Towns Around Florence, AL We Serve With Business Funding

Separate pages cover Florence, AL, Sheffield, AL and Muscle Shoals, AL. Owners in the other Shoals towns use the same phone line and form.

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Coastspring Funding Group takes requests by phone and form from Florence, Alabama and the towns around it. Sheffield, AL and Muscle Shoals, AL have their own pages with ZIP-level Census counts. This page lists the other nearby towns and gathers questions owners ask about business licenses in Alabama.

Colbert County, AL Town Pages Near Florence, AL

Sheffield, AL and Muscle Shoals, AL sit in Colbert County, AL, near Florence, AL. Their pages use ZIP-level Census counts, labeled as ZIP figures. Lauderdale County, AL figures do not describe them.

The Muscle Shoals, AL page covers ZIP 35661, and the Florence, AL page covers the county and ZIP 35630.

Other Towns in Reach of Florence, AL

Owners in these towns send requests the same way. Each line gives the ZIP that carries the town's name and its 2023 employer count (ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023); a ZIP is larger than the town, and the share of the ZIP's land inside the town is shown.

  • Tuscumbia, AL (Colbert County, AL): ZIP 35674, 355 employer establishments; the city covers 5.3% of the ZIP's land
  • Killen, AL (Lauderdale County, AL): ZIP 35645, 172 employer establishments; the town covers 2.7% of the ZIP's land
  • Rogersville, AL (Lauderdale County, AL): ZIP 35652, 142 employer establishments; the town covers 3.6% of the ZIP's land
  • Russellville, AL (Franklin County, AL): ZIP 35653, 287 employer establishments; the city covers 5.5% of the ZIP's land
  • Leighton, AL (Colbert County, AL): ZIP 35646, 49 employer establishments
  • Cherokee, AL (Colbert County, AL): ZIP 35616, 55 employer establishments
  • Town Creek, AL and Courtland, AL (Lawrence County, AL): ZIP 35672 with 54 and ZIP 35618 with 25 employer establishments
  • Lexington, AL (Lauderdale County, AL): ZIP 35648, 41 employer establishments
  • Loretto, TN (Lawrence County, TN): ZIP 38469, 65 employer establishments

How Much Is a Business License in Alabama? What Funding Partners Ask to See

License fees in Alabama are set by the city or county that issues the license and can depend on the type of business, so no single figure applies. A partner reading a request may ask to see a current license as proof the business operates; keep a copy of the latest one with the request file.

Do I Need a State Business License in Alabama? The Short Version

Alabama licensing involves the state, counties and cities, and which ones apply depends on the business and its location. Confirm with each office before relying on any summary, including this one.

How to Look Up a Business License in Alabama? Timing Before a Funding Request

Look up your own license status before sending a request, so a lapsed renewal does not surface during a partner's review. The issuing city or county can confirm whether a license is current.

What Do I Need to Get a Business License in Alabama? Records to Keep on File

  • The business's legal name and any trade name, matching its bank account
  • LLC or corporate formation filings
  • The physical location of the business
  • Tax account numbers the issuing office asks for

How Much Is a Small Business License in Alabama? A Checklist

  • Ask the issuing city or county for its current fee schedule.
  • Ask whether the fee depends on revenue, business type or location.
  • Note the renewal date and put it in the calendar.

How to Get a Small Business License in Alabama? How Owners Handle It

Owners start with the city where the business is located, then the county, and ask each what applies. The Florence, AL business page and the business license guide on this site cover the Florence, AL and Lauderdale County, AL side.

Do You Need a Business License to Cut Grass in Alabama? Practical Notes

This question appears in search suggestions for Alabama. The answer depends on the city or county where the work is based and done, so ask the issuing office. Lauderdale County, AL had 25 landscaping employer establishments in 2023, 80.0% of them with fewer than five employees (County Business Patterns 2023).

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Lauderdale County, AL Businesses With and Without Payroll, Plus Permits

  • 2,053

    Employer establishments

    Lauderdale County, AL business locations with one or more paid employees.

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023
  • 7,496

    Businesses without paid employees

    Lauderdale County, AL businesses in Nonemployer Statistics: receipts reported, no payroll.

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Nonemployer Statistics 2024
  • 49.9%

    Employers with fewer than five employees

    Share of Lauderdale County, AL employer establishments in the one-to-four employee size class.

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023
  • 316

    Housing units permitted in 2025

    New privately owned housing units authorized by building permits in Lauderdale County, AL.

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey 2025

Neighboring Communities Outside Florence, AL

A request can start by phone or through the form from Florence or from a nearby Colbert County, AL town.

Good Questions About the Request Form

Short replies to the questions owners raise first.

Call (256) 365-0227
Does Coastspring have staff in Sheffield, AL or Muscle Shoals, AL?

No. Coastspring Funding Group is listed in Florence, AL; owners in nearby towns reach it by phone or form.

Are Lexington, AL and Rogersville, AL the same towns as the ones in other states?

No. These are the Lauderdale County, AL towns, written with their state on this site.

Requesting From a Town Outside Florence, AL?

Call (256) 365-0227; the request works the same way from any town in the Shoals.

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