There are many companies that do business in the state of Connecticut and each has a unique Business Name for their Connecticut Company.

If you have an idea for a Business, the Name of your Connecticut Company can be very important for a number of reasons.  The right Name for your Connecticut Company can increase sales and make your Connecticut Business more credible.

Reserving a name for your Connecticut Company could reduce the processing time for your application to form a Connecticut Corporation or LLC with the Connecticut Secretary of State.

Connecticut Company Name Reservation protects a Business Name by giving the owner exclusive rights to the use of that Company Name during the time the Connecticut Company is being organized and afterward while doing Business in the state of Connecticut.

We can Reserve your Connecticut Company Name with the Connecticut Secretary of State for only $29 + Connecticut state fees.

We will check to make sure that your Connecticut Company Name is available and conforms to all state of Connecticut Business Naming regulations.

You can easily Reserve a Connecticut Company Name by choosing one of the Connecticut Business Type options in the Connecticut Company Name Reservation Cost Estimator just to the right; then clicking on the Order Form link.

Please note that the availability of a Connecticut Company Name can change at any time so if you're worried that someone else may snatch your Connecticut Company Name you might want to Reserve that Connecticut Company Name online today.

You need to use a Connecticut Company Name which is not the same or too similar to the Business Name of any other entity operating in the state of Connecticut.  The Connecticut Secretary of State will not approve a Connecticut Company Name which is so similar to another Connecticut Company Name (Corporation or LLC) as to be likely to be mistaken for it.

Your Connecticut Company Name can identify the type of products and/or services your Connecticut Corporation or Connecticut LLC will provide; or it may be the name of the founder; or it can be a combination of the two or even something else.

In any case, the Connecticut Company Name that you choose must be distinguishable from the name of any other registered Connecticut Business entity and the name must also be different from any Reserved Company Names on record with the Connecticut Secretary of State.  Your Connecticut Company Name must not imply that it was formed for a purpose other than that stated in your formation documents and your Connecticut Company Name must not be a name that is likely to mislead the public.

If you are planning on starting a Connecticut Corporation then your name must include the words "Incorporated", "Corporation", "Inc." or "Corp.".  If you are planning on starting a Connecticut LLC then your name must include the words "LLC" or "Limited Liability Company".

Here are some general guidelines to keep in mind when you come up with your Connecticut Company Name:

• Your Connecticut Company Name must include only English letters and numbers or Roman numerals.
• Punctuation DOES NOT make Connecticut Company Names distinguishable from each other.
  For example, "A.B.C., Inc." is not distinguishable from "ABC, Inc."
• Plural forms of the same word DO NOT make the Connecticut Company Names distinguishable from each other.
• A suffix added to a word or any other deviation from or derivative of the same word DOES NOT make Connecticut Company Names distinguishable from each other.
• Connecticut Company Names are NOT DISTINGUISHABLE if the only difference is the abbreviation of a word in the name.  For example, "CT Auto Store, Inc." is not distinguishable from "Connecticut Auto Store, Inc."
• Connecticut Company Names are NOT DISTINGUISHABLE if the only difference is a phonetic spelling of the same word.  For example, "Boyz, Inc." is not distinguishable from "Boys, Inc."

It's important to choose a good name for your Connecticut Business because if you want to change it after you form your Connecticut Company you will have to file amended formation documents with the Connecticut Secretary of State (and pay a fee).

Exclusive rights gives the person who Reserved a Company Name for a Connecticut Business the exclusive right to the use of that name.

An exclusive right means that no one else may use the Connecticut Company Name which you Reserved for your Connecticut Business.  This includes both the time during which you are forming your Connecticut Corporation or LLC and afterward when you are doing Business in the state of Connecticut.

To find out how much it will cost to Reserve a Connecticut Company Name, choose a Connecticut Company Option on one of the Connecticut Company Name Reservation Cost Calculators on this web page.  The total cost will be displayed automatically.

Processing times for new Connecticut Company Name Reservations vary depending on the work load of the Secretary of State's staff.  We've found that normal processing of a new Connecticut Company Name Reservation takes the state around 2 business days.

We are dependent on, and have no control over, the staff and systems of the Connecticut Secretary of State.

In our experience 2 business days is the time it usually takes the Connecticut Secretary of State to process a new Connecticut Company Name Reservation.  We get your Connecticut Company Reservation request to the CT Secretary of State ASAP.  Once it is at the state we have no control over the new Connecticut Company Name approval process.

Once you Reserve a Name for your Connecticut Company it is valid for 120 days.  You must file your Connecticut Business formation documents (Articles of Incorporation for new Corporations or Articles of Organization for new LLCs) with the Connecticut Secretary of State within that time period.

If you don't use the Connecticut Company Name which you have Reserved you can Reserve it again unless some other Connecticut Business has Reserved the Name before you do.

If you are ready to Reserve a Connecticut Company Name Online now, simply fill in the Company Name Reservation Order Form below and press the Place Order button. If you have any questions you can call us at 855-771-2477 or email us.