Every activity has its own regulatory mechanics — a state license, a local permit, a personal qualification. This reference guide details, sector by sector, what is actually required to own and operate a business in Florida under an E-2 visa.
The guide follows the same 15-sector breakdown used to classify businesses for sale on floridae2.com — food & restaurants, trades & construction, beauty & wellness, automotive, business & financial services, real estate, healthcare, pet services, education & childcare, retail, manufacturing & transportation, arts & entertainment — plus a chapter on higher-risk leisure activities. It's rounded out by cross-cutting chapters: third-party qualification, ownership restricted to license holders, federal-versus-state conflicts, foreign-degree equivalence, local permitting, and insurance.
The methodEvery license is classified into one of three categories: declarative (no real barrier), attached to the business (a mechanic to master), or attached to a person — in which case the guide always checks whether a third-party qualification path exists rather than assuming the door is closed. A five-level summary marker, modeled on ski-trail difficulty ratings, lets you see at a glance how complex a given activity really is, from the most straightforward sector to the most sophisticated structuring.
Currently available in FrenchThis guide is free, sourced, and updated as regulations evolve — but it remains general information, not legal advice on your specific situation. It is currently written in French only; an English edition is planned but not yet scheduled. It's meant above all to bring you to our first conversation already informed about the real constraints in your sector, so the discovery call can focus on your project rather than the basics.