Virginia 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

Virginia 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	514	161	64	14
21	86	39	83	108
22	133	30	41	67
23	12,850	3,800	2,233	1,403
31	1,990	1,030	878	830
42	3,787	1,492	1,149	824
44	11,902	8,027	5,198	2,555
48	2,892	704	585	441
51	1,760	616	532	464
52	5,738	2,480	1,265	727
53	5,095	1,412	747	276
54	14,888	3,414	2,232	1,561
55	407	179	177	176
56	4,947	1,433	1,085	862
61	986	312	271	262
62	6,777	3,796	2,521	1,546
71	1,385	299	253	311
72	4,179	2,167	2,655	3,204
81	12,282	4,574	2,453	1,086
95	78	59	51	51
99	707	19	9	1
Total	93,383	36,043	24,482	16,769

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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