Corporate Resource Guide » naming http://www.corporateresourceguide.com A Unique Resource for Small Business Corporation Owners and Operators Fri, 20 Aug 2010 21:00:20 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Is it necessary or wise to reserve a corporate name in advance? http://www.corporateresourceguide.com/is-it-necessary-or-wise-to-reserve-a-corporate-name-in-advance/ http://www.corporateresourceguide.com/is-it-necessary-or-wise-to-reserve-a-corporate-name-in-advance/#comments Wed, 06 Jan 2010 01:00:53 +0000 Robert Montgomery http://www.corporateresourceguide.com/?p=164 It is not necessary to reserve a corporate name in advance if you have checked the name and have found it available and are ready to file your corporation. Reserving a name in advance means you pay an extra fee. However, if you are not ready to file the corporation for a period of time, but want to make certain no one else takes the name, then it would be wise to reserve a corporate name. This can usually be done by filing a form with the Corporate Filing Office.

]]> http://www.corporateresourceguide.com/is-it-necessary-or-wise-to-reserve-a-corporate-name-in-advance/feed/ 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 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.

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