Corporate Resource Guide » assumed business name http://www.corporateresourceguide.com A Unique Resource for Small Business Corporation Owners and Operators Tue, 26 Jan 2010 02:35:42 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Can I use a name to conduct business that is different than the corporate name? http://www.corporateresourceguide.com/can-i-use-a-name-to-conduct-business-that-is-different-than-the-corporate-name/ http://www.corporateresourceguide.com/can-i-use-a-name-to-conduct-business-that-is-different-than-the-corporate-name/#comments Thu, 31 Dec 2009 15:00:43 +0000 Robert Montgomery http://www.corporateresourceguide.com/?p=161 Continue reading →]]> A corporation can have an assumed business name (abn) (also sometimes referred to as a dba – which stands for – doing business as) just as an individual can. For example, your corporation name might be XYZ Landscaping, Inc.., but you want a division of your company to do business as Backyard Ponds. You can do this if you file an assumed business name form showing XYZ Landscaping as the registered owner of Backyard Ponds. Each state has its own procedure for filing an assumed business name, but it is usually done by filing a form with the Corporate Filing Office.

]]> http://www.corporateresourceguide.com/can-i-use-a-name-to-conduct-business-that-is-different-than-the-corporate-name/feed/ 0 Can I use any name I want for my new corporation? http://www.corporateresourceguide.com/can-i-use-any-name-i-want-for-my-new-corporation-2/ http://www.corporateresourceguide.com/can-i-use-any-name-i-want-for-my-new-corporation-2/#comments Mon, 28 Dec 2009 16:18:35 +0000 Robert Montgomery http://www.corporateresourceguide.com/?p=184 Continue reading →]]> You can usually choose any name you want as long as it is not already used by someone else or is not obscene or objectionable. [FE3] When articles of incorporation are filed, the Corporate Filing Office will check its database and tell you if the name is already being used. If so, you will have to make a change. Also, the corporate laws generally require that the name you choose end in some word or abbreviation that denotes a corporation. These include incorporation (or inc.), corporation (or corp.), company (or co.) or limited (or ltd.)

Your corporate name will only be registered in the state you incorporate in or in which you file an application as a foreign corporation. There may be other corporations with the same name in other states.

Most states now provide online searches available to the public for searching for a corporate name. Click the link below for a list of Corporate Filing Office websites by state.

For a listing of corporate filing offices: http://www.nass.org

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