How to Find Registered Business Names
- 1). Open a web browser on your computer and go to the business entity search tool offered by the secretary of state in the state where the business is organized (see References).
- 2). Enter the name of the registered business you want to find in the "Name" or "Entity Name" field. The individual secretary of state websites differ in the exact terminology used by the search tool. However, the general process to find the registered business is the same.
- 3). Click the "Search" button.
- 4). Click on the name of the business from the list of businesses that match your search query for detailed information about the registered business.