BusyBee Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 I have question for chandlers in California. Has anyone doing this candle making business out of a house? I went to the City to register my business out of a house, and I got denied. As you know we have all kinds of regulations in CA. I live in Los Angeles County and I even had gone to next Riverside County also. They said "NO" also. I have LLC set up and I should be able to get seller's permit without a problem, but I cannot get city business license to operate out of a house. Does anyone know how to get business license operating out of a house for candle making business? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kandlekrazy Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 It really depends on the city you live in and sometimes the county. I ran mine in Orange County and also in San Luis Obispo county with zero issues always operating out of my house. Unless something has changed in the past year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franu61 Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 My city required me to get a business license before I could operate out of my house. To get a bus lic. I needed to have a business checking account, get a ficticious business name, run the notice in the local paper, and wait months for the local fire marshal to sign off that my "busines set up would be safe?" (He never did come check out the house, so I have no idea what he did). My zoning is such that I cannot SELL from my house, but I can manufacture. People outside the city limits in my county do not need one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusyBee Posted August 16, 2019 Author Share Posted August 16, 2019 I checked with Diamond Bar(LA county), San Jacinto(Riverside county) & Desert Hot Springs(Riverside county) city planning department, and none of them was allowing Candle Making from a house. I can operate selling candle business out of a house as long as no customer comes to my house to do actual transaction. I thought I figured out everything, and this was something unexpected because I thought many are doing this from their house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kandlekrazy Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 14 hours ago, BusyBee said: I checked with Diamond Bar(LA county), San Jacinto(Riverside county) & Desert Hot Springs(Riverside county) city planning department, and none of them was allowing Candle Making from a house. I can operate selling candle business out of a house as long as no customer comes to my house to do actual transaction. I thought I figured out everything, and this was something unexpected because I thought many are doing this from their house. Many, Many do not get a business license and that is how they are doing it. Most Craft fairs require only liability insurance that covers you at each event address (some req nothing). To sell on Etsy, Ebay etc you need nothing. To set up a website, you need nothing. I always did the license and insurance and ran it like a business but know many that didn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusyBee Posted August 18, 2019 Author Share Posted August 18, 2019 20 hours ago, kandlekrazy said: Many, Many do not get a business license and that is how they are doing it. Most Craft fairs require only liability insurance that covers you at each event address (some req nothing). To sell on Etsy, Ebay etc you need nothing. To set up a website, you need nothing. I always did the license and insurance and ran it like a business but know many that didn't. Thank you for the information! I guess I need to go out and look for place where I can put my tiny candle factory. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quentin Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 On 8/15/2019 at 12:33 AM, BusyBee said: I have question for chandlers in California. Has anyone doing this candle making business out of a house? I went to the City to register my business out of a house, and I got denied. As you know we have all kinds of regulations in CA. I live in Los Angeles County and I even had gone to next Riverside County also. They said "NO" also. I have LLC set up and I should be able to get seller's permit without a problem, but I cannot get city business license to operate out of a house. Does anyone know how to get business license operating out of a house for candle making business? The first mistake you made was to ask for permission from a nit wit government official. It's much easier to ask for forgiveness than to ask for permission. Why not just practice your "hobby" in your home and sell candles on the side? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusyBee Posted August 19, 2019 Author Share Posted August 19, 2019 4 hours ago, Quentin said: The first mistake you made was to ask for permission from a nit wit government official. It's much easier to ask for forgiveness than to ask for permission. Why not just practice your "hobby" in your home and sell candles on the side? No, it was not a mistake. I was ready to come out from the shade, and I am trying to move on to next stage. But, I am so use to work out of my house for my all other businesses, which I still do, that I was just hoping to do this at my house too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elizabeth Lopez Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 I have heard that many candle and soaping makers can sell their products on line , but not in their homes. Most soapmakers move from hobby to business. Anne-Marie got a sellers permit and sold outside her home first before expanding. Try it that way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elizabeth Lopez Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 Apply for a business license with a dba like memory box candle co and you may need a sellers permit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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