Business Growth
The number of businesses in Airdrie keeps growing.
Business Licenses
Airdrie Business Licenses by Category, 2011
| Category | Number of Business Licenses Issued | % of all Businesses | % of all Airdrie-based businesses |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial or Industrial Business | 688 |
25% | 41% |
| Home-Based Business | 992 | 37% | 59% |
| Non resident (out-of-town) Business | 1,015 | 38% | n/a |
| Total | 2,695 | 100% | 100% |
Source: City of Airdrie Business Licensing
* In 2008, the City of Airdrie implemented a separate license for massage therapist practitioners as per Bylaw B-18/2007.
Business Type
Airdrie offers a diversity of businesses.
- The most active industry is construction, reflective of the increasing residential and non-residential construction in the city
- Airdrie has a thriving home-based business sector. One-third of our businesses are established in the home.
- Airdrie is seeing a rise in the retail trade and professional, scientific and technical sectors. Manufacturing and transportation and warehousing firms continue to help diversify Airdrie's economy.
For a complete listing of registered Airdrie-based businesses, see our Business Directory.
New Airdrie-based Business Openings, 2011
Source: City of Airdrie Business License Data, 2011
Airdrie-based Business Licenses by Sector, 2011
Total Airdrie-Based Business Licenses by Sector, 2011: 1,680
Source: City of Airdrie Business License Data, 2011
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