Nevada's First Stop for Business Registration
A Service provided by the
Secretary of State, Barbara K. Cegavske
Nevada Business Search
Start Your Business
SilverFlume Nevada's Business Portal guides you through the sequence of steps required to start a business. Click one of the options below to get started.
Manage/Renew a Business
With SilverFlume Nevada's Business Portal, you can access governmental business registrations. Click on one of the options below to renew/manage a business.
Other Business Services
While starting and managing your business can be done directly through SilverFlume, you may need to complete related tasks as listed below.
About SilverFlume
What is SilverFlume?
SilverFlume is Nevada's one-stop business portal that consolidates the registrations needed to start and run your business. SilverFlume eliminates about 80% of redundant steps by collecting and streamlining business information to partner agencies. SilverFlume simplifies compliance, enabling you to focus on growing your business.
What's in a Name?
When SilverFlume launched in 2012, the Nevada Secretary of State wanted to distinguish Nevada's business portal from the vast array of other "portals" on the internet. Seeking a unique term with Nevada roots, the Secretary branded the state's business portal "SilverFlume". Flumes are artificial water channels and were used extensively to carry minerals and timber in a quick and efficient manner in the mines that made Nevada “The Silver State". SilverFlume replicates the fluidity of those waterways by acting as a portal to transfer information. The internet has many "portals," but there is only one "SilverFlume".
SilverFlume is more than a great name. It is a valuable tool to start and expand businesses that will grow Nevada’s economy… together, in one place.
Are you ready to get started?
The New Business Checklist can provide you a quick summary of which licenses you'll need.
SilverFlume Features
- New Business Checklist
- Reserve an Entity Name
- File Articles of Organization or Incorporation
- File Initial List
- Get a State Business License
- Create Common Business Registration
- File Nevada Labor Laws eAffirmation of Compliance
- File Workers' Compensation / eAffirmation of Compliance
- File for Sales and Use Tax Permit and/or Obtain eClearance Receipt
- OSHA - Safety Consultation and Training Section (SCATS)
- DMV Permit to Non-Resident Business Vehicles
- Required Postings for Nevada Employers
- Jurisdictional Locator and Local Licensing Requirements
- Search Occupational and Regulatory Licenses/Permits
SilverFlume Partners
SilverFlume, brought to you by the Nevada Secretary of State, is a one-stop shop to simplify the procedure of licensing your business with participating agencies.
- Administration, Nevada Department of
- Agriculture, Nevada Department of
- Business and Industry, Nevada Department of
- Controller's Office, Nevada State
- Economic Development, Nevada Governor’s Office of
- Employment, Training and Rehabilitation, Nevada Department of
- Governor, Nevada Office of the
- Health and Human Services, Nevada Department of
- Motor Vehicles, Nevada Department of
- Public Safety, State of Nevada Department of
- Secretary of State’s Office, Nevada
- State Treasurer, Nevada Office of
- Taxation, Nevada Department of
- Fernley, City of
- Henderson, City of
- Las Vegas, City of
- North Las Vegas, City of
- Mesquite, City of
- Pahrump, Town of
- Reno, City of
- Sparks, City of
- Tonopah, Town of
- Churchill County, Nevada
- Clark County, Nevada
- Douglas County, Nevada
- Humboldt County, Nevada
- Washoe County, Nevada
- Accountancy, Nevada State Board of
- Agriculture, State of Nevada Department of
- Alcohol, Drug and Gambling Counselors, Nevada State Board of Examiners for
- Architecture, Interior Design and Residential Design, Nevada State Board of
- Athletic Commission, Nevada Department of Business and Industry Division of
- Athletic Trainers, Nevada State Board of
- Audiology and Speech Pathology, State of Nevada Board of Examiners for
- Barbers' Health and Sanitation Board, Nevada
- Business and Industry, Nevada Department of
- Certified Court Reporter, Nevada State Board of
- Contractors Board, Nevada State
- Cosmetology, Nevada State Board of
- Dental Examiners, Nevada State Board of
- Dispensing Opticians, Nevada Board of
- Financial Institutions, Nevada Department of Business and Industry Division of
- Funeral & Cemetery Services, Nevada State Board of
- Gaming Control Board, Nevada State
- Health and Human Services, Nevada Department of
- Hearing Aid Specialists, Nevada State Board of
- Homeopathic Medical Examiners, Nevada State Board of
- Industrial Relations, Nevada Department of Business and Industry Division of
- Labor Commissioner, Nevada Department of Business and Industry Division of
- Legal Assistants Association, Nevada
- Liquefied Petroleum Gas, Nevada Board for the Regulation of
- Long Term Care Administrators, Nevada Board of Examiners for
- Medical Examiners, Nevada State Board of
- Motor Vehicles, State of Nevada Department of
- Nevada Transportation Authority, Nevada Department of Business and Industry Division of
- Notary, Nevada Secretary of State's Office
- Nursing, Nevada State Board of
- Occupational Therapy, State of Nevada Board of
- Optometry, Nevada State Board of
- Osteopathic Medicine, Nevada State Board of
- Pharmacy, Nevada State Board of
- Physical Therapy Examiners, Nevada State Board of
- Podiatry, Nevada State Board of
- Post Secondary Education, Nevada Commission on
- Psychological Examiners, State of Nevada Board of
- Public Utilities Commission, State of Nevada
- Real Estate Division, Nevada Department of Business and Industry Division of
- Safety Consultation and Training Section (SCATS), Nevada Department of Business and Industry
- Secretary of State’s Office, Nevada
- Securities, Nevada Secretary of State's Office
- State Bar of Nevada
- Taxicab Authority, Department of Business and Industry Nevada
- Transportation Authority, Nevada
- Veterinary Medical Examiners, Nevada State Board of
- Workers' Compensation, State of Nevada Department of Business & Industry Industrial Relations
- Carson City, NV - GIS (maintained by Douglas County)
- Clark County, NV - GIS Division
- Douglas County, NV - GIS Division
- Lyon County, NV - GIS Division (maintained by Douglas County)
- Storey County, NV - GIS Division (maintained by Douglas County)
- Washoe County, NV - GIS Division