7 Steps To Start A Sole Proprietorship As an Immigrant with a SSN/ITIN
If you are citizen in the US, it's much easier to find all the resources needed to start a business, unfortunately for non citizens that is not the case. You have have other concerns such as a identity security, and sometimes you don't even know the steps. We did the research so you don't have to!
1. Get an ITIN or SSN
If you have SSN you don't need an ITIN
If you don't have an SSN you should get an ITIN
2. Get a Fictitious Business Name/ Doing Business as
Benefits: Protects your identity, make you seem more of an official business
3. Get a virtual business address
Benefits: Protects your identity and personal home address if working from home.
4. Get your permits and licenses
5. Get an EIN
This acts like a SSN for your business
Benefits: Hire employees in the future, open bank account, secure your identity
Can get one with an ITIN and SSN
6. Open a bank account with your EIN
7. Get a business phone number with Google
Benefits: Helps keep business and personal phone number separate
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