Pennsylvania DBA

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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

Pennsylvania 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	511	87	54	13
21	376	167	168	114
22	290	114	108	103
23	18,158	4,692	2,753	1,600
31	5,212	2,829	2,693	2,723
42	7,892	3,259	2,487	1,793
44	20,957	12,542	8,033	4,369
48	3,772	1,108	917	860
51	2,351	933	647	629
52	9,468	4,747	2,378	1,148
53	5,797	1,790	975	398
54	18,608	4,494	2,720	1,754
55	630	319	280	340
56	7,522	2,075	1,381	1,201
61	1,193	467	380	476
62	13,926	8,144	5,190	3,074
71	2,345	662	506	440
72	10,690	4,356	3,931	3,961
81	22,460	8,124	3,573	1,562
95	149	98	110	106
99	769	25	13	3
Total	153,076	61,032	39,297	26,667

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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