§ 31040 Corporate Name Definition

• •A corporate name is the official name of a company.
• •This name is written down when the company is first created.
• •The name is part of the company's important papers called 'articles of incorporation'.

Imagine you start a lemonade stand and name it 'Super Lemonade Inc.'

The name 'Super Lemonade Inc.' is your corporate name. You write this name down when you officially create your lemonade stand company.