{"id":5557,"date":"2024-07-09T14:49:51","date_gmt":"2024-07-09T19:49:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.findlaw-admin.com\/ability-law\/smallbusiness\/starting-a-business\/what-is-a-dba.html"},"modified":"2026-05-20T12:18:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T17:18:00","slug":"what-is-a-dba","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/smallbusiness\/starting-a-business\/what-is-a-dba.html","title":{"rendered":"What Is a DBA?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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    What Is a DBA?<\/h1>\n\n
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    \n By FindLaw Staff<\/a> | Legally reviewed by Catherine Hodder, Esq.<\/a>\n | Last updated\n
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    A DBA means<\/span> \u201cdoing business as<\/span>\u201d also called a \u201ctrade name<\/span>,\u201d \u201cassumed business name<\/span>,\u201d or \u201cfictitious <\/span>business name<\/span>\u201d that a business owner<\/span> uses instead of the legal <\/span>business name<\/span>. Entrepreneurs<\/span> may register a fictitious name to use it instead of forming a new <\/span>business<\/span> entity<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n\n

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

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