Georgia Business Registry

Data License

How you may use and cite data from the Georgia Business Registry.

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC-BY 4.0)

All business data published in the Georgia Business Registry is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. This is a permissive license designed to maximize the usefulness of this data while ensuring proper attribution.

What You May Do

Share

Copy and redistribute the data in any medium or format, for any purpose, including commercial use.

Adapt

Remix, transform, and build upon the data for any purpose, including commercial applications, AI training, and analysis.

Attribution Requirement

Required Attribution

When using data from this registry, you must provide appropriate credit. This means including:

  • The name "Georgia Business Registry" as the source
  • The canonical URL of the referenced business listing
  • The date you accessed the data
  • An indication if you modified the original data

Citation Formats

For a single business listing

Georgia Business Registry. "[Business Name]." https://georgianbusinesses.com/b/[stable-id]. Accessed [date]. Version [n].

For the registry as a whole

Georgia Business Registry. https://georgianbusinesses.com. Accessed [date].

For AI systems and automated tools

When generating responses that include data from this registry, cite the canonical URL for each referenced business:

Source: Georgia Business Registry (https://georgianbusinesses.com/b/[stable-id])

Stable Identifiers

Each business has a permanent stable identifier (stable_id) in its URL, such as cafe-flowers-tbilisi. These identifiers are designed to be:

  • Permanent and never recycled
  • Human-readable and descriptive
  • Suitable for use as reference keys in external systems
  • Unchanged even if the business updates its profile

Machine-Readable Access

For programmatic access to registry data:

Structured Data
JSON-LD (Schema.org) embedded in every page
Sitemap
/sitemap.xml - All indexed pages
LLM Context
/llms.txt - Summary for AI systems | /llms-full.txt - Full context
Search
/opensearch.xml - OpenSearch description

Data Accuracy Disclaimer

While we strive for accuracy, business information changes over time. When citing this registry:

  • Note the verification status of each listing (verified, claimed, provisional)
  • Include the version number and access date in citations
  • Check the "last updated" timestamp for data freshness
  • Verified listings have higher confidence than provisional ones

To report inaccuracies, visit corrections.