North Dakota DBA

In North Dakota 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

North Dakota 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	135	9	7	4
21	91	27	26	17
22	57	14	11	19
23	1,459	278	207	112
31	263	130	103	95
42	669	391	251	167
44	1,467	962	597	273
48	656	154	106	54
51	157	88	72	47
52	1,022	238	164	89
53	486	94	58	19
54	907	226	121	54
55	42	19	13	11
56	478	117	77	39
61	64	18	20	18
62	679	343	223	144
71	241	62	44	25
72	735	274	318	332
81	1,671	483	208	83
95	10	2	7	1
99	76	2	0	0
Total	11,365	3,931	2,633	1,603

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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