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    • Local Businesses
      • Programs & Services
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      • Workforce & Education
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      • Retention & Expansion
    • Site Selectors
      • Programs & Services
      • Workforce & Education
      • Taxes & Incentives
      • Shovel Ready Sites
      • Transportation & Infrastructure
      • Available Properties
  • Available Properties
  • Tourism
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  • COVID-19 Resources

STEP:

Launch

Plan

Plan Overview

Prepare A Business Plan

Prepare A Marketing Plan

Prepare A Financial Plan

Determine Your Business Structure

Permit

Permit Overview

Obtain Federal Tax ID Number

Register a Fictitious Business Name

Obtain Your Business License

Obtain Your Seller’s Permit

Verify Zoning Regulations

Building and Sign Permits

Restaurants and Food Vendors

Launch

Launch Overview

Utility Services

Plan A Grand Opening

Grow

Grow Overview

Expand or Relocate

Tools for Business Success

Launch Overview

You did it! You made it through the planning and permitting processes and are ready to open up shop!

 
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An annual tradition returns to the Old Town Clovis An annual tradition returns to the Old Town Clovis Farmers Market this Friday, May 20th. In honor of Public Works Appreciation Week, we invite you to come see some of the amazing machines used by City of Clovis workers to keep our roads clean and safe, our trash picked up, and our water flowing! Also, come say hi to the operators who sit behind the wheel of these vehicles each day! You can find us on Pollasky Street, between Bullard and Seventh between 5:30pm - 8:30pm. #PublicWorksWeek
Clovis is well known for fantastic walking and bik Clovis is well known for fantastic walking and biking trails, clean and well maintined parks, and lots of trees. It takes work to keep it all looking great, and for that, we have our parks maintenance workers to thank! #PublicWorksWeek
Whether you drive or walk to get from here to ther Whether you drive or walk to get from here to there, you have our Streets Maintenance Crew to thank for helping you arrive safely! Resonsible for maintaining our many miles of streets and sidewalks, the Street Section makes sure potholes are filled, cracks are repaired, and street signs are installed. Like many who work behind the scenes at the City of Clovis, if you don't think very often about the job they are doing, they are probably doing it well! But this week is #PublicWorksWeek and we are taking time to recognize the great service they perform each day in our community. Thanks one and all!
If you have taken advantage of the free transporta If you have taken advantage of the free transportation provided by Clovis Transit, you have met some of our many friendly drivers. But did you know that it takes an entire team to keep Clovis Transit operating smoothly? From our dispatchers who reserve Clovis Round up rides, to the men and women who maintain, wash and service the vehicles- we are very fortunate to have so many talented, dedicated employees at Clovis Transit! #PublicWorksWeek
Registration is now open! Join us at this event ho Registration is now open!
Join us at this event honoring our Military Servicemen and Servicewomen who made the ultimate sacrifice to secure our freedom. We also celebrate Active Servicemembers and their families for devoting their time and talents to our great nation.
Thank you for your continued support and we are looking forward to seeing all of you at our 11th Annual Clovis Memorial Run.
Learn more and register at https://www.clovismemorialrun.com/
Do you ever think about where your water comes fro Do you ever think about where your water comes from? Or where it goes once it goes down the drain? If not, you are not alone. Thankfully, there is an entire team of City of Clovis employees who work each day to make sure we have a safe, reliable supply of water available for our home and business use. We appreciate these water experts and the service they provide to our community! #PublicWorksWeek
The Clovis City Council declared this week “Nati The Clovis City Council declared this week “National Public Works Week” in tonight’s meeting and issued a Proclamation which read, in part, “the City is proud of its public infrastructure and the men and women who are dedicated to its design, construction, operation, maintenance, preservation and improvement”. #PublicWorksWeek
Our Spring time #Shredfest is going strong at the Our Spring time #Shredfest is going strong at the #ClovisRodeo grounds. 

We are here until 1pm today (or until the trucks are full) to shred your documents for free and help protect your identity!
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