Doing business under a fictitious name requires that you do the following: Fictitious Business Name

• File a Fictitious Business Name within forty-five days of starting your business. 

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• Publish the filed fictitious name in a legally adjudicated newspaper for four weeks. Fictitious Business Name

• Corporations and owners doing business under their own name are not required to file a fictitious business name statement. On the other hand, If you plan to use your own name as part of the business name, you cannot use something like “& associates” – if you do, you must file a fictitious business name statement. For example, "Smith’s Rob ‘em & Cheat ‘em Service" would not be required to file a fictitious business name, however, "Smith and Company” would be required to file a fictitious business name. Fictitious Business Name
  Note: A Fictitious Business Name with “corp.” or "Inc" is not allowed unless you want to file a dba for a corporation with the same name.

If you are filing fictitious business name and the registrant is a corporation, include a copy of the articles of organization or incorporation and have a Corporate Officer sign the fictitious business name statement form. Fe