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What’s in a Name? Delaware Amends Trade Name Registration Process

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UPDATE as of May 28, 2025: Implementation has been delayed until February 2, 2026.  Business entities should still prepare for this coming change. Delaware has overhauled how business entities register and maintain trade...more

Ward and Smith, P.A.

Updates to North Carolina's Assumed Business Name Law—Are You Ready?

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First, what is an Assumed Business Name? An assumed business name, often referred to as a "fictitious name," "DBA," or "doing business as" name, is a name that a business uses other than its legal name. DBAs differ by...more

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Best in Law: What’s in a “Fictitious” Business Name? - Partner Brian Reider Explains in the Southern California Newspaper Group...

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“DBA.” “d/b/a.” “Fictitious name.” You see or hear these terms all the time in business. You wonder: Who owns “Ye Olde Pie Shoppe”? And, after digging a bit, you start seeing the name “Megacorp Inc., d/b/a Ye Olde Pie...more

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Moving Your Company to Texas or Just Across the Street? Top 5 Considerations

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Fleeing the California minimum wage increase, N. O. Smelz, owner of Smelz Carpet Cleaning calls his friend and fellow entrepreneur Billy Brazos to announce that he’s moving to Texas and to ask for any advice. Having just...more

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