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| − | '''Doing Business As'' (often shortened to "d/b/a" or "DBA") is a legal concept whereby a company legally operates under one name but uses a different name for trade purposes. | + | '''Doing Business As''' (often shortened to "d/b/a" or "DBA") is a legal concept whereby a company legally operates under one name but uses a different name for trade purposes. |
The concept is popular in the [[franchise]] industry. For example, John Jones of Schafly Falls operates a [[Chick-Fil-A]] restaurant. His company may be legally known as "John Jones Restaurants LLC" but would operate under the name "John Jones Restaurants LLC d/b/a Chick-Fil-A". | The concept is popular in the [[franchise]] industry. For example, John Jones of Schafly Falls operates a [[Chick-Fil-A]] restaurant. His company may be legally known as "John Jones Restaurants LLC" but would operate under the name "John Jones Restaurants LLC d/b/a Chick-Fil-A". | ||
[[Category:Business]] | [[Category:Business]] | ||
Latest revision as of 00:01, March 25, 2019
Doing Business As (often shortened to "d/b/a" or "DBA") is a legal concept whereby a company legally operates under one name but uses a different name for trade purposes.
The concept is popular in the franchise industry. For example, John Jones of Schafly Falls operates a Chick-Fil-A restaurant. His company may be legally known as "John Jones Restaurants LLC" but would operate under the name "John Jones Restaurants LLC d/b/a Chick-Fil-A".