Colorado DBA

In Colorado 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

Colorado 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	231	30	23	9
21	561	144	109	68
22	188	64	44	50
23	11,988	2,737	1,591	1,005
31	2,368	962	781	614
42	4,087	1,373	1,021	640
44	8,811	5,057	2,866	1,445
48	1,865	424	283	243
51	1,685	522	427	312
52	6,179	1,580	931	539
53	6,148	1,171	692	249
54	14,253	2,442	1,429	844
55	331	139	136	134
56	4,128	1,053	765	571
61	921	266	180	180
62	5,794	2,620	1,612	989
71	1,314	282	205	177
72	3,517	1,789	2,209	2,463
81	7,676	2,597	1,367	621
95	84	37	35	35
99	487	12	8	1
Total	82,616	25,301	16,714	11,189

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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