bond?
A bond that guarantees you complete work and pay subcontractors. Required by most state contractor boards. Sized to your license tier ($10k to $200k+).
Workers comp when?
Required in every state the moment you have your first W-2 employee. Some states require it for sole proprietors with subcontractors too.
Certified payroll?
Required for federal-funded jobs (Davis-Bacon Act) and many state-funded jobs. We handle the certification.
1099 subcontractors?
Properly classified subcontractors are 1099, not W-2. Misclassification is a major audit risk. Our payroll handles both correctly.
Multi-state work?
Foreign qualification + state contractor license in each state where you do work. We coordinate.
Sales tax on materials?
Varies by state. In some states you pay sales tax on materials at purchase; in others you charge tax on the contract. We map it.
Pulling permits?
Per-project permits are typically pulled by the licensed contractor on the job. The licensing we set up is the prerequisite.
Prevailing wage?
Davis-Bacon (federal) and state prevailing wage laws set minimum hourly rates by trade and county. Our certified payroll captures this.

Start your contracting LLC.

Tell us a few details. We do the rest. You get a single dashboard for everything.

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How it works

How we deliver, end-to-end.

Four-step path from request to confirmation. State and IRS turnaround varies; our steps run in parallel where possible to compress the timeline.

1

Intake + scope

You tell us what you need through a short intake form (or a call for complex matters). We confirm scope, surface any gating issues (deadlines, missing documents, entity status), and quote any state fees that pass through at cost.

2

Prepare + verify

Our specialists draft the filing, verify entity details against state databases, run internal QA, and route any items needing your sign-off. You see drafts before anything gets submitted.

3

File with the authority

We submit directly to the state Secretary of State, FinCEN, IRS, USPTO, or whichever authority your filing requires. We pay state fees at cost and track the submission identifier in your account.

4

Confirmation + vault

Stamped certificate, IRS notice, or filing receipt arrives in your SOC 2 encrypted document vault the moment we receive it. Next filing deadline auto-added to your compliance calendar where applicable.

Start your business in the next 5 minutes.

No state-fee markup. Pay only the state fee. 60-day money-back guarantee.

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