Washington 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

Washington 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	1,217	222	135	76
21	83	46	24	16
22	199	58	34	33
23	15,252	3,081	1,765	937
31	3,166	1,245	1,067	971
42	5,104	1,904	1,343	911
44	10,291	5,973	3,333	1,909
48	2,515	648	513	397
51	1,508	514	447	345
52	5,548	2,072	1,183	518
53	6,029	1,381	661	238
54	11,944	2,409	1,391	780
55	355	173	148	134
56	4,697	1,183	791	558
61	1,025	321	235	211
62	8,047	3,759	2,360	1,398
71	1,378	350	283	276
72	4,884	2,758	2,894	2,603
81	9,671	3,464	1,782	698
95	89	51	44	37
99	776	23	11	2
Total	93,778	31,635	20,444	13,048

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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