New restaurants, shops and businesses. In all three counties.
Delaware licenses nearly every business. Here's who is newly licensed, by county, updated as the state updates its file. 162 new in the last 14 days.
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Summer Sparkle just landed on the Sussex County list.
Shop & retail in Lewes. 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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Shop & retail · Lewes
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- Gokyo BiosciencesServices · Lewes
- Coastal CollaborationsServices · Millsboro
From the public records, updated daily
New in all three Delaware counties, by the numbers
New openings per day
Last 21 days, by source
See the numbers
| Day | New business licenses |
|---|---|
| Oct 14 | 10 |
| Oct 15 | 16 |
| Oct 16 | 11 |
| Oct 17 | 13 |
| Oct 18 | 1 |
| Oct 19 | 24 |
| Oct 20 | 26 |
| Oct 21 | 8 |
| Oct 22 | 10 |
| Oct 23 | 5 |
| Oct 24 | 2 |
| Oct 25 | 1 |
| Oct 26 | 6 |
| Oct 27 | 5 |
| Oct 28 | 4 |
| Oct 29 | 3 |
| Oct 30 | 4 |
| Oct 31 | 5 |
| Nov 1 | 50 |
| Nov 2 | 33 |
| 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 county
Last 14 days
By category
Last 14 days
The pipeline
Last 14 days, by what the state shows
- 162New license. A license number from this year, at a Delaware address. A new location for an existing company counts too.
Top cities
Last 14 days
- Wilmington31
- Dover19
- Newark14
- Middletown9
- Millsboro8
- New Castle8
- Lewes7
- Milford6
- Bear5
- Felton4
- Hockessin4
- Townsend4
- Historic New Castle3
- Selbyville3
- Bethany Beach2
Newest places to watch
Newest storefront-style listings, chains left out
- AekrousRehoboth Beach · Sussex CountyNov 2
- Glen R. Brown SrGreenwood · Sussex CountyNov 2
- We Are Still HumanNewark · New Castle CountyNov 2
- PgcncWilmington · New Castle CountyNov 2
- Farmhouse TuscanWilmington · New Castle CountyNov 2
- The Food Safety StandardNew Castle · New Castle CountyNov 2
- Hockessin Cigar And VapeHockessin · New Castle CountyNov 2
- Summer SparkleLewes · Sussex CountyNov 2
Busiest ZIP codes
Last 14 days
| ZIP | City | New |
|---|---|---|
| 19901 | Dover | 13 |
| 19720 | New Castle | 11 |
| 19966 | Millsboro | 10 |
| 19709 | Middletown | 9 |
| 19801 | Wilmington | 9 |
| 19702 | Newark | 7 |
| 19958 | Lewes | 7 |
| 19808 | Wilmington | 6 |
| 19963 | Milford | 6 |
| 19701 | Bear | 5 |
Latest named openings
Newest first. Tap one for its filing.
- Summer SparkleShop & retail · Lewes · Nov 2
- Hockessin Cigar And VapeShop & retail · Hockessin · Nov 2
- The Food Safety StandardRestaurant · New Castle · Nov 2
- Farmhouse TuscanRestaurant · Wilmington · Nov 2
- PgcncShop & retail · Wilmington · Nov 2
- We Are Still HumanShop & retail · Newark · Nov 2
- Glen R. Brown SrSalon & beauty · Greenwood · Nov 2
- AekrousShop & retail · Rehoboth Beach · Nov 2
- Reset For Resilience - Luxury EsServices · Wilmington · Nov 2
- Shimmerlights By AlyssaServices · Milford · Nov 2
- Gokyo BiosciencesServices · Lewes · Nov 2
- Just Like Home Residential ManorServices · Bear · Nov 2
- Primetime Snow RemovalContractor · Middletown · Nov 2
- Coastal CollaborationsServices · Millsboro · Nov 2
- True Comfort AnesthesiaServices · Wilmington · Nov 2
- David MarionServices · Bear · Nov 2
- Cardiology Consultants Of PhiladServices · Wilmington · Nov 2
- Everyday LivingServices · Bear · Nov 2
- Ryer Security ServicesServices · Felton · Nov 2
- True Comfort AnesthesiaServices · Milford · Nov 2
- Merry Homecare ServicesServices · Townsend · Nov 2
- Room2RoomServices · Wilmington · Nov 2
- The Academy For Chasing ExcellenServices · Middletown · Nov 2
- Hauch AeroServices · Milford · Nov 2
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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
Delaware's Division of Revenue publishes the state's business licenses, for retail, restaurants, contractors and services alike.
We read and sort it
The state doesn't mark a license as new. License numbers start with a year, so we treat this year's numbers as new. We tested that on long-running firms, and they carry old years, but it's our reading and not a state definition.
You see it, with its limits
We leave out out-of-state addresses, trade-name-only registrations, movers, sales reps and non-resident contractors. Dates fall on the first of a month more often than not, so we show when a row first appeared in the file.
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
How openings show up in public records
Plain-English explainers on the state sources behind every list, and how we turn them into openings.
How we spot Delaware openings
The public records behind Delaware New Openings, how we decide what's new, and what we can't see.
How to read Delaware's business license file
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