Name Reservation
Reserve your business name in one or more states
- Order online and get started in minutes
- We reserve your organization name, ensuring it's available for use
- Starting at $100 plus filing fees
Claim Your Name Quickly and Easily
Our service allows you to register your name before you form your business. Reserving your name before preparing your formation or qualification documents ensures it will be available for use when you're ready to file. Convenient web-based ordering makes the process quick and painless.
Don't waste time checking name availability and filing reservation forms. We'll handle the process end-to-end so you can get back to business.
How Name Reservation Service Works
Complete the online form to order our name reservation services. Once we have requested your name reservation, we will track its progress and send a confirmation when it is approved.
- Enter your desired legal name.
- We check name availability and, if available, prepare and submit the required forms to reserve your name.
- Receive confirmation of your name reservation.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does it mean to reserve a name?
By reserving a name with the secretary of state before forming your business in your home state or registering your business in a foreign state, you temporarily prevent others from using it for their entities.
Is reserving a name required?
Name reservation is not a requirement to form a business or foreign qualify in most states. However, some states require name reservation as a prerequisite for forming your business.
If name reservation isn't required, why would I do it?
If you draft formation documents or attempt to foreign qualify without reserving your name, you may have a naming conflict. You must then redraft all of your filings with an available name. Name reservation helps you avoid duplicating work. It's beneficial if you have your heart set on a name but expect to wait weeks or months before submitting your state filings.
How long will my name reservation last?
Name reservation typically protects for 120 days, but this figure varies by state. Many states allow reservations to be renewed after the initial protection period ends. Additionally, some states enable foreign entities to protect a name over a longer term (typically one year) by filing a name registration.
Comprehensive Support for Your Compliance Needs
Gain peace of mind and return to your mission-driven work. Leverage our comprehensive compliance services today.
| Raising funds in multiple states? Rely on us to manage your charity registrations. |
Registering to operate in a new state? Turn to us to manage your foreign qualification project. |
Tracking annual report deadlines? Allow us to track, prepare, and file your annual reports. |
Reserve your business name in one or more states
- Order online and get started in minutes
- We reserve your organization name, ensuring it's available for use
- Starting at $100 plus filing fees.
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One of the best vendor decisions we’ve ever made. I don’t know why we ever wrestled with all our state compliance filings in house. Labyrinth took all of the pain out of the process, and at a price point that made the decision obvious.
~ Mark Ernest – STETSON UNIVERSITY
Labyrinth made obtaining licenses for our out of state satellite office a breeze! Their customer service is top notch! They always respond to my requests within a day if not sooner. I sleep well at night knowing that Labyrinth is in our corner! They take the guess work out of state licensing! Don’t bother looking for another company! Let Labyrinth navigate the web of confusion for you!
~ Cheri Crider – AMIRAH INC.
We’ve used Labyrinth for over seven years now and I have found their work and customer service to be great. Never had a single problem with all our state charity registrations over the years. We’ve been moving work being done by other companies to Labyrinth (like corporate registrations) to Labyrinth because we trust their work. Highly recommended!
~ David L ~ NAMI
Great experience working with Labyrinth for business and charitable registrations.
~ Elizabeth Ingenthron – A JEWISH VOICE FOR PEACE, INC.
Labyrinth is incredible! They have been managing our state registrations for about five years, and it has made our work so much easier. They save us time and effort, and they always come through for us. Highly recommended!
~ Ron Carter – CHILDREN, INC.
Amazingly proactive and throughly professional, and competent. Nice people, too!
~ Tracy Brown – NATIONAL ROWING FOUNDATION, INC.
The expertise, timeliness, and responsiveness of the Labyrinth team is excellent. They have been a lifesaver to our organization.
~ Lois Riddick – ASIA FRONTIER OUTREACH – USA, INC.
State registrations for charity compliance? No, thank you! I DO NOT want to understand it. THANK YOU Labyrinth, you are worth every penny & all whom I’ve worked with have been great.
~ Diana Mansour – VISIONSYNERGY
We trust the professionals at Labyrinth with all our registration and reporting needs!
~ Christine Dorchak – GREY2K USA WORLDWIDE, INC.
I have been very happy with Labyrinth. They are always on top of everything and have helped me tremendously with all my state registration filings.
~ Mickey Aboff – JBI INTERNATIONAL
We are a growing nonprofit organization with donors in all 50 States. Labyrinth has allowed us to comply with the myriad rules and regulations in every State. We do not have the time, nor the expertise, to handle this on our own. Labyrinth has made it so easy for us to get into compliance!
~ Daniel Leischner – AFRICA NEW LIFE MINISTRIES INTERNATIONAL
The staff at Labyrinth are very good at their jobs. They stay on top of the filings and provide a complete turn key service. I recommend using Labyrinth.
~ Charles Feeney – UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT FOUNDATION, INC.
My organization operates in nearly every state. Yet, like many non-profits, we are thinly staffed for admin and other back-office operations. We do not have the capacity to stay on top of every state’s charitable registration laws and/or filing requirements. Labyrinth does that for us and does it at a very reasonable rate. I would highly recommend Labyrinth for any non-profit that has multiple state charitable registration filings.
~ Jan Bigelow – B’NAI B’RITH YOUTH ORGANIZATION, INC.
Labyrinth made the entire process of filing for state authorizations to solicit an easy and very smoothly delivered process. After we supplied the necessary information to them, very little time was required on our end other than filing the forms in our shared drive! Definitely recommend this company!
~ Deb Cullinan – NAPO, INC.
Very helpful in navigating charitable registrations for non-profits. They are also very knowledgeable about other aspects of non-profits and are always ready to help. A wonderful organization.
~ Marilyn Gurtman-Oppenheimer – ZAMIR CHORAL FOUNDATION
Labyrinth has been a godsend for us! Highly recommend them–they do a great job of keeping us compliant with required states across the US and have GREAT staff/customer service.
~ Brooke Brown – NA KEIKI O EMALIA
I’ve had great experiences with Labyrinth across two organizations, I definitely recommend their services!
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