Check the issuing authority.

These primary references were read for context in November 2026. They are not sponsors, endorsements or a substitute for the rules of your actual location. Links are ordinary navigation links, not embedded services.

• SBA: licenses and permits

  Activity and location determine permits; contact the issuing authority.

• IRS: self-employed tax center

  US self-employment tax, return and recordkeeping guidance; no tax calculation is supplied here.

• US Copyright Office: copyright basics

  Original works and ownership rights. Access to a file is not a license to sell it.

• US Department of Justice: web accessibility guidance

  Accessibility barriers, standards and evaluation limitations. A directory entry is not compliance certification.

• FDA: starting a food business

  Food businesses can face federal, state and local rules; check the actual operation and products.

• FAA: commercial drone operators

  Pilot, aircraft and operation requirements for commercial drone work.

• CPSC: resale safety information

  Screen used goods for recalls and unsafe condition. This is not an exhaustive new-product manufacturing guide.

• OSHA: cleaning industry hazards

  Chemical and workplace hazard guidance, not a declaration that all rules apply identically to sole proprietors.

• National Park Service: commercial use authorizations

  Commercial activities in national parks may require authorization; ask the land manager about a proposed route.

• USPS: shipping restrictions

  Mailing restrictions and hazardous-material precautions, not a shipping-price quote.

• EPA: renovation, repair and painting program

  Lead-safe requirements can affect paid work disturbing painted surfaces; check the exact project and jurisdiction.

• FTC: task-scam warning (official PDF)

  Payments to unlock supposed earnings are a task-scam warning. No income figures from this report are reproduced here.

• FTC: secret shopping and fake checks (2018 warning)

  Fake-check mystery-shopping offers can ask victims to send funds or gift-card codes.

Interpreting the directory

The offers, risk prompts and practice exercises are editorial suggestions. No earnings, market-demand, salary or startup-cost figures have been inferred from these sources. A specialist reference is included where relevant; a general business link cannot establish an individual permit requirement.