HELENA, Mont. — Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen announced that more than 5,200 new businesses registered with the state of Montana in August, according to the Montana Business Economic Report. August’s number of new registrations was nearly identical to the new registrations in August 2023.

“Every day, Montanans take the first step of their business journey by registering with our office, and we’re honored to assist with that process,” said Secretary Jacobsen. “We’re proud to make it easier to do business in Montana by cutting and eliminating fees, including waiving the 2024 and 2025 Annual Report filing fees.”

In August, Secretary Jacobsen announced that the Secretary of State’s Office would once again provide a one-time fee waiver for all Montana businesses filing the 2025 Annual Report between January 1st and April 15th. Eliminating the fee will result in millions of dollars in savings for Montana businesses.

Montana has had over 5,000 new business registrations in seven of eight months this year. Nearly 6,000 new businesses were registered in April alone, putting Montana on pace for a fourth consecutive year of record new business registrations. The state has had record new business growth in each of Secretary Jacobsen’s first three years in office.

“We’re proud to be a partner to the Montana business community,” said Secretary Jacobsen. “Thank you for doing business in Montana.”