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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Processing times for new Vermont 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 Vermont 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 Vermont Secretary of State.

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

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

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

If you are ready to Reserve a Vermont 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.