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Before applying for a business license through the Office of the Commissioner of the Revenue , business owners must register the business name with the Circuit Court Clerk if the business will be operating under an assumed or fictitious name. Trade names that include the sole proprietor's last name do not need to be recorded. Trade names using only an individual's initials or any other fictitious names that differ from the actual sole proprietor, partnership, or corporate name must be recorded in the Clerk's Office. It is unnecessary to register the business name if the business will be incorporated and business will be conducted under the corporate name.