{"id":5268,"date":"2024-09-20T11:25:24","date_gmt":"2024-09-20T16:25:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.findlaw-admin.com\/ability-law\/smallbusiness\/starting-a-business\/how-to-get-a-dba-in-south-dakota-in-three-steps.html"},"modified":"2025-05-06T11:56:00","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T16:56:00","slug":"how-to-get-a-dba-in-south-dakota-in-three-steps","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/smallbusiness\/starting-a-business\/how-to-get-a-dba-in-south-dakota-in-three-steps.html","title":{"rendered":"How To Get a DBA in South Dakota in Three Steps"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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    How to Get a DBA in South Dakota in Three Steps<\/h1>\n\n
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    To get a <\/span>DBA<\/span> (<\/span>Doing Business As<\/span>), called a \u201cfictitious <\/span>business name<\/span>\u201d in <\/span>South Dakota<\/span>, you must choose a valid <\/span>business name<\/span>, file a <\/span>Fictitious Name<\/span> Statement with the <\/span>South Dakota Secretary of State<\/span>, and pay a <\/span>filing fee<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n\n

    Register your DBA with confidence<\/a>\u202f through our trusted partner LegalZoom.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n\n\n

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