Minnesota DBA

In Minnesota 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

Minnesota 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	338	104	32	16
21	92	26	26	12
22	95	49	53	65
23	11,452	2,418	1,303	803
31	2,815	1,369	1,210	1,247
42	4,683	1,750	1,320	941
44	8,540	5,631	3,851	1,938
48	2,744	548	451	347
51	1,316	464	425	328
52	5,855	1,543	1,024	645
53	4,290	863	497	178
54	11,126	2,085	1,254	724
55	324	157	156	165
56	3,943	925	657	508
61	677	209	206	207
62	4,839	2,946	2,265	1,231
71	1,511	385	272	237
72	3,367	1,630	2,088	2,193
81	8,706	3,458	1,969	933
95	98	68	38	34
99	482	9	1	2
Total	77,293	26,637	19,098	12,754

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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