# How to read a record — Companies holding a City of Norfolk business license

> What the record is, what the status means, and what is left out.

## How to read these records

### The record

A business operating in Norfolk, Virginia holds a license from the Commissioner of the Revenue. The City publishes the licensed businesses with their activity and opening date.

### Status

Licensed business in the City file. The file has no license number: the record ID is made by this site. Individuals are left out.

### What is not here

Individuals, and any name without a company word (Inc, LLC, Corp, Co…). Owner and contact names, phone numbers
and mailing addresses, which this site never downloads.

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Página: https://norfolk-business-license-records.pages.dev/how-to-read/
Fonte: https://data.norfolk.gov/d/dpi6-sct5
Recolha: 2026-10-03