Open your business knowing every requirement.
ComplianceOS maps the licenses, permits, filing deadlines, and required policies California commonly sets for a business like yours. Each one is cited to the law it comes from and tracked in one place. Start with a free readiness check — it takes five minutes.
Built for food & beverage, fitness, spas, salons, childcare, contractors and 72 California business types in all.
Your readiness check
Fitness studio · San Diego, CA
- Addressed
County Health Department Permit
CA Retail Food Code §114381
- Missing
Injury & Illness Prevention Program
CA Labor Code §6401.7; 8 CCR §3203
- Not sure
Required Workplace Postings
CA Labor Code §1183; 29 CFR §1903.2
- Addressed
City / County Business License
Local municipal code
Every item links to the statute that sets it, and to the penalty that statute provides.
Compliance is a second job nobody applied for.
You opened a business to serve customers. The rules don’t wait until you’re ready, and a missed deadline costs the most when you’re newest.
1 in 4
small business owners have received a compliance-related warning, fine, or citation.
82%
of owners handle compliance themselves, with no specialist on staff.
11–20 hrs
a month go to compliance tasks for 32% of owners — time not spent earning revenue.
Rules change often
Most owners find out after the deadline has passed.
Penalties are set in law
Late fees and fines are fixed by statute. We show you the provision that sets them, so the number comes from the law rather than from us.
No single source of truth
Nothing shows what is commonly required for a business like yours, what is due, and what the statute sets for missing it.
From “am I covered?” to a clear plan in five minutes.
The first three steps are free. You see where you stand before you spend a dollar.
Tell us about your business
Industry, location, and size. We tailor the requirement list to match.
Answer the checklist
Mark each requirement: have it, don’t have it, or not sure.
Get your readiness check
See where you stand today, what each open item requires, and what to address first.
Close the gaps with guidance
Subscribe for step-by-step help finishing everything on your list.
One place for every requirement and deadline.
After your readiness check, ComplianceOS helps you finish the list and keeps you current as rules change. No scare tactics — just a clear, specific picture of where you stand, with every item tied to its source.
Guided fix-it workflows
Step-by-step instructions to close each gap — which forms to file, where to apply, and what to do first.
Deadline & renewal tracking
Every permit, license, and filing date in one place, with email reminders before anything lapses.
Document vault
Keep permits, licenses, and certificates together so you’re audit-ready in seconds.
Live compliance dashboard
What you have marked complete and what is still open, in one place.
AI compliance advisor
Ask plain-English questions and get answers tied to real statutes and sources.
Regulatory intelligence
We check federal, state, and local sources on a schedule and surface the changes we find, each with its source.
The full checklist is free forever. When you’re ready to work through the open items and stay on top of them, upgrade any time.
Who it's for
Your first business in this industry? Start here.
Restaurants and food trucks, hair and nail salons, general contractors, auto repair shops, childcare centers, breweries, tattoo studios, trucking operators — ComplianceOS covers the licensing, employment, food-safety and workplace-safety rules California and federal law commonly set for each of 72 kinds of small business, with every requirement cited to the provision it comes from.
Questions, answered.
- Is the readiness check really free?
- Yes. It takes about five minutes, and you don’t need a credit card or an account to start.
- Which businesses does it cover?
- California small businesses across dozens of types, from restaurants and fitness studios to salons, childcare, and contractors.
- What does a subscription cost?
- $39 a month, with 14 days of full access first and no card to start. It adds guided help closing each open item, deadline reminders, the document vault, and alerts when a rule that affects businesses like yours changes.
- Is this legal advice?
- No. ComplianceOS provides general information. Every requirement is cited to the statute or ordinance it comes from, so you can read the source yourself.
Find the gaps before an inspector does.
Answer a short checklist. See what’s missing, what the law requires, and what to address first.
Get my free readiness check