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If you have not filed for a "doing business as" or DBA, also known as a fictitious or trade name, you are missing out on its future marketing benefits for your company and reducing the confidence of ...

Calling a business "Miraculous Repairs" rather than "Jane Jones" is sensible marketing, but using a fake name to hide from vendors or customers with complaints or bills is illegal. If you use a ...