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Surprise wants to cut business startup costs on licenses

Council discusses if veterans or everybody should be eligible

Surprise Vice Mayor Nick Haney suggests lowering the costs for business licenses and renewals for veteran-owned businesses in the city.

Courtesy Surprise TV

Surprise Finance Director Andrea Davis answers questions about possibly lowering the costs for business licenses and renewals for veteran-owned businesses in the city.

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Surprise Councilmember Jack Hastings suggests adding first responders to the list of groups eligible for lowered costs for business licenses and renewals for veteran-owned businesses in the city.

Courtesy Surprise TV

Starting a business in Surprise may get a little cheaper in the future — but for who and how much is still up in the air.

The Surprise City Council on Sept. 17 discussed during a work session lowering the business license fees for veterans. But the talk expanded to possibly lowering the costs for all people trying to start a business within the city.

City law requires any person who “practices, transacts or carries on any business” within Surprise to obtain a city business license.

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