{"id":5230,"date":"2024-07-10T10:43:38","date_gmt":"2024-07-10T15:43:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.findlaw-admin.com\/ability-law\/smallbusiness\/starting-a-business\/how-to-file-a-dba-in-missouri-in-3-steps.html"},"modified":"2025-05-02T17:04:00","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T22:04:00","slug":"how-to-file-a-dba-in-missouri-in-3-steps","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/smallbusiness\/starting-a-business\/how-to-file-a-dba-in-missouri-in-3-steps.html","title":{"rendered":"How To File a DBA in Missouri in 3 Steps"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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    How To File a DBA in Missouri in 3 Steps<\/h1>\n\n
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    \n By Acacia Wilson, Esq.<\/a> | Legally reviewed by Amber Sheppard, Esq.<\/a>\n | Last updated\n
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    To register a <\/span>fictitious name<\/span> or <\/span>DBA<\/span> (<\/span>Doing Business As<\/span>) in <\/span>Missouri<\/span> you must choose an available <\/span>business name<\/span>, file a <\/span>Registration of Fictitious Name<\/span> with the <\/span>Missouri Secretary of State<\/span> and pay a <\/span>filing fee<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

    Register your DBA with confidence<\/a>\u202fthrough our trusted partner LegalZoom.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n\n\n

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