Ohio DBA

In Ohio 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

Ohio 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	263	65	36	10
21	391	134	130	74
22	212	90	96	131
23	16,584	4,770	2,728	1,609
31	5,073	3,099	2,800	2,912
42	7,474	3,436	2,584	1,801
44	17,262	11,862	7,315	3,856
48	4,064	1,114	847	700
51	1,865	716	618	525
52	9,573	4,470	2,198	948
53	6,679	1,998	978	385
54	16,137	4,079	2,545	1,501
55	659	269	290	333
56	7,289	1,991	1,458	1,091
61	1,139	413	373	412
62	10,506	6,642	4,442	2,629
71	2,029	618	488	479
72	7,516	3,636	4,343	5,259
81	17,545	7,522	3,623	1,573
95	154	93	87	109
99	635	25	8	2
Total	133,049	57,042	37,987	26,339

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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