Michigan Business Search
About Michigan Business Search
Quick answer. A Michigan business search uses the Corporations Division in the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs. The live system is the MiBusiness Registry Portal. Corporations file annual reports. LLCs file annual statements. Both are online only.
What this site is for
LARA launched MiBusiness on June 23, 2025, and told filers the older platform was replaced. Search, formation, annual filings, and certificate orders belong there: mibusinessregistry.lara.state.mi.us. A michigan secretary of state business search is the wrong brand. Corporations are at LARA.
Every LLC and PLLC files an annual statement starting the year after formation. If the company was formed or qualified after September 30, it does not file the February 15 statement in the immediately following year. Limited partnerships and LLPs do not file that annual statement. Sole proprietors do not register with the Division at all.
The Division’s FAQ gives 517-241-6470, weekdays 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and LARA-MAB-Correspondence@michigan.gov for annual-statement questions. Paper annual reports and statements are no longer accepted.
What we will not pretend to be
Michigan Business Search is not LARA and cannot submit an annual statement.
Mail and the form reach hello@michiganbusinesssearch.us. Ordering a certificate, filing an annual report, or changing an agent happens on the official portal, not here.