New businesses, the week they open

Every new business needs a license, and every license is public record. Here's what four cities have issued lately — get the full same-week list by email.

New licenses this week

220

across 4 cities

Cities tracked

US & Canada, live feeds

Top category this week

food service

83 new this week

Total tracked

5,058

licenses on file

New licenses found per day · last 14 days

Chicago

133 new this week

other 49food service 40retail 36

ROPA ARTESANAL LAS 2 HERMANASother · 4068 W 26TH ST CHICAGO · opened 2026-09-08
Premium Parking Service, L.L.C.transportation · 5067-5069 N BROADWAY CHICAGO · opened 2026-09-08
TRANSIT TEESother · 346 N JUSTINE ST 1ST 100 CHICAGO · opened 2026-09-08
NERINEother · 3236 W DIVISION ST CHICAGO · opened 2026-09-08
Logan Innfood service · 2001 N CALIFORNIA AVE 1 CHICAGO · opened 2026-09-08

New York

0 new this week · phones

No new categories this week

New York publishes new licenses to open data about 3 months behind, so these are the newest the city has released.

BREWER FIX & GO CORPretail · 14591 GUY R BREWER BLVD JAMAICA · opened 2026-08-19
thierno gayetransportation · BRONX · opened 2026-08-19
Bassirou Diawtransportation · BRONX · opened 2026-08-19
1 STOP TOP DELI AND GRILL INC.other · 8794 PARSONS BLVD JAMAICA · opened 2026-08-19
FULTON KING DELI CORPretail · 1816 FULTON ST BROOKLYN · opened 2026-08-19

Vancouver

5 new this week

health 2lodging rental 2professional services 1

Zhanbang Jiang & Shao Zhen Chenlodging rental · Vancouver · opened 2026-10-01
Winnie Inner Harmony Coaching Servicesprofessional services · 250 997 SEYMOUR ST Vancouver · opened 2026-10-01
Sydney Schnell Physiotherapyhealth · 3471 COMMERCIAL ST Vancouver · opened 2026-10-01
(Gemma Davis)lodging rental · Vancouver · opened 2026-10-01
IP PHYSIOTHERAPIST CORP.health · 950 1130 W PENDER ST Vancouver · opened 2026-10-01

Toronto

82 new this week · phones

food service 43retail 23other 19

SHOPPERS DRUG MART 1343food service · 15 A BATHURST ST, #2 TORONTO, ON M5V 1A5 · opened 2026-09-06
BOHEM DREMEother · 473 CHURCH ST, A TORONTO, ON M4Y 2C5 · opened 2026-09-07
LIPIEC EIROPEAN FOODS INCfood service · 50 AIRVIEW RD, #13 TORONTO, ON M9W 4P2 · opened 2026-09-07
MAN OF KENTfood service · 202 OSSINGTON AVE TORONTO, ON M6J 2Z7 · opened 2026-09-08
LIMELIGHT COMEDY CLUBentertainment liquor · 938 COLLEGE ST, BSMT TORONTO, ON M6H 1A4 · opened 2026-09-08

food service 83other 68retail 59entertainment liquor 11health 10transportation 9personal care 9construction trades 4lodging rental 3professional services 2

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