Hire only licensed practitioners and keep each license posted. Since the boards merged, one Board licenses cosmetologists, manicurists, aestheticians, natural hair stylists, master barbers and barber technicians, each with its own exam and hours.
Checked Oct 21, 2026 against the agency’s page.
Step 4 of 6: Get the permits for your kind of business
1Set up the business
2Register for tax
3Approve the space
4Get the permits for your kind of business
5Alcohol permits
6Before the first hire
Issued by Tennessee Board of Cosmetology and Barber Examiners.
Sources and dates
Board of Cosmetology and Barber Examiners license pages. Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
No. In Tennessee it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Tennessee it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Tennessee it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Tennessee it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Tennessee it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Tennessee it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Tennessee it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Tennessee it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Tennessee it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
Yes. Hire only licensed practitioners and keep each license posted.
Yes. Hire only licensed practitioners and keep each license posted.
Yes. Hire only licensed practitioners and keep each license posted.
No. In Tennessee it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Tennessee it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Tennessee it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Tennessee it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Tennessee it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Tennessee it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Tennessee it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Tennessee it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
Tennessee Board of Cosmetology and Barber Examiners.
Step 4 of 6, get the permits for your kind of business. The steps before it: set up the business, register for tax and approve the space.
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