Doing Business As Definition

Doing Business As
DEFINITION

Doing Business As or DBA, is a formal registration that an individual, Corporation or Limited Liability Company is conducting business under a different name. DBA's are also referred to as fictitious business names, assumed business names and trade names. All these terms mean DBA. 

DBAs may also be used with filing Articles of Incorporation or Articles of Organization when the name you want to register is being used.