Data & Insights
Every month we count the brand-new businesses forming across the states we track, then write up what the numbers are actually saying. These are original reports, built straight from official state business-registration filings. No guesswork, no recycled press releases.
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Florida
Weekly Reports
July 2026
Northeast Florida (First Coast)
July 23, 2026 — Northeast Florida (First Coast) new business activity
The week's filing counts and the public record point the same way. The 50 new construction and trades businesses and 97 property holding filings line up with the projects local governments moved forward this period.
Read the report →Central Florida (I-4 Corridor & Space Coast)
July 22, 2026 - Central Florida (I-4 Corridor & Space Coast) new business activity
Do not read this week's 1,860 filings as a smaller pool of prospects. The week was short because the state did not record filings on several holiday days, and the 13 week average of 3,061 is the number to plan against.
Read the report →Tampa Bay (Gulf Coast)
July 21, 2026 — Tampa Bay (Gulf Coast) new business activity
Do not read this week's 1,619 filings as a smaller pool of prospects. The week was short because the state did not record filings on several holiday days, and the 13 week average of 3,461 is the number to plan against.
Read the report →Southeast Florida (Gold Coast, Treasure Coast & Keys)
July 20, 2026 — Southeast Florida (Gold Coast, Treasure Coast & Keys) new business activity
A holiday week is a quiet one for filings, but the work behind them has not slowed. The steadiest pool of new prospects this period is holding companies and professional firms, the owners who need accountants, insurers, title services, and attorneys first.
Read the report →Northwest Florida (Panhandle & Capital)
July 19, 2026 — Northwest Florida (Panhandle & Capital) new business activity
This was a quiet holiday week for new filings, but the pipeline of real projects stayed strong. Construction and the trades are still forming in the largest numbers.
Read the report →North Central Florida (Gainesville & Ocala)
July 18, 2026 — North Central Florida (Gainesville & Ocala) new business activity
The week's total eased, but the mix points somewhere useful. Real estate, rental, and retail are the sectors still forming companies.
Read the report →Southwest Florida
July 17, 2026 — Southwest Florida new business activity
This week's total fell, but the kinds of businesses that build and serve Southwest Florida keep forming in volume. Construction and trades (83), real estate (83), and property holding (91) were three of the region's largest filing groups.
Read the report →Northeast Florida (First Coast)
July 16, 2026 — Northeast Florida (First Coast) new business activity
This week's 872 filings, led by professional services, construction, and administrative support, mean a bigger pool of brand new firms that all need the basics at once: a bank, an accountant, insurance, a website, and payroll. The cited projects show the demand behind those numbers is real.
Read the report →Central Florida (I-4 Corridor & Space Coast)
July 15, 2026 — Central Florida (I-4 Corridor & Space Coast) new business activity
A down week still leaves plenty for anyone selling to new businesses here. Filings fell to 2,462, but the projects moving through the region point one direction, building and moving goods.
Read the report →Tampa Bay (Gulf Coast)
Tampa Bay (Gulf Coast) new business activity, week of June 23, 2026
This was a quieter week, and most of the softness sat in Pinellas and Hillsborough while Pasco and several smaller cities grew. For anyone selling to new businesses, professional services is still the biggest fresh pool of prospects.
Read the report →Southeast Florida (Gold Coast, Treasure Coast & Keys)
July 13, 2026: Southeast Florida (Gold Coast, Treasure Coast & Keys) new business activity
This was a slower week for new businesses across Southeast Florida, but the fresh pool is still large and it points in a clear direction. Professional services, finance, and healthcare keep forming in volume, so anyone selling accounting, insurance, IT, or legal help has thousands of new owners to reach.
Read the report →Northwest Florida (Panhandle & Capital)
July 12, 2026 — Northwest Florida (Panhandle & Capital) new business activity
Even in a slower week, the work pipeline in Northwest Florida points up, not down. The biggest signals are in construction and site work.
Read the report →North Central Florida (Gainesville & Ocala)
July 11, 2026 — North Central Florida (Gainesville & Ocala) new business activity
The week was quiet, but the work is not drying up. Professional services and company management both grew, so service firms have more new owners to reach.
Read the report →Southwest Florida
July 10, 2026 — Southwest Florida new business activity
Southwest Florida had a slow week, but the slowdown was uneven and the pipeline of new work is not. Lee County cooled while Collier held up, so the freshest new business prospects right now sit around Naples and eastern Collier.
Read the report →Northeast Florida (First Coast)
July 9, 2026 — Northeast Florida (First Coast) new business activity
This week's pullback was led by Duval County, so anyone selling to new businesses in Jacksonville has a smaller fresh list to work than two weeks ago. Real opportunities are still forming close by.
Read the report →Central Florida (I-4 Corridor & Space Coast)
July 8, 2026: Central Florida (I-4 Corridor & Space Coast) new business activity
This was a slower week for new business overall, but the region still added thousands of companies and the building side stayed busy. Construction held steady at 180 filings, in step with a run of projects on the public record: a new logistics center in Seminole, a factory expansion in Sumter, a rocket factory rising on the Space Coast, and a new logistics center in Polk County.
Read the report →Tampa Bay (Gulf Coast)
July 7, 2026 — Tampa Bay (Gulf Coast) new business activity
This was a softer week, but the pool of new owners is still bigger than a year ago, so there are more first handshakes to make than last summer. The best openings are in the operating businesses that grew.
Read the report →Southeast Florida (Gold Coast, Treasure Coast & Keys)
July 6, 2026 — Southeast Florida (Gold Coast, Treasure Coast & Keys) new business activity
This was a steady week, not a booming one, so the smart read is to focus on the businesses that keep forming. Professional, holding, and personal service companies are still the biggest pool of fresh prospects, so anyone selling accounting, insurance, legal, IT, or registered agent help has plenty of new owners to reach out to.
Read the report →Northwest Florida (Panhandle & Capital)
July 5, 2026 — Northwest Florida (Panhandle & Capital) new business activity
For anyone selling to brand-new businesses in Northwest Florida, this was a rebound week with a widening pool of prospects. The 20% gain leaned on professional services and construction, and the cited projects show where the work is: sawmill and airfield expansion in Escambia and Santa Rosa, new subdivisions and multifamily around Tallahassee, and a steady permit flow in Bay.
Read the report →North Central Florida (Gainesville & Ocala)
July 4, 2026 — North Central Florida (Gainesville & Ocala) new business activity
This week points buyers toward the building economy. Ocala and Alachua approved large planned developments and land-use changes, E-ONE started a $23.
Read the report →Southwest Florida
July 3, 2026 — Southwest Florida new business activity
This week points buyers toward the building economy. New holding and construction companies are forming in volume.
Read the report →Northeast Florida (First Coast)
July 2, 2026 — Northeast Florida (First Coast) new business activity
This was a strong week for anyone selling to brand new companies on the First Coast, and most of them are new LLCs still choosing a bank, an insurer, a bookkeeper, and the basics. The best odds sit in Duval County, where the volume is, and in Palm Coast and Flagler, where growth is fastest.
Read the report →Central Florida (I-4 Corridor & Space Coast)
July 1, 2026: Central Florida (I-4 Corridor and Space Coast) new business activity
If you sell to new businesses in Central Florida, this week points to two clear openings. The biggest pool of new prospects is property and professional firms, and health care is the fastest growing group, up 43%, so accountants, insurance agents, IT providers, and staffing firms have more new customers to reach right now.
Read the report →June 2026
Tampa Bay (Gulf Coast)
June 30, 2026 — Tampa Bay (Gulf Coast) new business activity
If you sell to new businesses in Tampa Bay this week, the public record points to several active lanes, and construction and the trades have the most to bid on. Port Tampa Bay is extending a berth at Port Redwing and recently opened a new aggregate terminal, and Pinellas County is seeking proposals to redevelop county land in downtown Clearwater.
Read the report →Southeast Florida (Gold Coast, Treasure Coast & Keys)
June 29, 2026 — Southeast Florida (Gold Coast, Treasure Coast & Keys) new business activity
The week was slower overall, but the slowdown was not even across the board. If you sell to new businesses here, the steady demand is in construction, retail, and the property holding owners who keep forming in volume.
Read the report →Northwest Florida (Panhandle & Capital)
June 28, 2026 — Northwest Florida (Panhandle & Capital) new business activity
This was a slower week by the numbers, but the slowdown was broad and mild, not a sign of trouble. The region still filed more new businesses than it did a year ago, and the steady flow of construction, professional, and retail owners is the core of who to reach right now.
Read the report →North Central Florida (Gainesville & Ocala)
June 27, 2026 — North Central Florida (Nature Coast & Heartland) new business activity
The week came in lighter than a strong prior week, but it still beat last year by 35 filings, so the pool of new prospects is healthy even as the recent trend softens. Property holding and professional services lead the mix, so vendors selling title and escrow, landlord insurance, accounting, and legal setup have the biggest fresh group to reach.
Read the report →Southwest Florida
June 26, 2026 — Southwest Florida new business activity
The week's count fell, mostly out of Lee County and Fort Myers, but the work for people selling to new businesses did not dry up. Goods movers stood out: wholesale and distribution ran near three times its usual pace and manufacturing jumped to 13, so suppliers, warehouse and freight firms, and equipment vendors have a fresh list to call.
Read the report →Northeast Florida (First Coast)
June 25, 2026 — Northeast Florida (First Coast) new business activity
Filings cooled this week, but at 643 they sit close to a year ago, so demand for services that new businesses buy is roughly where it was. The clearest openings are at the port and in logistics.
Read the report →Central Florida (I-4 Corridor & Space Coast)
June 24, 2026 — Central Florida (I-4 Corridor & Space Coast) new business activity
The week ran below the recent pace, but the region is still 6% ahead of the same week last year, so the pool of new clients is real. Construction and trades keep growing, and the public record shows why.
Read the report →Tampa Bay (Gulf Coast)
June 23, 2026 — Tampa Bay (Gulf Coast) new business activity
The week was down, but plenty of new owners still formed businesses. Most of them are in Pinellas and Hillsborough, especially St.
Read the report →Southeast Florida (Gold Coast, Treasure Coast & Keys)
June 22, 2026 — Southeast Florida (Gold Coast, Treasure Coast & Keys) new business activity
This was a strong rebound week, up 28. 6% from the holiday week and 880 ahead of last year, even though the 13 week trend is still drifting down a little.
Read the report →Northwest Florida (Panhandle & Capital)
June 21, 2026 — Northwest Florida (Panhandle & Capital) new business activity
This week is a strong single bounce, not a turnaround, so plan for both. The broad gains are backed by real projects: a Pensacola aerospace plant, a $70 million sawmill expansion, and a Bay County electric-boat shipyard.
Read the report →North Central Florida (Gainesville & Ocala)
June 20, 2026 — North Central Florida (Nature Coast & Heartland) new business activity
Marion County is where the volume is, with Ocala alone holding 142 of the region's 360 filings, and almost nine in ten new entities are LLCs, so most are small operators just getting set up. Health care and the trades are adding the most new names, and the week's real projects point the same way: a UF Health veterinary emergency expansion in Ocala, a Meridian mental-health facility in Gainesville, and UF research-to-business efforts that seed new ventures.
Read the report →Northeast Florida (First Coast)
June 18, 2026 — Northeast Florida (First Coast) new business activity
This week brought a clear bounce: 787 filings, up 39. 8% from the week before and 26.
Read the report →Central Florida (I-4 Corridor & Space Coast)
June 17, 2026 — Central Florida (I-4 Corridor & Space Coast) new business activity
If you sell to new businesses here, this was a busy week with broad reach. Every county added filings, and most of the new entities are LLCs, with property holding and professional services leading the pack.
Read the report →Tampa Bay (Gulf Coast)
June 16, 2026 — Tampa Bay (Gulf Coast) new business activity
If you sell to new businesses, this was a strong week for fresh leads, but read it with care. Most of the new filings are LLCs, and the biggest groups were property holding, professional services, and the administrative and management categories.
Read the report →Southeast Florida (Gold Coast, Treasure Coast & Keys)
June 15, 2026 — Southeast Florida (Gold Coast, Treasure Coast & Keys) new business activity
This was a slow, broad week. Filings fell across every county and nearly every kind of business, so anyone selling to brand new companies had a smaller pool to work this week than at any point in the last 13 weeks.
Read the report →Northwest Florida (Panhandle & Capital)
June 14, 2026 — Northwest Florida (Panhandle & Capital) new business activity
Selling to brand new businesses here this week means following the coast and the everyday service trades. The fastest growth is in administrative and support services, retail, and transportation, plus a clear summer bump in Walton County and the beach towns.
Read the report →North Central Florida (Gainesville & Ocala)
June 13, 2026 — North Central Florida (Nature Coast & Heartland) new business activity
Marion and Alachua hold most of the volume, with Ocala and Gainesville the two places to spend your outreach. The week was the slowest in three months, and professional services, construction, and real estate all fell, so demand in those is thinner right now.
Read the report →Southwest Florida
June 12, 2026 — Southwest Florida new business activity
If you sell to new businesses here, the leads this week are concentrated. Lee and Collier counties hold most of this week's formations.
Read the report →Northeast Florida (First Coast)
June 11, 2026 — Northeast Florida (First Coast) new business activity
If you sell to new businesses here, Jacksonville and the rest of Duval are still where most of the work is, with 359 of this week's 563 filings. Volume cooled from the prior week, down about 24%.
Read the report →Central Florida (I-4 Corridor & Space Coast)
June 10, 2026 — Central Florida (I-4 Corridor & Space Coast) new business activity
If you sell to new businesses here, the week was smaller than the one before. Every county filed fewer than the prior week.
Read the report →Tampa Bay (Gulf Coast)
June 9, 2026 — Tampa Bay (Gulf Coast) new business activity
If you sell to brand-new businesses, this region still produced 2,184 of them in one week. Most are LLCs (90.
Read the report →Southeast Florida (Gold Coast, Treasure Coast & Keys)
June 8, 2026 — Southeast Florida (Gold Coast, Treasure Coast & Keys) new business activity
This was a slower week by volume, but the pullback was narrow. One group accounts for most of the drop.
Read the report →Northwest Florida (Panhandle & Capital)
June 7, 2026 — Northwest Florida (Panhandle & Capital) new business activity
If you sell to new businesses here, this was a steady week with no single dominant buyer type. Property holding firms (66) and professional services (55) are where the new volume is.
Read the report →North Central Florida (Gainesville & Ocala)
June 6, 2026 — North Central Florida (Nature Coast & Heartland) new business activity
If you sell to new businesses, this week points you mostly to Marion and Alachua counties. Ocala and Gainesville lead the cities.
Read the report →Southwest Florida
June 5, 2026 — Southwest Florida new business activity
If you sell to brand-new businesses here, this was a solid week. The most new activity was in Collier and Naples.
Read the report →Northeast Florida (First Coast)
June 4, 2026 — Northeast Florida (First Coast) new business activity
If you sell to new businesses on the First Coast, this was a solid week. Filings ran a bit ahead of last week and last year.
Read the report →Central Florida (I-4 Corridor & Space Coast)
June 3, 2026 — Central Florida (I-4 Corridor & Space Coast) new business activity
If you sell to new businesses here, the buyer pool is steady. Almost nine in ten new filers form as LLCs.
Read the report →Tampa Bay (Gulf Coast)
June 2, 2026 — Tampa Bay (Gulf Coast) new business activity
Nine in ten of these new businesses are simple LLCs. The work is concentrated.
Read the report →Southeast Florida (Gold Coast, Treasure Coast & Keys)
June 1, 2026 — Southeast Florida (Gold Coast, Treasure Coast & Keys) new business activity
If you sell to new businesses here, most of the work is still in Miami-Dade and Broward. This drove this week's gain.
Read the report →Monthly Reports
2026
Florida
Florida New Business Formation Report: June 2026
Florida recorded 90,590 new business formations in June 2026, down 0. 4% from May but up 10.
Read the report →Florida
Florida New Business Formation Report: May 2026
Florida had 64,272 new businesses register in May 2026. That is down 5.
Read the report →Florida
Florida New Business Formation Report: April 2026
Florida recorded 66,949 new business formations in April 2026, down 7. 6% from March but up 9.
Read the report →Florida
Florida New Business Formation Report: March 2026
Florida had 72,446 new businesses start in March 2026, the most in any single month across the 25 months of records we track. That is a 16.
Read the report →Florida
Florida New Business Formation Report: February 2026
Florida recorded 60,619 new business formations in February 2026, up 5. 8% from the 57,276 of February 2025 and down 6.
Read the report →Florida
Florida New Business Formation Report: January 2026
Florida had 64,983 new businesses start in January 2026. That is the most in any month since we began sorting businesses into categories in January 2024, so it is a record over those 25 months.
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