Byrdstown · Upper Cumberland
Starting a business in Pickett County.
Where to go, what it costs, and what is particular to Pickett rather than true everywhere. The rules are Tennessee’s; the office, the hours and the number of licences are local.
Where you go
Pickett County Clerk
1 Courthouse Square, Suite 201, Byrdstown, TN 38549
Open: Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri 8am to 4pm; Wed and Sat 8am to noon
What it costs in Pickett
$15county licence only
$15 to the county clerk, and that is the whole of it. Byrdstown does not levy a city business tax, which makes Pickett cheaper to start in than most of the region.
The $15 is set by state law, so it is the same in every Tennessee county. You need it once you expect more than $3,000 a year.
Worth knowing: Pickett County has no government website. The clerk's first name is disputed between official sources, so it is not printed. Byrdstown does not levy, so it is one licence here.
The rest of it is the same everywhere
Choosing between a sole proprietorship and an LLC, registering with the Secretary of State, sales tax, and the order to do it all in are Tennessee-wide rather than Pickett-specific. The full guide covers them, including why an LLC costs $300 rather than the hundred or so most people expect.
Read the full guideWe serve Pickett County
The Biz Foundry is a non-profit in Cookeville and coaching is free across all fourteen Upper Cumberland counties, in person or over video. There is no office in Byrdstown; there is a person who will talk to you about Byrdstown.
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