Florida DBA

In Florida you can file your DBA (a.k.a. trade name, assumed name or fictitious business name) yourself with your Department of State (Division of Corporations). 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 Florida 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

Florida 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	767	207	114	62
21	139	46	37	31
22	297	122	71	82
23	27,413	6,108	3,978	2,565
31	7,152	2,625	2,020	1,609
42	19,564	5,084	3,169	1,961
44	36,448	17,160	8,813	4,606
48	7,341	1,501	924	759
51	4,386	1,088	911	775
52	17,182	5,470	3,163	1,839
53	18,658	3,616	1,836	641
54	41,999	7,473	4,172	2,346
55	1,051	400	346	364
56	17,442	3,491	2,293	1,831
61	2,309	606	550	512
62	22,215	10,563	6,319	3,022
71	3,734	808	596	586
72	11,197	4,787	4,877	6,368
81	28,459	8,125	4,316	1,993
95	166	95	86	96
99	1,793	57	13	0
Total	269,712	79,432	48,604	32,048

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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