261 new businesses in February

From 4 weeks of filings covering Feb 2 to Mar 1, about 65 new businesses a week in Northeast Mississippi. That's up 2% from January 2026, which averaged 64 a week. Cleaning & landscaping filings rose the most, to 7.8 a week from 4.8.

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For reporters

You are welcome to cite these numbers with a link to Fresh Ink. They count new business filings with the Mississippi Secretary of State in 11 Northeast Mississippi counties, after removing holding companies, out-of-state companies, and duplicates. Download the counts (CSV). Questions: [email protected].

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