Here to be an electrical contractor you have two parts, one part is an electrical contractors license and the other part is a business permit. Anyone that meets the work/education requirements and can pass the exam can get an electrical contractors license. To keep it active you would need to do 34 hours of CEU's and pay to renew it every three years. That license however does not allow you to pull permits or run a business as an electrical contractor. Those things require the second part, a business permit that is in the name of the business.