Trade name (also called "fictitious business name", "assumed name", or DBA for "doing business as") is a legal way to do business under a particular name that you file with the state, county, or in some cases local municipality.
Its the easiest and most cost effective way to do business under a new business name without having to create an entirely new business entity. With DBA you can accept payments, advertise, and otherwise present yourself under that name.
Trade name can be registered by any business, including sole proprietorships, general partnerships, as well as organized and incorporated entities such as LLCs, corporations, nonprofits and limited partnerships.
KEEP IN MIND:
a DBA is just an alias, hence by itself it is not an actual business entity. It must belong and be associated with a specific legal entity.
We make it easy to register your DBA. We handle all the state, county, and in some cases, city requirements where a business is planning to use a name in addition to ensuring the publication requirements are met for the appropriate jurisdictions.
PLEASE NOTE:
Many counties and municipal jurisdictions that register DBAs require notarization of DBA application with the local notary public.
In cases like these we will prepare all the necessary applications, enclose the payment (typically a money order) and stamped envelope, and will dispatch this package to your address with further instructions.
Typically you will need to notarize the application (you can usually do it for free at your bank), seal it in the enclosed envelope with enclosed payment and drop in mail. Once the package is received at the issuing office we will take over and proceed with monitoring the status of the application until DBA is successfully registered.