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6 | For more information, contact City of South Bend Business License Administrator, Michelle Adams | madams@southbendin.gov | 574.235.5912A HANDBOOK FOR STARTING A SMALL BUSINESS IN SOUTH BENDSMALL BUSINESS <br />BUSINESS STRUCTURE cont. <br />INFORMAL BUSINESS ENTITIES <br />Sole Proprietorships and General Partnerships DO NOT require filing with the Indiana Secretary of <br />State to come into existence. If the business name does not contain the owner’s name(s), file a Doing <br />Business As (DBA), also known as an Assumed Business Name, form with your County Recorder’s <br />Office to secure your business name on a county list. Registration of a business does not protect the <br />name from being used by another business. In St. Joseph County contact: <br />ST. JOSEPH COUNTY RECORDER <br />227 West Jefferson Boulevard, 3rd Floor <br />South Bend, IN 46601 <br />Phone: 574.235.9525 <br />sjcindiana.com