Arkansas DBA

In Arkansas 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

Arkansas 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	548	188	118	47
21	140	48	35	31
22	200	89	63	45
23	3,583	979	600	359
31	1,042	528	444	436
42	1,688	776	580	360
44	5,720	3,429	1,739	863
48	1,521	358	279	173
51	443	192	174	131
52	2,501	747	396	243
53	1,900	428	171	56
54	3,598	782	387	184
55	186	94	91	118
56	1,298	320	221	203
61	246	71	47	58
62	2,940	1,534	920	531
71	510	142	84	70
72	1,503	761	1,001	1,106
81	4,466	1,403	640	284
95	46	60	79	73
99	305	25	10	0
Total	34,384	12,954	8,079	5,371

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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