# Business search by state

Source: https://joinopenfile.com/business-search
Index: https://joinopenfile.com/llms.txt

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.

- [Alabama Business Entity Records](https://joinopenfile.com/business-search/alabama)
- [Alaska Corporations Database Search](https://joinopenfile.com/business-search/alaska)
- [Arizona Business Search](https://joinopenfile.com/business-search/arizona)
- [Arkansas Business Entity Search](https://joinopenfile.com/business-search/arkansas)
- [California bizfile Online Business Search](https://joinopenfile.com/business-search/california)
- [Colorado Business Database Search](https://joinopenfile.com/business-search/colorado)
- [Connecticut Business Records Search](https://joinopenfile.com/business-search/connecticut)
- [Delaware Entity Search](https://joinopenfile.com/business-search/delaware)
- [District of Columbia BOSS Entity Search](https://joinopenfile.com/business-search/district-of-columbia)
- [Florida Sunbiz](https://joinopenfile.com/business-search/florida)
- [Georgia Georgia Business Search](https://joinopenfile.com/business-search/georgia)
- [Hawaii Business Name Search](https://joinopenfile.com/business-search/hawaii)
- [Idaho Business Search](https://joinopenfile.com/business-search/idaho)
- [Illinois Business Entity Search](https://joinopenfile.com/business-search/illinois)
- [Indiana INBiz Business Search](https://joinopenfile.com/business-search/indiana)
- [Iowa Business Entity Search](https://joinopenfile.com/business-search/iowa)
- [Kansas Business Entity Search](https://joinopenfile.com/business-search/kansas)
- [Kentucky Business Entity Search](https://joinopenfile.com/business-search/kentucky)
- [Louisiana Business Filings Search](https://joinopenfile.com/business-search/louisiana)
- [Maine Corporate Name Search](https://joinopenfile.com/business-search/maine)
- [Maryland Business Entity Search](https://joinopenfile.com/business-search/maryland)
- [Massachusetts Business Entity Search](https://joinopenfile.com/business-search/massachusetts)
- [Michigan Business Entity Search](https://joinopenfile.com/business-search/michigan)
- [Minnesota Search Business Filings](https://joinopenfile.com/business-search/minnesota)
- [Mississippi Business Search](https://joinopenfile.com/business-search/mississippi)
- [Missouri Business Search](https://joinopenfile.com/business-search/missouri)
- [Montana Business Search](https://joinopenfile.com/business-search/montana)
- [Nebraska Corporation and Business Entity Search](https://joinopenfile.com/business-search/nebraska)
- [Nevada Business Entity Search](https://joinopenfile.com/business-search/nevada)
- [New Hampshire QuickStart Business Search](https://joinopenfile.com/business-search/new-hampshire)
- [New Jersey Business Name Search](https://joinopenfile.com/business-search/new-jersey)
- [New Mexico Business Search](https://joinopenfile.com/business-search/new-mexico)
- [New York Corporation and Business Entity Database](https://joinopenfile.com/business-search/new-york)
- [North Carolina Business Registration Search](https://joinopenfile.com/business-search/north-carolina)
- [North Dakota FirstStop Business Search](https://joinopenfile.com/business-search/north-dakota)
- [Ohio Business Search](https://joinopenfile.com/business-search/ohio)
- [Oklahoma Search Corporation Entities](https://joinopenfile.com/business-search/oklahoma)
- [Oregon Business Name Search](https://joinopenfile.com/business-search/oregon)
- [Pennsylvania Business Name Search](https://joinopenfile.com/business-search/pennsylvania)
- [Rhode Island Corporate Database Search](https://joinopenfile.com/business-search/rhode-island)
- [South Carolina Business Name Search](https://joinopenfile.com/business-search/south-carolina)
- [South Dakota Business Information Search](https://joinopenfile.com/business-search/south-dakota)
- [Tennessee Business Entity Search](https://joinopenfile.com/business-search/tennessee)
- [Texas SOSPortal](https://joinopenfile.com/business-search/texas)
- [Utah Business Entity Search](https://joinopenfile.com/business-search/utah)
- [Vermont Business Search](https://joinopenfile.com/business-search/vermont)
- [Virginia Business Entity Search](https://joinopenfile.com/business-search/virginia)
- [Washington Advanced Business Search](https://joinopenfile.com/business-search/washington)
- [West Virginia Business Organization Search](https://joinopenfile.com/business-search/west-virginia)
- [Wisconsin Business Entity Search](https://joinopenfile.com/business-search/wisconsin)
- [Wyoming Business Entity Search](https://joinopenfile.com/business-search/wyoming)

## 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.