Tennessee

Business licenses are usually very county or city-dependent. I’d never heard about a minimal activity license, but after a little searching, it looks like it’s available in some counties for businesses with gross sales of under $10,000. In TN, as a cottage food operation, there is no sales limit, so it depends on what your yearly revenues are. It also depends on what county you’re in and what they require. As far as I know, there is no blanket answer for the entire state, and you will need to check with your local officials.