> -----Original Message----- > From: Jon D [mailto:rekcahp...@gmail.com] > Subject: Re: Incorporate, LLC, or ??? > > Anyone know how to go about operating under more than 1 name? > Say if you wanted 'Jons IT Consulting' AND 'Jons Network Hardware'. > Do you just need 2 DBAs and operate as 1 business, or do you HAVE to > keep everything seperate and operate as 2 businesses?
If you use your personal name in your business name, in most municipalities, you do not have to file Fictitious Name Certificates to operate the DBAs. If the DBAs do not contain your name then the Fictitious Name paperwork has to be filed (that is what allows someone trying to sue you or find you to, well, find you). I would just use DBAs and file the FNCs with the courthouse. Much cheaper than incorporating each entity. That is what hotel and restaurant franchises do. i.e Carl Webster Inc. d/b/a InFront Restaurant #123, Carl Webster Inc. d/b/a InFront Restaurant #234. Webster (before getting drawn into computers I was studying to get the Gold Medal on the CPA exam) ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
