diff --git a/src/main/resources/schema.sql b/src/main/resources/schema.sql
index 43f6da94fe471a5e173b409570cd7d61f9e41792..c1e30317ce0e407e6a13ca7cbfe8d7a6149997a4 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/schema.sql
+++ b/src/main/resources/schema.sql
@@ -70,4 +70,17 @@ create table if not exists localAuthority
     county varchar(75),
     postcode varchar(15),
     website varchar(250)
+) engine=InnoDB;
+
+drop table if exists businesses;
+create table if not exists businesses
+(
+    businessID bigint auto_increment primary key,
+    businessName varchar(250),
+    address1 varchar(250),
+    address2 varchar(250),
+    city varchar(100),
+    county varchar(75),
+    postcode varchar(15),
+    website varchar(250)
 ) engine=InnoDB;
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