Do you need to search for a business entity but aren’t sure how to find the correct website to search on? It can be confusing to know what exactly to search Google for to find the appropriate website at the state you’re looking for. Is it best to search “Delaware business entity search” or is it more efficient to search “Delaware secretary of state business search”? 50StateSOS.com was developed to avoid having to guess what to search the web for in order to quickly and efficiently land on the correct web page to search for a business entity. 50StateSOS.com links users directly to the appropriate business entity search website for all 50 states. Don’t worry – these sites are not some random 3rd party website…they’re the actual state’s Secretary of State or equivalent website!
For working professionals who regularly search for business entities, we suggest bookmarking 50statesos.com. We’ve found this is the most efficient way to search for a business entity at work. Don’t worry, we won’t charge you a dime…this website is free! We make money by displaying ads and Amazon Affiliate links. Want to help us? Click one of our Amazon links or ads :)
Ready to get started? Simply click to our home page and find the state you’d like to search for!
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The alternative to utilizing 50StateSOS.com is much more time consuming.
Step 1: Search Google for the business entity search website for the state you’re looking for. For example, Google search “Missouri secretary of state business search”
You’ll get several options to choose from. Some are the actual state’s website, others are 3rd party. We suggest only clicking actual government websites.
You can see in the Missouri example below that Google doesn’t automatically identify the actual business entity search page. We’ll need to take a few more steps to find the correct website.
Step 2: Click the link that looks like it will get you closest to the business entity search page. We’re going to choose the “Corporations – Missouri Secretary of State” link above.
This link takes us to Missouri’s Secretary of State website but it doesn’t land on the business entity search page. We’ll need to do some more digging to find the right page.
Step 3: Find the business entity search option. If you don’t know where to look, it can take a few minutes to find the correct spot.
Step 4: You’re finally on the correct page and you an begin searching for the business entity.
Compare this process to using 50StateSOS.com:
1. Click 50StateSOS from your bookmarks
2. Click Missouri
3. Type in the business name
For us, the choice is obvious :)
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