COLUMBUS — Ohio is experiencing a remarkable year of new business filings, defying expectations amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Ohio Secretary of State’s Business Services Division reported 14,543 new business formations for the month of September, and a grand total of 156,600 new businesses during the first nine months of 2021.
According to Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose, “Ohioans’ remarkable entrepreneurship and pioneer spirit continue to be something to behold as new businesses are being established at an impressive rate.” Additionally, LaRose credits Ohio’s business-friendly climate along with an array of resources to establish a new business — like the Ohio Business Central website — for the economic momentum it is experiencing in 2021.