Run job sites. We run the paperwork.
Construction businesses need state contractor licensing, city and county trade licenses, surety bonds, workers comp, and a working compliance calendar. We map every requirement and handle the filings.
Built around how construction actually operate.
Three things you will not get from a generic formation site.
License lookup by state
GC, sub, and trade-specific licenses surfaced by jurisdiction.
Per-project LLC pattern
Isolate liability per job site or development.
Bond surety partner
Referral to a bond producer for projects that require performance bonds.
Built for licensed trades.
From entity to job site, in 2 to 6 weeks.
Form the LLC, EIN issued, BOI filed. Required before applying for the contractor license.
Application filed with your state contractor board. Experience verification, bond posting, exam where required.
City business license, county trade license, contractor registration where required.
General liability, workers comp, vehicle insurance bound. Surety bond posted (sized to license tier).
Sales tax registration. Payroll set up including certified payroll for prevailing-wage jobs.
Annual license renewals, bond renewals, ongoing certified payroll filings, foreign qualification when expanding into new states.
How customers like you use the platform.
"Washington state electrical contractor license, city of Seattle license, county license. Three filings, one platform."
"Texas does not require a state general contractor license, but Dallas and Plano do. They mapped both. Saved me a month."
"Maryland MHIC license took 8 weeks, but they handled the application, the bond, and the workers comp filing in parallel. I was up first."
The File.Business Promise
If we miss a deadline on a service you pay us to manage, we cover the penalty. If you change your mind within 60 days, we refund our fee in full. Your data stays yours, always.
Common questions.
Do I need a state contractor license?
What is a surety bond?
Workers comp when?
Certified payroll?
1099 subcontractors?
Multi-state work?
Sales tax on materials?
Pulling permits?
Prevailing wage?
Pricing?
Start your contracting LLC.
Tell us a few details. We do the rest. You get a single dashboard for everything.
220,000 founders, every kind of business.
On the $129/yr Compliance Annual Filings plan, we cover state late fees.
When you autofile your annual report through the $129/yr plan and we miss the deadline, we pay the state's late fee. The guarantee applies to that specific plan and the filings it includes. Other File.Business services are billed at the prices on this page.