• Read the State's guide to starting a business
• Doing Business in Connecticut

• Learn about trade names (fictitious business names)
• Register your trade name with the town clerk's office
• Bridgeport
• Stamford
• Hartford
• New Haven
• Other areas
• Search existing names of corporations, LLC's, LP's, etc., to determine availability and avoid infringement
• Reserve a name for your corporation, LLC, LP, LLP, etc. (Register it when you file the documents creating your business structure.)

• Learn about business structures choices in your state
• Use SBA's Business Structure Wizard
• Lookup filing fee information
• Obtain forms and filing instructions to create your business structure

Licenses And Permits

State Licensing

• Read about required licenses and permits
• Use Connecticut's Smart Start to identify your registration and licensing requirements with appropriate state agencies
• Read the state's guide to environmental permits

Local Licensing

• New Haven
• Hartford
• Stamford
• Bridgeport
• Other areas

Trademarks

• Learn about trademarks
• Search state registered trademarks to determine availability and avoid infringement
• Obtain forms and register your trademark with the state