Corporate Name Search
After you have chosen your business name, you will want to check to make sure it hasn’t already been taken by another company. Doing a corporate name search to confirm its availability will help you avoid the headaches and cost of trying to register your company with a name that you can’t legally use.
How to Perform a Free Corporate Name Search
Our Corporate Name Search tool provides a free way to research the availability of a business name. You’ll find using it is quite simple.
Just enter:
- The name you would like to call your business
- The state where your business will be based
- The business entity type (LLC, S Corporation, C Corporation, Nonprofit Corporation, Sole Proprietor, Partnership) for your business name will be associated with.
Using this information, our agents search the appropriate state databases to verify a name’s availability.
Every Great Business Starts with a Great Name
Selecting a great business name starts with a corporate name search. Find out if your desired business name is available with free help from one of our specialists.
A company’s name is more than just a name and it’s a critical brand asset. Your business name wields more power than you might expect. It differentiates your company from others and when future customers see or hear it for the first time, they might immediately form an impression of your company. That impression can be one that might lead them to find out more about you and your offering or drive them away.
Choosing the right business name requires thought and research. Not only is it important to brainstorm a name that will serve your company well, but it is also imperative to conduct a corporate name search to make sure you have the right to use the name.