Look up what ever the state you live in, the website for your state, search under licensing, see what you discover. Call the number you find to see if the licensing is state wide, county wide, city wide, or maybe even no license required.
For insurance, get out the yellow pages and call some insurance agents listed that do commercial policies. Tell them what you want to do.
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