Business services companies in Minas Gerais, Brazil

Minas Gerais has 134,799 business services company records in ISIC section N (administrative and support service activities), 134,799 of them active, according to the Receita Federal (CNPJ registry) as of 2026-10-10. That is 11.6% of the section in Brazil and makes Minas Gerais the 2nd largest of 27 states for business services. Its weight in the local economy is close to the national mix: 11.8% of Minas Gerais's records against 10.7% nationally (location quotient 1.10).

Belo Horizonte concentrates 38.0% of the active companies, followed by Uberlandia (8,582) and Contagem (6,042); the three together hold 48.9%. The median active company is 8.7 years old; 10% were registered in the last year and 25% in the last three. In the 12 months to September 2026, 12,390 new business services businesses were registered in Minas Gerais, +14.2% on the previous 12 months (national section N: +16.6%). By ISIC division, 81 (services to buildings and landscape activities) is 42.1% of the records and 82 (office administrative, office support and other business support activities) 40.5%. Size is known for 54% of the active companies; 87% of those are micro.

Staffing agencies, security firms, cleaning and facilities companies, travel agencies, call centres and the catch-all 'other business support' class. It is a labour-heavy section: HR tech, EOR and payroll, workforce management and fleet vendors use it. Division 82 (business support n.e.c.) is where many outsourcing and BPO companies register.