South Dakota 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 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	96	14	6	4
21	25	13	8	5
22	64	26	30	24
23	1,976	502	238	127
31	347	136	127	133
42	620	308	217	148
44	1,968	1,150	674	330
48	695	147	114	59
51	210	95	71	55
52	1,190	346	210	85
53	611	113	63	26
54	1,109	269	156	48
55	57	17	15	20
56	576	116	86	54
61	72	26	22	15
62	961	435	298	159
71	331	119	58	44
72	864	392	438	386
81	1,873	583	225	77
95	4	5	5	4
99	108	5	0	0
Total	13,757	4,817	3,061	1,803

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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