Tag: business starts

Biz registrations follow a predictable pattern

Ten counties accounted for about 68% of the new-business registrations in 2025, according to the online database provided by Secretary of State Elaine Marshall. Predictably, almost half of those registrations occurred in Wake and Mecklenburg counties, data from the Secretary of State’s website shows. Another 19% came from the next eight counties: Guilford, Durham, Forsyth, […]

Written by on January 12, 2026

Near-record number of new business in 2025

The year just past saw the second-highest number of new-business creations on record for North Carolina, Secretary of State Elaine Marshall says. In 2025, Marshall’s office registered 171,244 new incorporations, which the state bettered only in 2021, she said. The numbers continue a post-pandemic spike in new-business filings that’s bemused officials not just in Marshall’s […]

Written by on January 7, 2026