Alabama DBA

In Alabama you can file your DBA (a.k.a. trade name, assumed name or fictitious business name) yourself with your Secretary of State. Or, use a legal document service such as LegalZoom to handle the entire process for you.

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What is a DBA?

DBA, short for "doing business as", is a formal declaration that an individual, company or organization is conducting business under a different name. DBA's are commonly referred to as a fictitious business names, assumed business and trade names. All these terms mean the same thing. Read more.

What is the difference between a fictitious business name and a DBA “doing business as” name? Read More

If I have a corporation or an LLC name, do I also have to file a DBA under that name as well? Read More

If I am operating a sole proprietorship under my personal name, do I need to file a DBA? Read More

Alabama Small Business Statistics

(Information provided by U.S. Census Bureau)

		Number of Establishments by Employment-size class
Industry Code	Total Establishments	'1-4'	'5-9'	'10-19'
11	551	321	161	56
21	99	49	47	52
22	167	120	87	72
23	5,377	1,730	1,045	729
31	1,711	804	709	768
42	2,748	1,319	905	566
44	9,403	5,330	2,746	1,325
48	1,693	446	356	323
51	769	333	235	203
52	3,432	1,461	678	412
53	2,552	775	317	123
54	5,713	1,430	872	495
55	199	83	93	77
56	2,063	619	409	328
61	350	133	104	108
62	3,780	2,463	1,608	838
71	537	176	125	121
72	2,132	1,066	1,433	1,926
81	7,215	2,626	1,144	599
95	36	21	23	33
99	495	55	14	0
Total	51,022	21,360	13,111	9,154

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• Can someone else use my business name if I have a DBA?
• What are the publication requirements?
• Can I conduct business and open a bank account before my DBA has been filed?
• How will I know if my business name is already being used? Will you perform a name check before filing my DBA form?
• What is a DBA?
• Using your DBA
• DBA Requirements