Guilford County · county seat Greensboro
Guilford County business formation: LLCs, corporations and assumed names in Greensboro and beyond
Furniture design and showrooms around the High Point Market, logistics near PTI airport, and textile and manufacturing firms that have retooled into specialty products. Your company is filed once with the NC Secretary of State ($125); a trade name is recorded with the Guilford County Register of Deeds for $26.
Heads up: we are an independent company that prepares and submits North Carolina filings for owners. We are not the North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State and we do not give legal advice. Every state and county charge passes through at the exact amount billed, and anyone can file directly with the Business Registration Division for no service fee.
Heads up: we are an independent company that prepares and submits North Carolina filings for owners. We are not the North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State and we do not give legal advice. Every state and county charge passes through at the exact amount billed, and anyone can file directly with the Business Registration Division for no service fee.
Your local license in Guilford County
Guilford is one of the few counties with two full Register of Deeds offices, so High Point owners do not have to drive downtown. Neither Greensboro nor High Point sells a general business license; zoning and building permits are where local approvals happen.
Cities we see most
Greensboro · High Point · Jamestown · Oak Ridge · Summerfield · Gibsonville
City guides: Greensboro business license · High Point business license
What Guilford owners should know
- High Point's city limits reach into Davidson, Randolph and Forsyth counties; the Guilford branch office in High Point can still record your assumed name if you do business in Guilford.
- Showroom leases often ask for a certificate of existence; it is $15 from the Secretary of State.
- If you e-file a DBA in Guilford, budget $41, not $26.
Worked example: A furniture showroom operator in High Point incorporating to bring in an outside investor
Entity: North Carolina corporation (G.S. Chapter 55)
| Corp USA Complete package | $479 |
| NC Secretary of State filing fee | $125 |
| Day-one total | $604 |
Next year: a corporate annual report due the 15th day of the fourth month after fiscal year end (April 15 for a calendar year). North Carolina cities no longer sell general privilege licenses, so there is no city business license line here; trade permits and zoning approvals are separate.
Heads up: we are an independent company that prepares and submits North Carolina filings for owners. We are not the North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State and we do not give legal advice. Every state and county charge passes through at the exact amount billed, and anyone can file directly with the Business Registration Division for no service fee.
Recording a Guilford County assumed business name
If you will trade under a name other than the exact legal name, North Carolina requires an assumed business name certificate filed with the Register of Deeds in a county where you do business (G.S. 66-71.4). One filing covers the whole state. Recording is $26 for the first 15 pages. Guilford also accepts new assumed name certificates online through its vendor for a $15 convenience fee ($41 total); amendments and withdrawals still go in person, by mail or by eRecording.
- Guilford County Register of Deeds
- 201 W. Market St., Greensboro, NC 27401 (recording on the second floor); branch at 325 E. Russell Ave., Room 155, High Point, NC 27260
- Phone
- 336-641-7556
- P.O. Box 3427, Greensboro, NC 27402
Heads up: we are an independent company that prepares and submits North Carolina filings for owners. We are not the North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State and we do not give legal advice. Every state and county charge passes through at the exact amount billed, and anyone can file directly with the Business Registration Division for no service fee.
Guilford questions
Which Guilford office should I use?
Either. Both the Greensboro and High Point offices record assumed name certificates.
SourceWhy did my online DBA cost $41?
Guilford's online filing vendor adds a $15 convenience fee to the $26 recording fee.
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