Every new business in Alaska. Right after it's licensed.
Alaska requires a state business license from nearly everyone. Here's who just got one, by region. 556 new in the last 14 days.
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Northern Spa just landed on the Anchorage list.
Salon & beauty in Anchorage. 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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Salon & beauty · Anchorage
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- Lou's GiftingBusiness · Eagle River
- Dollie and Jacks Holiday DesignBusiness · Anchorage
- SouthPack Dog WalkingBusiness · Anchorage
From the public records, updated daily
New in six Alaska regions, by the numbers
New openings per day
Last 21 days, by source
See the numbers
| Day | New business licenses |
|---|---|
| Oct 14 | 39 |
| Oct 15 | 50 |
| Oct 16 | 46 |
| Oct 17 | 20 |
| Oct 18 | 24 |
| Oct 19 | 58 |
| Oct 20 | 61 |
| Oct 21 | 47 |
| Oct 22 | 53 |
| Oct 23 | 42 |
| Oct 24 | 17 |
| Oct 25 | 19 |
| Oct 26 | 56 |
| Oct 27 | 48 |
| Oct 28 | 54 |
| Oct 29 | 54 |
| Oct 30 | 46 |
| Oct 31 | 29 |
| Nov 1 | 30 |
| Nov 2 | 0 |
| 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 region
Last 14 days
By category
Last 14 days
The pipeline
Last 14 days, by what the state shows
- 556New license. A state business license first issued in this window.
Top cities
Last 14 days
- Anchorage187
- Wasilla65
- Fairbanks41
- Soldotna26
- Palmer24
- Juneau18
- Eagle River14
- Homer14
- Ketchikan13
- Kenai12
- Kodiak11
- North Pole11
- Sitka11
- Chugiak9
- Delta Junction8
Newest places to watch
Newest storefront-style listings, chains left out
- Northern SpaAnchorageNov 1
- The Diner at The LandingKetchikan · Southeast AlaskaOct 30
- Tundra Kitchen ToolsKenai · Kenai PeninsulaOct 30
- Sawmill Creek Rustic Mountain Farm, Bakery, and FirewoodSutton · Mat-Su ValleyOct 30
- AK Marketing and TransactionsAnchorageOct 29
- Ice and Fire BeautyFairbanksOct 29
- Sparkle North Star BooksPalmer · Mat-Su ValleyOct 29
- Feral fusion BeautyWasilla · Mat-Su ValleyOct 28
Busiest ZIP codes
Last 14 days
| ZIP | City | New |
|---|---|---|
| 99654 | Wasilla | 45 |
| 99501 | Anchorage | 37 |
| 99669 | Soldotna | 26 |
| 99507 | Anchorage | 25 |
| 99645 | Palmer | 25 |
| 99502 | Anchorage | 22 |
| 99623 | Wasilla | 22 |
| 99503 | Anchorage | 21 |
| 99504 | Anchorage | 21 |
| 99701 | Fairbanks | 20 |
Latest named openings
Newest first. Tap one for its filing.
- Northern SpaSalon & beauty · Anchorage · Nov 1
- Lou's GiftingBusiness · Eagle River · Nov 1
- Dollie and Jacks Holiday DesignBusiness · Anchorage · Nov 1
- SouthPack Dog WalkingBusiness · Anchorage · Nov 1
- Victor HangarsBusiness · Anchorage · Nov 1
- David WelytokBusiness · Fairbanks · Nov 1
- Lotus Mental HealthBusiness · Eagle River · Nov 1
- Rockwell Family ArtBusiness · Wasilla · Nov 1
- EM DesignBusiness · Wasilla · Nov 1
- Rg DeliveryBusiness · Anchorage · Nov 1
- Frosty Peak PropertyBusiness · Eagle River · Nov 1
- Rooted EducationBusiness · Willow · Nov 1
- Hamilton Music StudioBusiness · Anchorage · Nov 1
- Brooke FarmerBusiness · Kenai · Nov 1
- Harbinger Business SystemsBusiness · Anchorage · Nov 1
- Flint ServicesBusiness · North Pole · Nov 1
- Voice Rise LearningBusiness · Palmer · Nov 1
- Excite! AutoBusiness · Fairbanks · Nov 1
- Main Character MadeBusiness · Jber · Nov 1
- Alla LushchykBusiness · Anchorage · Nov 1
- Topia LeatherworkBusiness · Chickaloon · Nov 1
- Cottonwood ManagementBusiness · Anchorage · Nov 1
- Stanton EnterprisesBusiness · Nikiski · Nov 1
- Can HammerBusiness · Anchorage · Nov 1
Six regions, live now
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We cover these six regions today. Each one has its own list, category pages and week-by-week archive.
By category
New openings by category
By city
New businesses by city
How it works
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
Alaska's Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing publishes each active business license, with its issue date and physical address.
We read and sort it
We read it every day and keep licenses first issued recently. We tested the date: renewals keep their old issue date, so a recent date really does mean a new license.
You see it, with its limits
Alaska's file has no trade or category field. We sort by what the name says, and most land in a general bucket. Many holders are sole proprietors, not storefronts.
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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Guides
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Plain-English explainers on the state sources behind every list, and how we turn them into openings.
How we spot Alaska openings
The public records behind Alaska New Openings, how we decide what's new, and what we can't see.
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