Oregon DBA

In Oregon 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

Oregon 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	1,012	188	168	126
21	65	34	28	23
22	119	35	31	29
23	8,743	1,792	929	511
31	2,261	972	798	758
42	2,995	1,156	854	539
44	6,400	3,769	2,241	1,212
48	1,622	419	327	223
51	1,004	312	226	186
52	3,656	1,169	726	298
53	3,677	763	405	139
54	7,164	1,503	831	428
55	219	98	83	104
56	2,814	636	503	361
61	578	192	128	118
62	4,795	2,361	1,449	868
71	796	217	183	147
72	2,798	1,773	2,140	1,716
81	5,662	2,066	952	404
95	65	28	33	37
99	401	19	5	0
Total	56,846	19,502	13,040	8,227

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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