arizona: If you are more educated in this area please give me info about opening up a sales business in Arizona. Thanks so much We will be selling promo products to businesses.|||Here are resources on starting a business in Arizona How to Start a Business Small Business Services http://www.azcommerce.com/webapps/smallb鈥?/a> Business Registration, Permits and Licenses Business Registration http://www.azsos.gov/business_services/f鈥?/a> Arizona Department of Revenue Business Registration https://www.aztaxes.gov/default.aspx Licensing Guide http://www.azdor.gov/609/licensingguide.鈥?/a> Tradenames and Trademarks http://www.azsos.gov/business_services/t鈥?/a> Taxes Transaction Privilege (Sales Tax) http://www.azdor.gov/TpT/tptrates/indext鈥?/a> Luxury Tax (Liquor and Tobacco) http://www.azdor.gov/Luxury/luxury_tax.h鈥?/a> Mentorship/Assistance SBA Arizona http://www.sba.gov/az/ Lake Havasu City - Lake Havasu SCORE http://www.scoreaz.org/havasu Mesa - East Valley SCORE http://scoreaz.org/eastvalley Phoenix - Phoenix SCORE http://www.scorephoenix.org Prescott - Northern Arizona SCORE http://www.scoreaz.org/northernarizona Tucson - Southern Arizona http://www.scoreaz.org/tucson General Resources Arizona Secretary of State http://www.azsos.gov/|||The first step in starting a business is to make sure what kind of competitors are around your area and make sure your products are BETTER than them. Second, make sure the location is reachable meaning where people can easily see your store.