Minnesota Business Entity Search
Find a registered business through Minnesota Secretary of State, Business Services. Use the official link below, then check the search options and name rules for Minnesota.
Official website: mblsportal.sos.state.mn.us · Opens in a new tab
Minnesota search options and record coverage
Minnesota's Business & Liens Portal searches business registrations by legal name or file number and displays status, registered office and agent, principals, renewal history, and filings. The portal supports online searches, formations, amendments, annual renewals, assumed names, certificates, and copies. Search by exact or partial name and then inspect the record for the available manager, member, officer, and agent data.
Checking a business name in Minnesota
Minnesota applies distinguishability rules under the applicable corporation and LLC chapters and requires entity designators. A name can be rejected despite different capitalization, punctuation, spacing, or generic words if it is confusingly similar. Registry approval does not clear Minnesota assumed names, trademarks, professional restrictions, or local licensing.
Minnesota name reservations
Minnesota provides a statutory name-reservation form; the reviewed current fee schedule did not display the exact reservation amount or period in the accessible extract. Use the Business Forms & Fees page and current form before filing. Reservation only protects a filing priority and does not clear trademark or assumed-name rights.
DBA, trade names, and fictitious names
Minnesota requires an Assumed Name/DBA filing when a corporation, LLC, or other person conducts business under a name other than its legal or true name. The original filing costs $30.00 by mail or $50.00 in person/online; annual renewal is $0.00. Use https://mblsportal.sos.state.mn.us/Business/Search and the Assumed Name forms page. Local licenses can still apply.
What do you need after the search?
- Official proof of standing — find certificate fees and ordering instructions.
- A missed report or inactive registration — check deadlines and reinstatement rules.
- A new business registration — compare Minnesota formation and filing fees.