Indiana DBA

In Indiana you can file your DBA (a.k.a. trade name, assumed name or fictitious business name) yourself with your Secretary of State (Business Services Division) and County Recorder. 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

Indiana 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	193	37	17	9
21	133	69	75	45
22	181	102	81	89
23	9,604	3,044	1,726	1,027
31	2,527	1,388	1,468	1,626
42	4,023	1,783	1,332	901
44	9,798	6,961	4,122	2,258
48	2,728	720	562	471
51	1,016	377	350	293
52	5,612	2,251	1,002	499
53	3,889	1,060	556	193
54	7,988	2,043	1,166	685
55	282	166	147	144
56	3,599	1,005	728	592
61	614	205	157	156
62	5,753	3,352	2,187	1,227
71	1,044	326	273	220
72	3,585	1,866	2,370	2,967
81	10,229	4,037	2,099	864
95	55	32	37	47
99	287	16	5	3
Total	73,140	30,840	20,460	14,316

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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