Apply online through CORE at least three weeks before opening with the county or city business license and each owner’s identity and eligibility forms; the shop must pass inspection before it opens, and the application lapses after 90 days if the shop is not ready. A barber shop needs a licensed master barber in charge whenever it is open. A nail salon is licensed as a manicure shop.
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 shop license pages (cosmetology shop, manicure shop, barber shop). 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. Apply online through CORE at least three weeks before opening with the county or city business license and each owner’s identity and eligibility forms; the shop must pass inspection before it opens, and the application lapses after 90 days if the shop is not ready.
Yes. Apply online through CORE at least three weeks before opening with the county or city business license and each owner’s identity and eligibility forms; the shop must pass inspection before it opens, and the application lapses after 90 days if the shop is not ready.
Yes. Apply online through CORE at least three weeks before opening with the county or city business license and each owner’s identity and eligibility forms; the shop must pass inspection before it opens, and the application lapses after 90 days if the shop is not ready.
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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