An LLC keeps your personal assets apart from the business and is what landlords and lenders expect on a lease. Anyone trading under a name other than their own legal name or the entity’s registered name files the fictitious name, and the local business tax office asks for it.
Checked Oct 17, 2026 against the agency’s page.
Step 1 of 6: Set up the business
1Set up the business
2Register for tax
3Approve the space
4Get the permits for your kind of business
5Alcohol permits
6Before the first hire
Issued by Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz).
Sources and dates
Division of Corporations fee schedule and fictitious name FAQ. Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
Yes. An LLC keeps your personal assets apart from the business and is what landlords and lenders expect on a lease.
Yes. An LLC keeps your personal assets apart from the business and is what landlords and lenders expect on a lease.
Yes. An LLC keeps your personal assets apart from the business and is what landlords and lenders expect on a lease.
Yes. An LLC keeps your personal assets apart from the business and is what landlords and lenders expect on a lease.
Yes. An LLC keeps your personal assets apart from the business and is what landlords and lenders expect on a lease.
Yes. An LLC keeps your personal assets apart from the business and is what landlords and lenders expect on a lease.
Yes. An LLC keeps your personal assets apart from the business and is what landlords and lenders expect on a lease.
Yes. An LLC keeps your personal assets apart from the business and is what landlords and lenders expect on a lease.
Yes. An LLC keeps your personal assets apart from the business and is what landlords and lenders expect on a lease.
Yes. An LLC keeps your personal assets apart from the business and is what landlords and lenders expect on a lease.
Yes. An LLC keeps your personal assets apart from the business and is what landlords and lenders expect on a lease.
Yes. An LLC keeps your personal assets apart from the business and is what landlords and lenders expect on a lease.
Yes. An LLC keeps your personal assets apart from the business and is what landlords and lenders expect on a lease.
Yes. An LLC keeps your personal assets apart from the business and is what landlords and lenders expect on a lease.
Yes. An LLC keeps your personal assets apart from the business and is what landlords and lenders expect on a lease.
Yes. An LLC keeps your personal assets apart from the business and is what landlords and lenders expect on a lease.
Yes. An LLC keeps your personal assets apart from the business and is what landlords and lenders expect on a lease.
Yes. An LLC keeps your personal assets apart from the business and is what landlords and lenders expect on a lease.
Yes. An LLC keeps your personal assets apart from the business and is what landlords and lenders expect on a lease.
Yes. An LLC keeps your personal assets apart from the business and is what landlords and lenders expect on a lease.
Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz).
Step 1 of 6, set up the business. It is the first step.
Who needs articles of organization or a fictitious name in Florida?
