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Who needs a trade name registration (DBA) with newspaper notice in Nebraska?

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

Every kind of business in Nebraska

The Nebraska table lists this for every kind of business.

Needed when a sole proprietor, LLC or corporation trades under any name other than its legal or registered one. Publish the registration once in a newspaper of general circulation in the city where the business sits and file the proof of publication with the Secretary of State within 45 days, or the registration is cancelled. Registration is statewide and there is no county filing.

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 Nebraska Secretary of State.

Sources and dates

Neb. Rev. Stat. 87-210 (fee), 87-211 (term and renewal) and 87-219 (publication); Secretary of State trade name application. Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.

Questions about opening here.