North Carolina DBA

In North Carolina you can file your DBA (a.k.a. trade name, assumed name or fictitious business name) yourself with your County Register of Deeds 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

North Carolina 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	654	207	129	37
21	58	29	42	62
22	134	66	66	74
23	15,922	4,667	2,630	1,439
31	3,356	1,673	1,554	1,622
42	6,066	2,466	1,792	1,211
44	16,427	9,809	5,186	2,968
48	3,169	803	603	479
51	1,517	500	460	394
52	7,107	2,741	1,336	800
53	6,093	1,494	664	252
54	12,963	2,955	1,852	1,018
55	435	191	185	168
56	5,682	1,549	1,018	858
61	958	267	206	228
62	7,095	4,408	3,122	2,095
71	1,649	446	373	359
72	4,900	2,546	3,211	3,951
81	13,781	4,780	2,188	954
95	109	69	65	83
99	901	85	33	4
Total	108,976	41,751	26,715	19,056

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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