300 new businesses in August

From 5 weeks of filings covering Aug 3 to Sep 6, about 60 new businesses a week in Northeast Mississippi. That's down 18% from July 2026, which averaged 73 a week. Health care filings rose the most, to 4.6 a week from 2.0.

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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 12 Northeast Mississippi counties, after removing holding companies, out-of-state companies, and duplicates. Download the counts (CSV). Questions: [email protected].

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