Business search by state
Every state keeps a public record of its companies. Pick a state to go to its official search and see whether a name is taken.
- AlabamaBusiness Entity Records
- AlaskaCorporations Database Search
- ArizonaBusiness Search
- ArkansasBusiness Entity Search
- Californiabizfile Online Business Search
- ColoradoBusiness Database Search
- ConnecticutBusiness Records Search
- DelawareEntity Search
- District of ColumbiaBOSS Entity Search
- FloridaSunbiz
- GeorgiaGeorgia Business Search
- HawaiiBusiness Name Search
- IdahoBusiness Search
- IllinoisBusiness Entity Search
- IndianaINBiz Business Search
- IowaBusiness Entity Search
- KansasBusiness Entity Search
- KentuckyBusiness Entity Search
- LouisianaBusiness Filings Search
- MaineCorporate Name Search
- MarylandBusiness Entity Search
- MassachusettsBusiness Entity Search
- MichiganBusiness Entity Search
- MinnesotaSearch Business Filings
- MississippiBusiness Search
- MissouriBusiness Search
- MontanaBusiness Search
- NebraskaCorporation and Business Entity Search
- NevadaBusiness Entity Search
- New HampshireQuickStart Business Search
- New JerseyBusiness Name Search
- New MexicoBusiness Search
- New YorkCorporation and Business Entity Database
- North CarolinaBusiness Registration Search
- North DakotaFirstStop Business Search
- OhioBusiness Search
- OklahomaSearch Corporation Entities
- OregonBusiness Name Search
- PennsylvaniaBusiness Name Search
- Rhode IslandCorporate Database Search
- South CarolinaBusiness Name Search
- South DakotaBusiness Information Search
- TennesseeBusiness Entity Search
- TexasSOSPortal
- UtahBusiness Entity Search
- VermontBusiness Search
- VirginiaBusiness Entity Search
- WashingtonAdvanced Business Search
- West VirginiaBusiness Organization Search
- WisconsinBusiness Entity Search
- WyomingBusiness Entity Search
Business search questions
How do I look up a business in my state?
Pick your state below and open its official search. Type the main words of the name, and leave off LLC or Inc. Most states show the company's status, when it formed and its registered agent.
Who runs the business search?
Usually the Secretary of State, or whichever state office records companies. It's the same record the state uses when it decides whether a new name can be filed.
Does a clear search mean I can use the name?
It means the state is likely to accept it, and the state makes the final call when you file. It doesn't give you rights to the name, so check trademarks too.