# Business owners

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/business-owners/4116>\
**Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\
**Created:** [November 2, 2005, 2:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/business-owners/4116 "2005-11-02T14:49:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 10\
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**Author:** ![BuickGN](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/buickgn/32/7200_2.png) [@BuickGN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BuickGN)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2005, 2:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/business-owners/4116/1 "2005-11-02T14:49:20Z")

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What is the advantage of regestering with the secretary of state?

or isnt there any?

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**Author:** ![98SS10](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/98ss10/32/7288_2.png) [@98SS10](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/98SS10)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2005, 4:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/business-owners/4116/2 "2005-11-02T16:56:16Z")

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How do you mean? is it some sort of license? we arent required to, i know that but i dont think ive even heard of it.

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**Author:** ![Daddie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/daddie/32/7621_2.png) [@Daddie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Daddie)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2005, 6:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/business-owners/4116/3 "2005-11-02T18:00:43Z")

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> [@BuickGN](#):
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> What is the advantage of regestering with the secretary of state?
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> or isnt there any?

Kevin, there is no advantage at all.

You don’t even need to register as a business.

I told you man, all cash for whoring yourself out on the street.

btw, my entire post is sarcastic lol

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**Author:** ![haner](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/haner/32/7626_2.png) [@haner](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/haner)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2005, 6:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/business-owners/4116/4 "2005-11-02T18:36:17Z")

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You don’t file with the secretary of state, you file it with the county clerk. And the advantage of it is that you can conduct business as a ficticious name.

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**Author:** ![ieatpaint](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ieatpaint/32/7311_2.png) [@ieatpaint](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ieatpaint)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2005, 6:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/business-owners/4116/5 "2005-11-02T18:40:41Z")

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So if you’re not registered you have to be “John Doe’s Plumbing”, but if you register you can be “Pipe Cleaning Dudes”? Just for example of course.

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**Author:** ![98SS10](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/98ss10/32/7288_2.png) [@98SS10](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/98SS10)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2005, 6:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/business-owners/4116/6 "2005-11-02T18:45:50Z")

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So i can go by the name Dr. Kenneth Noyzwater!!

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**Author:** ![Zer0DazE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zer0daze/32/7624_2.png) [@Zer0DazE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Zer0DazE)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2005, 5:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/business-owners/4116/7 "2005-11-03T05:21:06Z")

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> [@ieatpaint315](#):
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> So if you’re not registered you have to be “John Doe’s Plumbing”, but if you register you can be “Pipe Cleaning Dudes”? Just for example of course.

its a DBA

edit:  
for a small business, your best option is usually a LLC. you get a lot of the perks of going INC, but your not.

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**Author:** ![BuickGN](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/buickgn/32/7200_2.png) [@BuickGN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BuickGN)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2005, 5:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/business-owners/4116/8 "2005-11-03T05:33:52Z")

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this is different than going through the county clerk, i already did that.

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**Author:** ![Xander](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/xander/32/7597_2.png) [@Xander](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Xander)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2005, 5:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/business-owners/4116/9 "2005-11-03T05:50:47Z")

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Keep in mind with a DBA you are liable, with an LLC or INC “they” can’t go after you personally. It’s worth the $1000 to go to and INC if there is any risk involved.

x…

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**Author:** ![BuickGN](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/buickgn/32/7200_2.png) [@BuickGN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BuickGN)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2005, 5:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/business-owners/4116/10 "2005-11-03T05:51:48Z")

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i am inc.