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Summary: Filing for a business sole proprietorship can require listing a fictitious name in the local newspaper, but rules can vary from state-to-state. Submit the appropriate licenses and permits for a sole proprietorship with tips from a lawyer in this free video on business law.
Robert Todd is the managing partner and president of Robert M. Todd, P.A. and Family Law Solutions. He is a certified family mediator and Florida Supreme Court certified civil...read more
"You've decided to go into business for yourself and by yourself and you've heard that you can do business as a sole proprietorship. Hello, I'm Robert Todd and I'm here to answer the question how do I file a sole proprietorship? Well the law with regard to sole proprietorships is going to vary from state to state and so you may want to check your particular state statutes governing sole proprietorship. But generally when you do business as a sole proprietorship, you're not required to file anything that indicates that you're a sole proprietorship. Instead, you still have to make sure that if you're doing business under a fictitious name that you comply with the state statute that governs filing a fictitious name and you still have to make sure that you are obtaining the appropriate licenses and permits in your particular state and location where you're doing business and perhaps one of the best ways to do that is to contact the local office of the small business administration where you're doing business and they'll provide you with assistance. I'm Robert Todd and thank you for watching."
eHow Article: How to File for Sole Proprietorship