Connecticut Secretary of State Business Search (Step-By-Step)

Are you forming a corporation, LLC or business entity in Connecticut?

How do you do a Connecticut Secretary of State Business Search?

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Let’s search in the Connecticut business search database!

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Step 1: Business Search Registry

In Connecticut, the state offers an online database to the public allowing anyone to perform a search to locate any business entity registered in the state.

To search for a business entity, you’ll need to access the Connecticut Secretary of State Business Search registry.

It looks like this:

Once you access the online business database, proceed to the next step.

Step 2: Database search methods

You can search for different types of business registered with the state, such as:

• Domestic Profit Corporation
• Foreign Corporation
• Domestic Non-Profit Corporation
• Domestic Religious Corporation
• Domestic Limited Liability Company
• Foreign Limited Liability Company
• Domestic Limited Partnership
• Foreign Limited Partnership
• Domestic Limited Liability Partnership
• Foreign Limited Liability Partnership

Also, there are different methods that you can use to search for business entities, such as:

• Search by entity name
• Search by Business ID
• Search by Filing Number

Let’s look at each of these search methods one by one.

Method 1: Search by name

The search by name function is the most widely used type of business entity lookup.

All you have to do is to enter the name of the business entity you are searching for to see if there is a match in the database or not.

You can further refine your search by using the wild car search using the asterisk symbol.

For example, if you are looking for a business entity with the name “apple” in it, you can write “Apple*”.

Once you have entered the required fields, click the button “Search”.

Method 2: Search by Business ID

The next possibility is to search by Business ID.

A Business ID is a unique business identification number given to your business entity by the State of Connecticut.

By doing a search with a unique Business ID, you will be able to get the exact match result of the business entity associated with the specific ID entered.

Method 3: Search by Filing Number

The next option is to search using a Filing Number to do a search.

A Filing Number is a unique reference number associated with a specific filing that you may have done for your business entity.

By doing a Filing Number search, you can target specifically the filing associated with the unique number.

Step 3: Search results 

Once you’ve performed your desired search, you will then be presented with the business entity search results.

If you did a search using corporation, LLC or entity name, you will see the following search results page:

The search results page presents to you the following information:

• Business Entity Name
• Business ID
• Entity Status
• Business Entity Address

If there is a company or business having a name that matches your search query, you will see it on the search results page.

Step 4: Select entity 

If you have found a business matching your query or a business entity that you would like to get further information on, you should click on the hyperlinked business entity name from the search results page.

Step 5: Business entity information

To complete your business entity search in Connecticut, you’ll end up getting the business entity records or information made available publicly by the state.

The entity information page looks like this:

The business entity information provides some valuable information about the business entity selected.

Here is a quick overview:

Business Details:

• Business Name
• Business ID
• Business Address
• Mailing Address
• Date Incorporated/Registered
• Annual Report Due Date
• NAICS Code
• Citizenship/State of Incorporation 
• Last Report Filed Year
• Business Type
• Business Status
• NAICS Sub Code

Principal Details:

• Name/Title
• Business Address
• Residence Address

Agent Summary:

• Agent Name
• Agent Business Address
• Agent Residence Address
• Agent Mailing Address 

Takeaways 

There you have it!

You have now performed a Connecticut Secretary of State Business Search?

Let’s look at a summary of the process.

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