HOW CAN YOU FIND OUT IF A BUSINESS NAME IS ALREADY REGISTERED?

My relatives have been formulation to begin the brand new business, as well as they wish to know if the commercial operation name which they have been meditative of is already being used by the little alternative commercial operation in the same industry. How do we find out if the commercial operation name is already registered?

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Lindsay June 26, 2010 at 10:48 am

Go to your states Treasury Office (or whatever state you plan to run your business in) or visit the website to browse through business names.

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deni June 26, 2010 at 11:26 am

when you file for the Entity in your state they will do a search, if there is another business with same name, they will contact you to change the name…you can also do some searches as previously suggested…

Jennifer M June 26, 2010 at 12:21 pm

It really depends on the nature of the business and the area it will cover. For example if you are located in a single location, meaning a single city, county , and state then you contact your local city, county and state for a specific name availability. You will want to contact the secretary of state office and search for name availability.

However if they are interested in a multi location business or an internet business, they may need to search other state secretary of state sites etc.

Also I would google any potential names and add dot com to the name and see what comes up for other internet based companies.

Good Luck
Jenny

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