Needed when the business trades under any name other than the owner’s or the entity’s exact registered name. One certificate can cover up to five assumed names and every county where the business operates; the Secretary of State keeps the statewide index.
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 Register of Deeds in the county where the business mainly operates.
Sources and dates
G.S. 66-71.4; Durham and Brunswick County Register of Deeds instructions. 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 any name other than the owner’s or the entity’s exact registered name.
Yes. Needed when the business trades under any name other than the owner’s or the entity’s exact registered name.
Yes. Needed when the business trades under any name other than the owner’s or the entity’s exact registered name.
Yes. Needed when the business trades under any name other than the owner’s or the entity’s exact registered name.
Yes. Needed when the business trades under any name other than the owner’s or the entity’s exact registered name.
Yes. Needed when the business trades under any name other than the owner’s or the entity’s exact registered name.
Yes. Needed when the business trades under any name other than the owner’s or the entity’s exact registered name.
Yes. Needed when the business trades under any name other than the owner’s or the entity’s exact registered name.
Yes. Needed when the business trades under any name other than the owner’s or the entity’s exact registered name.
Yes. Needed when the business trades under any name other than the owner’s or the entity’s exact registered name.
Yes. Needed when the business trades under any name other than the owner’s or the entity’s exact registered name.
Yes. Needed when the business trades under any name other than the owner’s or the entity’s exact registered name.
Yes. Needed when the business trades under any name other than the owner’s or the entity’s exact registered name.
Yes. Needed when the business trades under any name other than the owner’s or the entity’s exact registered name.
Yes. Needed when the business trades under any name other than the owner’s or the entity’s exact registered name.
Yes. Needed when the business trades under any name other than the owner’s or the entity’s exact registered name.
Yes. Needed when the business trades under any name other than the owner’s or the entity’s exact registered name.
Yes. Needed when the business trades under any name other than the owner’s or the entity’s exact registered name.
Yes. Needed when the business trades under any name other than the owner’s or the entity’s exact registered name.
Yes. Needed when the business trades under any name other than the owner’s or the entity’s exact registered name.
Register of Deeds in the county where the business mainly operates.
Step 1 of 6, set up the business. It is the first step.
Who needs an assumed business name certificate in North Carolina?
