About North Carolina DBAs
A DBA—which stands for Doing Business As—is known as an Assumed Name in North Carolina.
Both incorporated entities, such as corporations or LLCs, and unincorporated entities,
such as individuals or general partners, will file their North Carolina assumed
name at the county level—there are no state filings for assumed names regardless
of the ownership structure.
How to File an Assumed Name In North Carolina
To file a North Carolina Assumed Name, you must complete the application for a Certificate
of Assumed Name. The name you choose to file must be available in the county in
which you’re filing—we recommend that you perform a
DBA name search before filing so you know from the beginning if the name
is already in use.
Each county provides a unique form for filing Assumed Names, but the information
typically contained on these forms is as follows:
- The Assumed Name—the name under which you would like to do business
- The owner—the person(s) or entity(ies) doing business under the Assumed Name
- Business address
- Owner’s address
- Signature of owner/representative of owner
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North Carolina Startup Quicklinks
For information on other types of businesses in North Carolina, please explore the
links below.