To open a small supermarket in a county-level town, do you have to apply for a business license first, and then make a signboard for the store?

I suggest you take your ID card to the local industrial and commercial department for pre-approval of the name, and then make a signboard after the name is approved.

The approval of the name is to see if your name has a duplicate name. If it has a duplicate name, you must change it.

After the approval of the proposed name, the business license shall be applied at the same time.

Apply for a license to see what business scope you are engaged in.

To apply for a business license, you should generally provide your ID card, one-inch photo, and proof of site operation (real estate license or neighborhood Committee certificate).

If you are selling food, you must apply for a food circulation license.

It is recommended to license the enterprise, otherwise the industrial and commercial department without a license can fine you after you do it.