WEBINAR - Assumed Business Name Act: Re-register Your Business Name Before Someone Else Does

On December 1, 2017, the North Carolina Assumed Business Name Act (N.C.G.S. 14A § 66-71) took effect. Under this revised law, any company that registered its assumed name PRIOR to December 1, 2017, MUST re-register the assumed name with their register of deeds BEFORE December 1, 2022, in order to continue doing business under that assumed name. With this single filing, the business may choose the counties in which it wants to do business using the assumed name. Furthermore, the new law requires the NC Department of the Secretary of State to maintain a registry (https://www.sosnc.gov/online_services...) of all assumed business names from across the state.

This webinar, hosted by Mark McKnight of the NC Small Business and Technology Development Center (http://www.sbtdc.org/), features Haley Haynes, Deputy Secretary of State, and Holly Yanker, Senior Small Business Team Counselor, Business Link NC (http://edpnc.com/start-or-grow-a-busi.... They discuss the changes under the new law that business owners need to know in order to continue doing business lawfully in North Carolina.

BLNC offers free phone counseling to help business owners navigate topics like regulatory requirements, licensing stipulations, small-business training and more. Get in touch with a BLNC business counselor at (800) 228-8443 during normal business hours.