Needed when the business trades under a name other than the owner’s or the entity’s exact registered name, before it opens under that name. Many counties take the filing only through eFileGA.
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 Clerk of the Superior Court in the county where the business sits.
Sources and dates
O.C.G.A. section 10-1-490; DeKalb County Superior Court Clerk trade name fee sheet. Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
Yes. Needed when the business trades under a name other than the owner’s or the entity’s exact registered name, before it opens under that name.
Yes. Needed when the business trades under a name other than the owner’s or the entity’s exact registered name, before it opens under that name.
Yes. Needed when the business trades under a name other than the owner’s or the entity’s exact registered name, before it opens under that name.
Yes. Needed when the business trades under a name other than the owner’s or the entity’s exact registered name, before it opens under that name.
Yes. Needed when the business trades under a name other than the owner’s or the entity’s exact registered name, before it opens under that name.
Yes. Needed when the business trades under a name other than the owner’s or the entity’s exact registered name, before it opens under that name.
Yes. Needed when the business trades under a name other than the owner’s or the entity’s exact registered name, before it opens under that name.
Yes. Needed when the business trades under a name other than the owner’s or the entity’s exact registered name, before it opens under that name.
Yes. Needed when the business trades under a name other than the owner’s or the entity’s exact registered name, before it opens under that name.
Yes. Needed when the business trades under a name other than the owner’s or the entity’s exact registered name, before it opens under that name.
Yes. Needed when the business trades under a name other than the owner’s or the entity’s exact registered name, before it opens under that name.
Yes. Needed when the business trades under a name other than the owner’s or the entity’s exact registered name, before it opens under that name.
Yes. Needed when the business trades under a name other than the owner’s or the entity’s exact registered name, before it opens under that name.
Yes. Needed when the business trades under a name other than the owner’s or the entity’s exact registered name, before it opens under that name.
Yes. Needed when the business trades under a name other than the owner’s or the entity’s exact registered name, before it opens under that name.
Yes. Needed when the business trades under a name other than the owner’s or the entity’s exact registered name, before it opens under that name.
Yes. Needed when the business trades under a name other than the owner’s or the entity’s exact registered name, before it opens under that name.
Yes. Needed when the business trades under a name other than the owner’s or the entity’s exact registered name, before it opens under that name.
Yes. Needed when the business trades under a name other than the owner’s or the entity’s exact registered name, before it opens under that name.
Yes. Needed when the business trades under a name other than the owner’s or the entity’s exact registered name, before it opens under that name.
Clerk of the Superior Court in the county where the business sits.
Step 1 of 6, set up the business. It is the first step.
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