Delaware DBA

In Delaware you can file your DBA (a.k.a. trade name, assumed name or fictitious business name) yourself with your Prothonotary’s Office in the Superior Court for the particular county you are going to be doing business in. . 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 Delaware 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

Delaware 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	32	5	5	2
21	14	1	3	0
22	14	3	4	4
23	1,438	411	282	159
31	230	130	108	93
42	497	187	133	91
44	1,633	949	656	368
48	419	92	71	62
51	202	52	57	36
52	1,193	288	175	111
53	781	181	87	30
54	1,609	310	232	136
55	2,222	56	36	20
56	626	161	130	100
61	103	37	39	28
62	827	527	377	201
71	187	53	47	36
72	548	262	302	315
81	1,290	468	260	132
95	13	7	8	8
99	113	5	4	0
Total	13,991	4,185	3,016	1,932

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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