Registering a Business Name
Get information on how to register the name of your business in Illinois.
Resources online
Best databases
- Encyclopedia of Small Business
Part of the Gale Virtual Reference Library which has electronic versions of more than 100 reference books. For access: Type in all 14 digits of your Champaign library card number. (No card? Use this at the library.)
Best local links
- General Information on registering a business name in Illinois
- Registering a business name in Champaign County
- Illinois Corporate/LLC Database- search on the availability of a new company name
Resources at the library
Books to check out
- How to Start a Business in Illinois (Nonfiction/346.773/Con)
Unincorporated Business
(http://champaign.org/regsitering_a_business/unincorporated.html)Businesses which are unincorporated and doing business under an assumed name may need to register with the County Clerk‘s office.
