Do you need a surety bond?

Do you need a surety bond?
A SelectSmart.com Flowchart by suziegarner
To print this page, right mouse click, open "Print preview", "Print" or a similar option depending on your browser, then use the controls to size this page appropriately. Go to SelectSmart.com/flowchart/flowchart.php?id=1000736 for the original version of this flowchart. Find and create other free decision making tools at SelectSmart.com. Use our interactive selectors to find the best college, best career, right religion, most appropriate dog breed, best college major and more.

Use this chart to determine if you need a Surety Bond.

Do you know what a surety bond is?	YES	Has someone asked you to get a surety bond?	YES	Are you licensed by your state, local authority or other licensing division?	YES	Do you know the amount of the bond that is required for your specific license?	YES	Please fill out an application with the bond type and amount and an agent will contact you shortly.
NO		NO	NO	NO		NO
A surety bond is the opposite of insurance- where insurance protects you during a loss, bonding protects the other person (client, company, etc.)		Please contact the licensing entity for your profession and ask about the bonding requirements. Not every license requires a bond.		In most cases if a license is not required there will not be a bond required either. We can write special bonds for people working in clients' homes (cleaning services, house/pet sitting businesses, errand runners, etc.)		Please contact the licensing entity for your profession and ask about the bonding requirements. Not every license requires a bond.