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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Processing times for new Nebraska 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 Nebraska Company Name Reservation takes the state around 3-5 business days.

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

In our experience 3-5 business days is the time it usually takes the Nebraska Secretary of State to process a new Nebraska Company Name Reservation.  We get your Nebraska Company Reservation request to the NE Secretary of State ASAP.  Once it is at the state we have no control over the new Nebraska Company Name approval process.

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

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

If you are ready to Reserve a Nebraska 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.