New Jersey DBA

In New Jersey you can file your DBA (a.k.a. trade name, assumed name or fictitious business name) yourself with your local County Clerk's office. 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

New Jersey 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	201	33	17	7
21	53	15	17	20
22	94	32	36	63
23	15,993	3,696	2,034	1,058
31	3,686	1,929	1,620	1,686
42	9,034	2,852	2,088	1,606
44	18,697	7,242	4,876	2,979
48	3,872	1,069	840	626
51	2,165	619	463	396
52	6,677	3,100	1,937	1,203
53	6,039	1,539	825	311
54	22,520	4,143	2,411	1,577
55	445	195	202	228
56	7,683	1,747	1,146	978
61	1,208	450	409	429
62	11,310	5,662	3,539	1,913
71	1,940	390	331	328
72	8,683	3,183	2,421	2,276
81	15,281	4,495	2,151	1,054
95	86	61	55	92
99	1,262	16	8	1
Total	136,929	42,468	27,426	18,831

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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