Needed when a sole proprietor, partnership, LLC or corporation trades under any name other than its own legal or registered name. No newspaper notice is required. A registration not renewed within 30 days after it expires is cancelled and the name is released.
Checked Oct 21, 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 New Hampshire Secretary of State, Corporation Division.
Sources and dates
Secretary of State form TN-1 (RSA 349). Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
Yes. Needed when a sole proprietor, partnership, LLC or corporation trades under any name other than its own legal or registered name.
Yes. Needed when a sole proprietor, partnership, LLC or corporation trades under any name other than its own legal or registered name.
Yes. Needed when a sole proprietor, partnership, LLC or corporation trades under any name other than its own legal or registered name.
Yes. Needed when a sole proprietor, partnership, LLC or corporation trades under any name other than its own legal or registered name.
Yes. Needed when a sole proprietor, partnership, LLC or corporation trades under any name other than its own legal or registered name.
Yes. Needed when a sole proprietor, partnership, LLC or corporation trades under any name other than its own legal or registered name.
Yes. Needed when a sole proprietor, partnership, LLC or corporation trades under any name other than its own legal or registered name.
Yes. Needed when a sole proprietor, partnership, LLC or corporation trades under any name other than its own legal or registered name.
Yes. Needed when a sole proprietor, partnership, LLC or corporation trades under any name other than its own legal or registered name.
Yes. Needed when a sole proprietor, partnership, LLC or corporation trades under any name other than its own legal or registered name.
Yes. Needed when a sole proprietor, partnership, LLC or corporation trades under any name other than its own legal or registered name.
Yes. Needed when a sole proprietor, partnership, LLC or corporation trades under any name other than its own legal or registered name.
Yes. Needed when a sole proprietor, partnership, LLC or corporation trades under any name other than its own legal or registered name.
Yes. Needed when a sole proprietor, partnership, LLC or corporation trades under any name other than its own legal or registered name.
Yes. Needed when a sole proprietor, partnership, LLC or corporation trades under any name other than its own legal or registered name.
Yes. Needed when a sole proprietor, partnership, LLC or corporation trades under any name other than its own legal or registered name.
Yes. Needed when a sole proprietor, partnership, LLC or corporation trades under any name other than its own legal or registered name.
Yes. Needed when a sole proprietor, partnership, LLC or corporation trades under any name other than its own legal or registered name.
Yes. Needed when a sole proprietor, partnership, LLC or corporation trades under any name other than its own legal or registered name.
Yes. Needed when a sole proprietor, partnership, LLC or corporation trades under any name other than its own legal or registered name.
New Hampshire Secretary of State, Corporation Division.
Step 1 of 6, set up the business. It is the first step.
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