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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Processing times for new Michigan 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 Michigan Company Name Reservation takes the state around 7-10 business days.

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

In our experience 7-10 business days is the time it usually takes the Michigan Secretary of State to process a new Michigan Company Name Reservation.  We get your Michigan Company Reservation request to the MI Secretary of State ASAP.  Once it is at the state we have no control over the new Michigan Company Name approval process.

Once you Reserve a Name for your Michigan Company it is valid for 6 months.  You must file your Michigan Business formation documents (Articles of Incorporation for new Corporations or Articles of Organization for new LLCs) with the Michigan Secretary of State within that time period.

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

Upon expiration the Michigan Company Name Reservation may be renewed by filing another application with the Michigan Secretary of State.

If you are ready to Reserve a Michigan 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.