{"id":42,"date":"2010-10-01T08:36:10","date_gmt":"2010-10-01T15:36:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.establishmybusiness.com\/"},"modified":"2010-10-01T08:36:10","modified_gmt":"2010-10-01T15:36:10","slug":"santa-clara-county-fictitious-business-name-dba","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/establishmybusiness.com\/temp\/business-basics\/santa-clara-county-fictitious-business-name-dba\/","title":{"rendered":"Fictitious Business Name (DBA)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center;\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"ca-pub-7556780023981522\";\n\/* Content Ad - Horizontal *\/\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"5637015964\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 468;\ngoogle_ad_height = 60;\n\/\/-->\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\nsrc=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script><\/div>\n<p>Santa Clara County Fictitious Business Name is also known as Doing Business As (DBA) and is managed by the County government.<\/p>\n<p>This is a statement that allows consumers to look up to find out who exactly they are doing business with.\u00a0 This helps prevent some fraudulent activities and helps customers trust people that are in business.\u00a0 You do not need a Santa Clara County Fictitious Business Name if you have your name in your business (Mark&#8217;s Miracle Maker) but if you want to open up a business banking account, you will more than likely need one.<\/p>\n<p>After you file for your Fictitious Business Name, depending on the county you will be required to submit a notice in a locally distributed newspaper within a certain time (30 days) or a particular day (25th day of the month) and for a certain period (4 consecutive weeks).\u00a0 After this, you must fill out an affidavit or receive one from the newspaper that you published with, and submit it to the county.\u00a0 This affidavit is a statement that you have published your business in the newspaper as required by law.<\/p>\n<h2>Where do I obtain a Santa Clara County Fictitious Business Name for San Jose?<\/h2>\n<p>You can obtain your DBA by visiting the Santa Clara County Build at <strong>70 West Hedding Street, San Jose, CA 95110<\/strong>.\u00a0 You will need to enter the West Wing and locate the Clerk-Recorder&#8217;s Office Business Division.<\/p>\n<p>Or, you can access the PDF \u00a0version of the\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Fictitious Business Name Statement Application\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sccgov.org\/sites\/rec\/Fictitious%20Business%20Names\/Documents\/FBN%20STATEMENT-v3-Fillable-2015-fee-change.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Fictitious\u00a0Business Name Statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A DBA statement costs start at <strong>$37.35<\/strong> and lasts <strong>5 years<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>There are charges if you want to add a partner or establish it as an organization\/corporation.<\/p>\n<p>You will need to do a search for an available business name as well.\u00a0 They offer the service for a fee but you can do it yourself online.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Office of Clerk Recorder Fictitious Business Name\" href=\"http:\/\/www.establishmybusiness.com\/santa-clara-county-fictitious-business-name-search-dba-or-fbn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Santa Clara County DBA Name Search<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Find more information from the Santa Clara County website: <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Fictitious Business Name Filing for Santa Clara County\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sccgov.org\/portal\/site\/rec\/agencyarticle?path=%2Fv7%2FCounty%20Clerk-Recorder%20%28DEP%29%2FFictitious%20Business%20Names&amp;contentId=edc2ab56f5b34010VgnVCM10000048dc4a92____\" target=\"_blank\">Fictitious Business Name Filing for Santa Clara County<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>You can publish your business in a number of\u00a0 locally distributed newspaper such as <strong>San Jose Mercury News<\/strong> and <strong>El Observador<\/strong>.\u00a0 Costs can range from $50-200+ for your publication.<\/p>\n<h2>San Jose Mercury News for Fictitious Business Name Filing:<\/h2>\n<p>Call San Jose Mercury News for more information at their main number: 408-920-5000<br \/>\nOr call (408) 200-1000 for San Jose City Times &#8212; It&#8217;s a smaller legal notice circulation.<\/p>\n<h2>Using El Observador for Fictitious Business Name Filing:<\/h2>\n<p>Call El Observador for more information at: 408-938-1700<\/p>\n<p>I spoke with a representative and the lady mentioned that they charge $65 for FBN newspaper filings.<br \/>\n<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #999999;\">10-01-2011<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Using San Jose Post-Record for Fictitious Business Name Filing:<\/h2>\n<p>You can find more information at <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" title=\"San Jose Post-Record DBA Filing Site\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dbastore.com\/homeTemplate.cfm?uid=&amp;ReferenceLinkId=1\" target=\"_blank\">San Jose Post-Record DBA Filing Website<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Reading around it looks like a $145 fee.<\/p>\n<h2><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Other Publications for DBA Filing\" href=\"http:\/\/www.scscourt.org\/forms_and_filing\/forms\/PB-4000.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Other Publications for DBA Filing<\/a><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Santa Clara County Fictitious Business Name is also known as Doing Business As (DBA) and is managed by the County &hellip; 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