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Who needs a fictitious business name registration (DBA) in Mississippi?

Issued by Mississippi Secretary of State, at step 1 of 6 in the opening sequence: set up the business.

Every kind of business in Mississippi

The Mississippi table lists this for every kind of business.

File it whenever the business trades under any name other than the owner’s legal name or the LLC’s registered name. Filed online only, and the state does not refuse a name because another business already uses it.

Checked Oct 21, 2026 against the agency’s page.

Step 1 of 6: Set up the business

  1. Set up the business
  2. Register for tax
  3. Approve the space
  4. Get the permits for your kind of business
  5. Alcohol permits
  6. Before the first hire

Issued by Mississippi Secretary of State.

Sources and dates

Fictitious Business Name Registration Act (Senate Bill 2003, 2010); Secretary of State fictitious business name filing. Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.

Questions about opening here.