diff --git a/foundation/migrations/0007_business_created_on.py b/foundation/migrations/0007_business_created_on.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..270d96494
--- /dev/null
+++ b/foundation/migrations/0007_business_created_on.py
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# Generated by Django 5.1.5 on 2025-03-05 09:18
+
+import django.utils.timezone
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('foundation', '0006_hardcode_currency_choices'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='business',
+            name='created_on',
+            field=models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=True, default=django.utils.timezone.now),
+            preserve_default=False,
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/foundation/models.py b/foundation/models.py
index 598ee2116..2bdc87fb1 100644
--- a/foundation/models.py
+++ b/foundation/models.py
@@ -207,6 +207,7 @@ class Business(models.Model):
     meeting = models.ForeignKey(
         Meeting, related_name="business", on_delete=models.CASCADE
     )
+    created_on = models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=True)
 
     class Meta:
         ordering = ("title",)
diff --git a/foundation/tests.py b/foundation/tests.py
index 38569f375..e706636d2 100644
--- a/foundation/tests.py
+++ b/foundation/tests.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from datetime import date
+from datetime import date, datetime, timedelta
 
 from django.contrib.auth.models import User
 from django.test import TestCase
@@ -113,3 +113,71 @@ def test_latest_meeting_minutes(self):
         self.assertContains(response, "Business item 1")
         self.assertContains(response, "Business item 2")
         self.assertContains(response, "Business item 3")
+
+    def test_new_business_ordering(self):
+        """Test that new business items are ordered by created_on timestamp."""
+        meeting = Meeting.objects.create(
+            date=date(2023, 6, 15),
+            title="DSF Board monthly meeting",
+            slug="dsf-board-monthly-meeting",
+            leader=self.member,
+            treasurer_report="Treasurer Report",
+        )
+
+        # Create business items with explicitly set created_on timestamps
+        # Item 3 is created first but should appear last due to ordering
+        common_business_data = {
+            "body": "Example",
+            "body_html": "Example",
+            "business_type": "New",
+            "meeting": meeting,
+        }
+
+        # Create items with different timestamps, intentionally out of order
+        now = datetime.now()
+        Business.objects.create(
+            title="Business item 3",
+            created_on=now - timedelta(hours=2),
+            **common_business_data
+        )
+        Business.objects.create(
+            title="Business item 1",
+            created_on=now - timedelta(hours=4),
+            **common_business_data
+        )
+        Business.objects.create(
+            title="Business item 2",
+            created_on=now - timedelta(hours=3),
+            **common_business_data
+        )
+        response = self.client.get(
+            reverse(
+                "foundation_meeting_detail",
+                kwargs={
+                    "year": 2023,
+                    "month": "jun",
+                    "day": 15,
+                    "slug": "dsf-board-monthly-meeting",
+                },
+            )
+        )
+
+        self.assertContains(response, "DSF Board monthly meeting")
+
+        # Check that items appear in the correct order based on created_on
+        content = response.content.decode()
+        # Find positions of each business item in the response content
+        pos1 = content.find("Business item 1")
+        pos2 = content.find("Business item 2")
+        pos3 = content.find("Business item 3")
+
+        # Verify that items appear in ascending order by created_on timestamp
+        self.assertGreater(pos1, 0, "Business item 1 not found in response")
+        self.assertGreater(pos2, 0, "Business item 2 not found in response")
+        self.assertGreater(pos3, 0, "Business item 3 not found in response")
+        self.assertLess(
+            pos1, pos2, "Business item 1 should appear before Business item 2"
+        )
+        self.assertLess(
+            pos2, pos3, "Business item 2 should appear before Business item 3"
+        )
diff --git a/foundation/views.py b/foundation/views.py
index 0cef304de..822fb62f7 100644
--- a/foundation/views.py
+++ b/foundation/views.py
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ def get_context_data(self, **kwargs):
         )
         context_data["new_business"] = meeting.business.filter(
             business_type=models.Business.NEW
-        )
+        ).order_by("created_on")
         return context_data