Georgia DBA

In Georgia you can file your DBA (a.k.a. trade name, assumed name or fictitious business name) yourself with your Superior Court Clerks Office of your respective county. 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 Georgia 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

Georgia 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	607	288	171	88
21	66	48	42	55
22	243	87	84	87
23	13,144	3,276	2,022	1,296
31	2,915	1,397	1,296	1,301
42	7,134	2,640	1,888	1,268
44	16,043	9,085	4,846	2,811
48	3,132	723	597	518
51	1,959	649	547	536
52	7,938	2,519	1,440	922
53	6,797	1,637	792	317
54	16,928	3,114	1,923	1,183
55	560	246	224	214
56	5,638	1,392	1,054	834
61	997	296	222	230
62	8,020	4,232	2,975	1,656
71	1,327	313	273	279
72	4,846	2,439	2,981	3,977
81	12,543	4,349	2,034	1,024
95	116	82	56	80
99	953	45	16	2
Total	111,906	38,857	25,483	18,678

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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