New Marketing / Creative Businesses in Chicago

65 new marketing / creative businesses were licensed in Chicago in the past year. Sourced from City of Chicago license records, updated daily.

Counts are based on first-ever Chicago business licenses. A license is not an opening date — some businesses open weeks later, and some are already operating when the license is issued.

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Past year

In the past year, 65 new marketing / creative businesses were licensed in Chicago — 6 in the last 30 days, roughly in line with the past year’s average. Recent licenses cluster in West Town, Near North Side, and Logan Square.

Most recent license on file: September 1, 2026. Data refreshed daily from the City of Chicago open data portal.

How to read this data

"New businesses" = accounts receiving their first-ever Chicago business license, excluding pop-up/transient permits. Counts are based on first-ever Chicago business licenses. A license is not an opening date — some businesses open weeks later, and some are already operating when the license is issued. Every count on this page comes from that same daily City of Chicago license feed.

Recently licensed

Where marketing / creative businesses are opening

Neighborhoods ranked by their share of the 157 newest marketing / creative licenses, issued since July 16, 2024.

New marketing / creative businesses by neighborhood

Every Chicago neighborhood with a dedicated page for new marketing / creative businesses. Numbers show businesses first licensed in the past year.

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Common questions

How many new marketing / creative businesses are there in Chicago?

BizPulse has 157 marketing / creative businesses on file that were newly licensed in Chicago, including 65 in the past year and 6 in the last 30 days. Counts are based on first-ever Chicago business licenses. A license is not an opening date — some businesses open weeks later, and some are already operating when the license is issued.

Where are new marketing / creative businesses licensed most often in Chicago?

Among the 157 most recently licensed marketing / creative businesses BizPulse has on file, licenses cluster in West Town, Near North Side, Logan Square, Near West Side, and Lake View.

What share of new Chicago businesses are marketing / creative?

Marketing / Creative businesses made up about 1.6% of all new business licenses issued in Chicago in the past year (65 of 4,040).

What counts as a "new" marketing / creative business?

"New businesses" = accounts receiving their first-ever Chicago business license, excluding pop-up/transient permits. Counts are based on first-ever Chicago business licenses. A license is not an opening date — some businesses open weeks later, and some are already operating when the license is issued.

How often is this data updated?

BizPulse re-ingests the City of Chicago business-license feed every day. A newly issued license is typically searchable here within a week of being licensed.