Trade Names

State law requires that any person doing business in Connecticut under any name other than their own, must either register a trade name in the town where their business is conducted or register with the Secretary of State's office as a corporation or limited liability company. The filing fee for a trade name that is already notarized is $20.00; it is $25.00 if the form has not already been notarized. Trade Name Certificates expire after five years and must be renewed. Trade Name filing and cancellation forms are available online. 

For more information about starting a business in Connecticut, please visit the web site of the Connecticut Licensing Information Center or call them at 860-713-6100.