Business license list: San Francisco, Los Angeles and Chicago businesses in their first year
A business coming up on its first anniversary is renewing insurance, payroll and merchant services for the first time. Our year-one business file reads public business license and registration records for one city and lists businesses that started 11 to 13 months ago and are still open. No phone numbers, no owner names, and rows named after a person are removed.
The data at a glance
| Cities | San Francisco CA, Los Angeles CA, Chicago IL |
|---|---|
| Who is in it | Businesses with a start date 11 to 13 months ago that are still active |
| Each row | Business name, company name, business address, ZIP, license type, start date, status, source link |
| Format | CSV, one city, one-time |
| Not included | Phone numbers, owner names, rows named after a person |
Free sample
Free weekly counts (Google Sheet)
The free weekly counts sheet has counts only (no names), updated weekly: permits by city, new and busy contractors, restaurant changes and new contractor licenses.
Price
One city, one-time CSV. Founding price $99 per city, 10 of 10 left, then $125, then $150. Pricing on the home page.
Questions
Is this a list of brand-new business licenses?
No, and we say so plainly: it lists businesses that opened 11 to 13 months ago and are still open, the moment they renew things for the first time. Each city's open-data portal lists brand-new licenses for free if that is what you need.
Where does the data come from?
Each city's public business license or registration records, such as San Francisco registered business locations on DataSF and Chicago business licenses on the city data portal. Every row links to its source.
Is there a sample?
No public sample file yet. Email hello@citysignalsdata.com and we will send sample rows for your city.
Do you have Las Vegas business licenses?
Not today. The file covers San Francisco, Los Angeles and Chicago.
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- Pricing on the home page
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