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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Your Massachusetts Company Name can identify the type of products and/or services your Massachusetts Corporation or Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts Company Name that you choose must be distinguishable from the name of any other registered Massachusetts Business entity and the name must also be different from any Reserved Company Names on record with the Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth.  Your Massachusetts Company Name must not imply that it was formed for a purpose other than that stated in your formation documents and your Massachusetts Company Name must not be a name that is likely to mislead the public.

If you are planning on starting a Massachusetts Corporation then your name must include the words "Incorporated", "Corporation", "Inc." or "Corp.".  If you are planning on starting a Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts Company Name:

• Your Massachusetts Company Name must include only English letters and numbers or Roman numerals.
• Punctuation DOES NOT make Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts Company Names distinguishable from each other.
• Massachusetts Company Names are NOT DISTINGUISHABLE if the only difference is the abbreviation of a word in the name.  For example, "MA Auto Store, Inc." is not distinguishable from "Massachusetts Auto Store, Inc."
• Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts Business because if you want to change it after you form your Massachusetts Company you will have to file amended formation documents with the Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth (and pay a fee).

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

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

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

Processing times for new Massachusetts Company Name Reservations vary depending on the work load of the Secretary of the Commonwealth's staff.  We've found that normal processing of a new Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth.

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

Once you Reserve a Name for your Massachusetts Company it is valid for 60 days.  You must file your Massachusetts Business formation documents (Articles of Incorporation for new Corporations or Articles of Organization for new LLCs) with the Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth within that time period.

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

If you are ready to Reserve a Massachusetts 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 at CorpServices@AllBizDocs.com.