How to Look Up Business Names in Missouri
Missouri's Secretary of State website offers a useful online tool to help you look up registered business names in the state. Search by part of the name or what it sounds like if you know just a word or two of the name. Another option is to search for the business using an online business directory. A combination of these methods can help you find the name of the business for which you are looking.
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Instructions
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Visit the Missouri Secretary of State's website (see Resources). Click on "Businesses" on the left side of the home page. In the drop-down menu that appears, click on "General Services and Filings." Click on "Search for a Business."
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Click on the parameters under which you want to search. Search by the first letters of the business' name, whether the name is available for a new business, what the name sounds like, all words or exact match. You also can select whether you want to search only active corporations.
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Enter as much of the business name as you know. Click on "Search." On the next page, you will see results for what kind of business it is, the business' charter number, whether it is an active business and the date it was created. Its full name also appears.
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Tips & Warnings
You also can search by registered agent or charter number if you have this information for a particular business. Click on "By Registered Agent" or "By Charter Number" on the menu on the left side of the Business Entity Search page.
Another option is to search for the business on the user-submitted business listing site BizHwy (see Resources).
