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California DBA
Individuals or entities conducting business in California under a name other than their full legal name, must have a DBA name.
In California you can file your DBA (a.k.a. trade name, assumed name or fictitious business name) yourself with your County Recorder's office. Or, use a legal document service such as LegalZoom to handle the entire process for you.
LegalZoom charges $99.00 plus state filing fees for California DBA's. Click here to learn more about pricing.
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
California Small Business Statistics
(Information provided by U.S. Census Bureau)
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Number of Establishments by Employment-size
class |
Industry
Code |
Total Establishments |
'1-4' |
'5-9' |
'10-19' |
11 | 1,545 | 391 | 219 | 170 |
21 | 373 | 127 | 167 | 125 |
22 | 577 | 178 | 146 | 117 |
23 | 40,640 | 12,085 | 8,183 | 5,416 |
31 | 17,439 | 8,563 | 7,724 | 7,477 |
42 | 30,827 | 11,137 | 8,240 | 5,646 |
44 | 51,004 | 26,669 | 16,244 | 9,986 |
48 | 9,258 | 3,099 | 2,620 | 2,116 |
51 | 11,568 | 2,783 | 2,472 | 2,057 |
52 | 26,565 | 8,228 | 6,113 | 3,569 |
53 | 29,517 | 6,789 | 3,805 | 1,592 |
54 | 68,302 | 14,634 | 8,969 | 5,610 |
55 | 1,631 | 716 | 739 | 767 |
56 | 21,376 | 6,225 | 4,562 | 3,801 |
61 | 4,248 | 1,650 | 1,447 | 1,374 |
62 | 47,465 | 19,893 | 11,105 | 6,002 |
71 | 11,036 | 1,655 | 1,230 | 1,268 |
72 | 23,752 | 11,738 | 12,605 | 14,087 |
81 | 43,591 | 13,931 | 7,704 | 4,066 |
95 | 433 | 260 | 275 | 252 |
99 | 4,039 | 148 | 48 | 11 |
Total | 445,186 | 150,899 | 104,617 | 75,509 |
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