How to Conduct a Montana Business Entity Search

A Montana business name search helps provide insights into the process, resources, and guidelines to ensure your desired business name is available and compliant with state regulations. Read our detailed instructions below to help guide you through the process.

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There are many reasons you may need to perform a business search in Montana. We always recommend individuals looking to form a new entity cross-reference their desired operating name with this database to ensure it is indeed available. Additionally, to obtain a Certificate of Fact ($15) you will need to first perform an entity search in order to access the desired entity’s information summary page which contains links to the certificate of fact form. Regardless of your reasons, you will soon find that performing a business search is incredibly simple. Scroll down to get started!

Montana Secretary of State Contact Information

Address: P.O. Box 202801 Helena, MT 59620-2801	Email: sosbusiness@mt.gov
Telephone: 406-444-3665	Website: https://sosmt.gov/

Montana Business Search by Name

Step 1- To begin, navigate to the business entity search homepage and enter your desired search terms into the provided field.

Montana Secretary of State business entity name search form.

Step 2- Your query will generate a list of results based on the submitted search terms. To redirect to the summary page for a given entity select the entity’s name (in blue) to the left of the page.

Montana SOS business entity name search results example.

Step 3- You will now be looking at the business summary page from which both the Certificate of Fact and information on principles can be obtained for a small fee. If you would like to perform another search you may do so as well from the provided field at the top right of the page.

MT SOS business entity name search result details page.

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