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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Processing times for new South Dakota 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 South Dakota Company Name Reservation takes the state around 1-3 business days.

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

In our experience 1-3 business days is the time it usually takes the South Dakota Secretary of State to process a new South Dakota Company Name Reservation.  We get your South Dakota Company Reservation request to the SD Secretary of State ASAP.  Once it is at the state we have no control over the new South Dakota Company Name approval process.

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

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

If you are ready to Reserve a South Dakota 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.