A registered Trade name cannot be used by any other business.Ī Fictitious Name, is a name used in business or trade that the business owner(s) has not registered as a Trade Name or is not entitled to register as a Trade Name. The registered owner(s) of a registered Trade Name has right to exclusive use of that name. A trade name must be different (“distinguishable upon the record”) from previously registered business names.
Businesses in Ohio have a choice of registering a Trade Name or a Fictitious name.Ī registered Trade Name is used in business or trade to describe the business registered. In Ohio, names are registered with the Secretary of State. Get details about registering your business name Go at least five pages deep into the search results to see if the name you want or similar names are being used in your state, county or city. For example, if you want to use the name, Crystal Clean Maid Service, do simple Google searches for “Crystal Clean Maid Service+Ohio” plus Crystal Clean Maid Service+your county” and “Crystal Clean Maid Service+your town or city”. Then do an online search for names similar to the one you plan to use. Do Your Own Search Online For Business Names Google Search example for a (very popular!) cleaning business name. Start with a statewide corporate business name search to avoid legal problems and customer confusion or call the Business Services Division (877) 767-3453. Sole proprietors and general partners who want a business name that does not include the owner(s) personal legal names (for example, Janice Smith’s Cleaning Service or Martha Harris and Tom Graham’s Maid Service) need to find out whether the name they want to use is available in the state of Ohio. This article is not intended to be exhaustive or a substitute for qualified legal or tax advice.
It is important that you call or visit your local county or city government in person or online to find out local requirements for residential house cleaning businesses and home-based businesses. Some requirements even vary from county to county. Information from the Secretary of State, the Ohio Department of Taxation and selected city and county government sources were used to research this article.īe aware that sole proprietor and general partner start-up requirements in this state are always changing. This article provides three key state business start-up requirements for self-employed sole proprietors and general partners who run residential house cleaning businesses.
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