Tucson Food Business Business Resources & Links

Below, we’ve compiled a list of helpful resources for getting started, amping up or growing your food business.

Sign up for free business counseling

• Arizona Small Business Development Center
• SCORE of Southern Arizona

Establish your food business

• Name your business – choose something clever, easily identifiable and unique 
• Arizona Corporation Commission – Create a business entity ($50)
• IRS.gov – Apply for an Employer Identification Number (EIN)
• Pima County Health Department – Obtain all permits & inspections
  • PCHD – Do-it-yourself edition – Starting a food business guide
  • PCHD – Limited Food Manufacturing
  • PCHD – Catering
  • Complete food certification class

Market your food business

• Set up websites, social media pages, business directories & business cards
  • Google Business Listing
  • Go Daddy – domain name search, website hosting
  • WordPress, Square space, Weebly, Wix are some good options to build an easy, low-cost website for small businesses
  • Consider including Facebook, twitter, linkedIn, Foursquare, Instagram, YouTube, Google+ to name a few
  • Google pagespeed test
• Communicate via email, social media, person-to-person and local businesses
  • Mail Chimp – One of many email marketing services – free for low volume users
  • Hootsuite – social media manager, free option
  • Vistaprint, Moo, Jukebox print are good options for business cards, flyers, posters, postcards
  • PR Web – press releases
  • Grammarly – free online editor