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Every new DC basic business license with a premises in the District, sorted by ward. 130 new in the last 14 days.
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Streets Market just landed on the Ward 2 list.
Grocery & deli in Washington. Status: new business license. A new place needs a POS, insurance, signs, supplies and staff. If you sell any of that, this is the name you want on your desk on Monday, with the week still ahead of you.
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Grocery & deli · Washington
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- New Look (Delaware) CorporationShop & services · Washington
- Streets MarketShop & retail · Washington
- Glo Nails LoungeSalon & beauty · Washington
From the public records, updated daily
New in all eight DC wards, by the numbers
New openings per day
Last 21 days, by source
See the numbers
| Day | New basic business licenses |
|---|---|
| Oct 14 | 11 |
| Oct 15 | 12 |
| Oct 16 | 14 |
| Oct 17 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | 11 |
| Oct 20 | 15 |
| Oct 21 | 13 |
| Oct 22 | 12 |
| Oct 23 | 11 |
| Oct 24 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | 1 |
| Oct 26 | 13 |
| Oct 27 | 21 |
| Oct 28 | 15 |
| Oct 29 | 13 |
| Oct 30 | 13 |
| Oct 31 | 1 |
| Nov 1 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | 2 |
| Nov 3 | 0 |
Dates are the source date for rows from our first read, then the day a row first appeared in the file we read. Files update on their own schedules, so some rows arrive in batches.
By ward
Last 14 days
By category
Last 14 days
The pipeline
Last 14 days, by what the state shows
- 130New license. A DC Basic Business License first issued in this window, at a DC premises.
Newest places to watch
Newest storefront-style listings, chains left out
- Streets MarketWashington · Ward 2Oct 30
- Streets MarketWashington · Ward 2Oct 30
- Sabon Delights LLCWashington · Ward 5Oct 30
- The Hive DCWashington · Ward 6Oct 29
- DC SupermartWashington · Ward 6Oct 28
- DC SupermartWashington · Ward 6Oct 28
- DC SupermartWashington · Ward 6Oct 28
- Jon's JointWashington · Ward 2Oct 28
Busiest ZIP codes
Last 14 days
| ZIP | City | New |
|---|---|---|
| 20002 | Washington | 21 |
| 20001 | Washington | 14 |
| 20006 | Washington | 11 |
| 20036 | Washington | 8 |
| 20005 | Washington | 7 |
| 20007 | Washington | 7 |
| 20009 | Washington | 7 |
| 20019 | Washington | 7 |
| 20003 | Washington | 6 |
| 20020 | Washington | 6 |
Latest named openings
Newest first. Tap one for its filing.
- MJ Inc.Shop & services · Washington · Nov 2
- New Look (Delaware) CorporationShop & services · Washington · Nov 2
- Focus Consulting LLCShop & services · Washington · Oct 31
- Sabon Delights LLCRestaurant · Washington · Oct 30
- Streets MarketGrocery & deli · Washington · Oct 30
- Streets MarketShop & retail · Washington · Oct 30
- Washington Kidney CenterShop & services · Washington · Oct 30
- Pannello Home Interiors LLCContractor · Washington · Oct 30
- Pinegar Studio LLCShop & services · Washington · Oct 30
- Mp Materials Corp.Shop & services · Washington · Oct 30
- Marie & AsterShop & services · Washington · Oct 30
- SLE Strategies LLCShop & services · Washington · Oct 30
- Comfort Healthcare Inc.Shop & services · Washington · Oct 30
- Pragmatika LLCShop & services · Washington · Oct 30
- Cherry Picked Vintage LLCShop & services · Washington · Oct 30
- Sip Wine & Spirits LLCShop & services · Washington · Oct 30
- The Hive DCRestaurant · Washington · Oct 29
- ACS Creative LLCShop & services · Washington · Oct 29
- One Parking 900 17th, Inc.Auto · Washington · Oct 29
- Capital Consort LLCShop & services · Washington · Oct 29
- Meet3 ChallengeShop & services · Washington · Oct 29
- The Hive DCShop & services · Washington · Oct 29
- Track star kids llcShop & services · Washington · Oct 29
- My Growth Club LLCShop & services · Washington · Oct 29
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The paperwork shows up first
A new business leaves a public paper trail. That trail is how we see openings coming.
The record gets published
To operate in the District, a business needs a Basic Business License. DC publishes each one with its first-issue date and ward.
We read and sort it
We read the file every day and keep licenses first issued recently. We leave out premises outside DC, rentals, salespeople, parking attendants, charities and other non-storefront types.
You see it, with its limits
A license is issued close to the start of operating, so it isn't a months-ahead signal. Some are offices or home businesses, and a street address with a unit number often is.
Who it’s for
Built for people who sell to new businesses
- POS and paymentsReach a new restaurant or shop before it has chosen a terminal.
- Food and beverage distributorsNew licenses show you who’s setting up a kitchen or a bar.
- Insurance agentsEvery new storefront needs liability, property and workers’ comp.
- Commercial cleaners, linens and pestA new license means contracts nobody has signed yet.
- Sign shops and build-outA new place usually needs a sign, a wrap and some finishing work.
- Payroll, HR and staffingThe first hires come soon after the license.
- Web and local marketingNew businesses need a site, a Google profile and their first reviews.
- Curious localsKnow what’s coming to your neighborhood.
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