DBA means "Doing Business As".  If you are an Individual Sole Proprietor and want to do business under a name which is different from your legal name then you have to Register a DBA Name with the Mississippi Secretary of State.

If you are a Corporation or LLC and want to do business under a name which is different from the name which is registered with the Mississippi Secretary of State then you have to Register a DBA Name with the Mississippi Secretary of State. We can Register a DBA Name with the Mississippi Secretary of State for you as quickly as possible.

Other names for a Mississippi DBA Name include:

• Mississippi Alternate Name
• Mississippi Assumed Business Name
• Mississippi Assumed Name
• Mississippi Business Name
• Mississippi Fictitious Name
• Mississippi Trade Name

Yes. You can Register a DBA Name with the Mississippi Secretary of State.

Yes. You can register a Mississippi DBA Name with the MS Secretary of State for a Mississippi Corporation or a Mississippi LLC.

Before a Mississippi Corporation or LLC can register a DBA Name, the MS Corporation or MS LLC must be in good standing with the Mississippi Secretary of State.

Yes. You can register a Mississippi DBA Name even if you have not formed a Mississippi Corporation or LLC. In fact that's what most skilled craftsman and professionals do when they want to use a business name other their own name.

Registering a DBA Name with the Mississippi Secretary of State and Reserving a Company Name with the Mississippi Secretary of State are NOT the same.

You Register a DBA Name with the Mississippi Secretary of State for an existing Mississippi business.  You Reserve a Company Name with the Mississippi Secretary of State for use with a Mississippi business that will be formed and legally registered with the MS Secretary of State sometime in the future.

Registering a DBA Name with the Mississippi Secretary of State is NOT the same as legally Registering a Corporation or LLC with the Mississippi Secretary of State.

When you legally Register a Corporation or LLC with the Mississippi Secretary of State there are certain tax and administrative obligations which must be met to keep the company in Good Standing.  Failing to keep up with those obligations can result in the administrative dissolution of your Mississippi company by the Mississippi Secretary of State.

The Mississippi state fees for Registering a DBA Name are less than the fees for Registering a Corporation or LLC and there are no tax or reporting obligation for a Registered Mississippi DBA Name.

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No. The Mississippi Secretary of State will not issue a good standing certificate (Certificate of Existence) for a registered Mississippi DBA Name. Mississippi good standing certificates are issued only for companies which have registered with the Mississippi Secretary of State as a Corporation, LLC or LP.

You can renew the Mississippi DBA Name before the expiration date if you want to retain ownership of the Mississippi DBA Name.

If your Corporation or LLC was formed in a state other than the state of Mississippi and your company name is being used by another Mississippi Corporation or LLC then you are required to register a DBA Name with the Mississippi Secretary of State which is different from the company name in your home state.

If you are ready to Register a Mississippi DBA Name now, simply fill in the DBA Name Registration 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.