South Carolina 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

South 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	347	152	99	36
21	22	15	16	25
22	95	62	56	61
23	6,877	2,065	1,213	706
31	1,470	623	602	629
42	2,443	1,054	764	463
44	8,486	5,233	2,622	1,323
48	1,306	338	306	267
51	587	181	185	174
52	3,815	1,513	646	333
53	2,935	713	298	123
54	5,742	1,395	744	417
55	161	98	83	75
56	2,648	709	483	406
61	444	148	94	118
62	3,490	2,138	1,546	852
71	742	195	194	201
72	2,615	1,278	1,572	2,057
81	6,694	2,523	1,087	551
95	55	35	25	26
99	380	16	4	1
Total	51,354	20,484	12,639	8,844

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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