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When a business registers for a city license, the filing often becomes public within days: name, owner, business type, address and start date. For anyone selling to brand-new businesses (POS systems,

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[StackShortlist](https://hashnode.com/@veristria)

[Oct 21](https://hashnode.com/posts/fresh-new-business-leads-from-city-license-filings-and-the-compliance-traps/6ad64ff74c9434e8ca493846/comment/6ad9404a618b1857a1ea7874)

City license filings are a good source for anyone selling to brand-new businesses, and the owner name as an LLC DBA string is the part I'd expect to cause trouble. Before sending anything I'd match each row to a real person on the business's own site, since the filing name is often a registered agent. The compliance section is the useful bit for anyone who just wants to start emailing.

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[Oct 25](https://hashnode.com/posts/fresh-new-business-leads-from-city-license-filings-and-the-compliance-traps/6ad64ff74c9434e8ca493846/comment/6ad9404a618b1857a1ea7874#reply-6ade3cb06cce1daa513b8882)

Totally. filing names are often the LLC or a registered agent, not who you'd actually call.