Welcome to the City of Providence’s Board of Licenses. We are pleased to announce that our office is modernizing to a quick and easy online application for all business licenses that applicants can complete anywhere, anytime.
New Licenses and Renewal Licenses
Apply online for your new license or renew your current license
Applications for business licenses are available online only. If you have questions or need accommodations regarding your application, please email licensing@providenceri.gov. Providence City Hall is open Monday through Friday from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM.
The Office of the Board of Licenses is responsible for processing a range of business license applications as well as regulating businesses and enforcing local ordinances and state laws. Over 8,000 licenses are issued per year with over 400 liquor licenses.
Learn more about specific licenses
Once an application is received in our office via our online system, a staff member reviews the application and all supplemental documents.
Next, the staff determines whether the application is complete and a hearing is scheduled before the Board of License Commissioners.
Hearings are open to the public
Find hearing dates, times, locations, agendas
Commissioners of the Board of Licenses
- Dylan Conley, Chair
- Peter Mancini, Vice Chair
- Adewole T. Akinbi
- Tiana Ochoa, Commissioner
- Sylvia Bernal, Commissioner
- Louis DeSimone, Attorney to the Board
- Stephany Lopes, License Administrator
- Jose Giusti, Deputy License Administrator
