GOV
Office of the License Collector
Licensing and Business Resource Fair Helps Business Owners
Collaboration between the Offices of the License Collector and the Collector of Revenue.
This article is 13 years old. It was published on September 1, 2012.
The annual Licensing and Business Resource Fair is a collaboration between the Offices of the License Collector, Michael McMillan, and the Collector of Revenue, Gregory F.X. Daly. The purpose of having this annual event in the community is to increase accessibility and offer time flexibility for those businesses that are delinquent in paying their taxes. This year’s Sixth Annual Licensing & Business Resource Fair was held during the St. Louis Public School’s Back to School and Community Empowerment Festival at Chaifetz Arena in collaboration with the St. Louis Community Empowerment Foundation and the Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis.
Business owners had the opportunity to pay delinquent licensing fees, taxes and penalties that were currently over due; obtain assistance from other City Agencies; and essential services from over 150 service providers, all while pre-registering their children for school.The Back to School & Community Empowerment Festival is the biggest educational event in the region. From book bags to family assistance services, it was all free. Banks including Fifth Third Bank and Midwest Bank Centre were on site to offer financial literacy assistance. The business owner’s entire family benefited from the free health screenings, book bags, school supplies and a host of other free services.
Clear Channel Radio broadcast live from the event and several of their on-air hosts participated in the on-stage activities.
License Collector's Office
City of St. Louis
-
Department:
Office of the License Collector
-
Topic:
Business and Industry
Business Regulation and Licensing
Most Read News
- St. Louis Sees Historically Low Crime in First Two Months of 2025 St. Louis saw a historic decrease in crime in the first two months of 2025.
- New Data Show St. Louis City Continues To See Decrease in Homicides and Other Crime Newly released crime data for August 2024 shows that the City of St. Louis continues to successfully decrease the amount of crime, including homicides, occurring in the City.
- Crime Remains on Downward Trend as St. Louis Sees Fewest Homicides Since 2013 The City had 150 homicides in 2024, the lowest number of homicides in 11 years. Overall, crime was down 15% year-over-year.
