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Request a DBA form from the Clerk and complete it with your chosen DBA name, your LLC official name, your name and address, and your business address. Sign and date your form before submitting it (along with the required fee to file your DBA) to the proper registry office.

Should you capitalize DBA? Although some don't use period for the LLC and capitalize DBA. Generally correct, but some do not use the comma before the LLC, either.

Insert "doing business as" or the acronym "dba" after the company's legal name followed by the dba. If Mike's Widgets, LLC uses the tradename "Awesome Widgets," then the contract would identify the business as "Mike's Widgets, LLC, an Arizona limited liability company dba Awesome Widgets."

A trade name may also be called a doing business as (DBA) name. It's the name the public sees. Think of it as your business's nickname. Businesses may use their trade or DBA name for marketing and sales purposes instead of their legal business name to help draw in more customers.

The proper way to write your Legal name for DBA is to write your doing business as name exactly the way you register it. For example, if John H. Doe is a sole proprietor and he wants to open a barber shop under the name Precision Barber Shop, he can register the name with her State.

Obtain the appropriate forms. First, acquire the appropriate forms for registering a DBA in your jurisdiction. Complete the forms. Provide all required information on the DBA forms. Provide your business entity type. Provide any other information. Sign the forms. Pay the fee and file the forms.

Definition: The operating name of a company, as opposed to the legal name of the company. Some states require DBA or fictitious business name filings to be made for the protection of consumers conducting business with the entity.

A business can opt to have their business name and trade name be the same. A trade name may also be called a doing business as (DBA) name. It's the name the public sees.If you want to operate under a different name than your legal business name, register a trade name for your company.

In order to change an existing company name, or to add a name to a company that is trading with its registration number, a name must first be reserved. Once a name reservation has been approved, the company must apply for a change to its memorandum of incorporation (MoI).