PLAYER ORGANIZATIONS

If you're looking to join a player-run business or group, try visiting or contacting an employee or member. Independent businesses and groups have their own training, guidelines, and expectations that can be found out in character.

If you want to start your own official business, gang, organization, or group, submit a proposal ticket on Discord. When submitting, consider and note the following:

Are you familiar with the city and familiar to the community? Ideas are best refined when you're aware of existing systems, businesses, players, and ideals. They're also much easier to start and progress after doing some networking.
Does your idea bring something new and beneficial to the city? Ideas that are unique, interactive, and enhance roleplay for all are more likely to be considered.
Have you done leadup work toward the business or group, showcasing your abilities and interest in the idea? As examples, someone looking to open a restaurant could start off cooking and selling their food to build a reputation as a cook. Someone looking to run a gang could gather an unofficial crew and start making a name for themselves.
Will this require custom content be created or added? Self-sufficient ideas that don't demand focus from developers are more likely to be approved. It is best for businesses and the City of Fiends development team if new additions come in once roleplay foundations and player demand exist.
Due to current goals for active organizations and businesses, we typically only consider one proposal per player at this time.

BUSINESS GUIDELINES

CLASSIFICATION

Category A businesses are defined as low or non-profit businesses that provide essential services to the city and are under ownership and management of the state government. Category A regulations include heavy limitations, such as requiring background checks. They receive city support in the form of grants, funding, etc. Examples of Category A businesses and organizations include Mission Row Police Department and Pillbox Medical.
Category B businesses are independently owned low or non-profit businesses that provide essential services to the city, are independently owned, and are heavily regulated by the Power Department. They are sometimes eligible for some city support, depending on their profits and services. Examples of Category B businesses include Benny’s Customs, Los Santos Customs, and Zoomer Taxi Service.
Category C businesses are defined as independently owned, for-profit, and/or often provide products or luxury services. Category C encompasses the majority of businesses in the state. They are not eligible for as much direct city support, but they have very little government supervision.

FINANCES

Most licensed businesses of any category are eligible for wage support at a rate no greater than current city unemployment rates to stimulate business growth.
Category C businesses and most Category B businesses are responsible for structuring, organizing, and disciplining their own employees. Formally, as far as government logistics and legal matters, Category C workers should be registered as either employees or management. Managers are responsible for hiring, firing, promoting, addressing legal issues, and ensuring that costs are paid. More detailed hierarchy is permitted but is not always officially recognized outside of the business.
Category C businesses are responsible for their own finances, such as managing and dispersing their own profits via a business bank account.

CRIME

There are no Federal or state laws preventing those with criminal histories from owning a business, however, felons are prohibited from some types of business and licensing. Former felons cannot obtain licensing for medicine, finance, law, or some dangerous materials. It is recommended that criminals seeking business licenses work with an attorney for advice and to explore options.
Criminal records or actions typically make potential employees ineligible to work for Category A businesses. It is otherwise up to management to decide policy regarding crime and criminal history.
If an employee of a Category B or C business is involved in a crime or has a criminal record, it generally does not impact the business unless the business is involved.
If there is evidence that a business is involved in a crime, they stand to face fines and a trial. Business involvement in crime can result in loss or restriction of licensing, funding, or property.

OOC GUIDELINES

Businesses under the umbrella of whitelisted occupations can hire basic employees as they see fit, but whitelisting is handled by the city at this time. For example, to hire certified mechanics, mechanic shops must pull from the pool of whitelisted mechanics or encourage potential mechanics to get whitelisted.
Independent businesses are not typically eligible to have locks on major business areas. Locks are often abused in ways that prevent roleplay and exploration, and locked areas often become neglected and abandoned.
Businesses automatically quality for job-locked or coded stashes. Additional storage can be purchased at storage facilities.
Business owners may open business bank accounts to manage their own finances and may structure things such as pay rate and periods themselves.
The city offers everyone base passive pay, but money from nowhere will not be used to pay additional wages or owner salaries for businesses. Businesses should strive to create or make the most of supply and demand, balance costs and profits, and make their business rewarding for themselves and their employees.
Amenities such as garages are dispersed in such a manner to foster travel, interaction, and symbiosis. For example, breaking down without tons of garages nearby encourages calling mechanics or taxis or Tweeting for a ride. For these reasons, additional garages will not be added for businesses.
At this time, personalization of businesses are not a priority over content for the community as a whole. What you see is what you get, so do not commit to a business that disinterests you without personalizations.