Similar in MA and generally without filing forms or paying extra fees. While some may think $55 is nominal, if you're starting your own business from $0 then $55 is a lot.
"A basic sole proprietorship run by one person in their own name with no employees can start operating immediately in Massachusetts. You do *not* register the business with the Secretary of the Commonwealth" https://www.mass.gov/info-details/starting-a-sole-proprietorship-in-massachusetts HTH, -M< On Wed, Apr 16, 2025 at 8:17 PM Ryan Hamel <[email protected]> wrote: > John, > > I echo David's point coming from California. My ARIN resources are under > my legal name, which was approved by the team that handles org tickets, and > the legal team. > > A sole proprietor without a DBA, can legally conduct business in several > states and potentially provinces too, and that also includes signing ARIN's > agreements. > > Kind regards, > > Ryan Hamel > ------------------------------ > *From:* ARIN-PPML <[email protected]> on behalf of David Farmer > via ARIN-PPML <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Wednesday, April 16, 2025 4:58:48 PM > *To:* John Curran <[email protected]> > *Cc:* arin-ppml <[email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: [arin-ppml] distributing resources for individuals > > Caution: This is an external email and may be malicious. Please take care > when clicking links or opening attachments. > > John, > > The issue is in Missouri, Minnesota, and probably many other states; if > you are doing business under your own name and not a DBA, you don't need to > register with the state to operate a sole proprietorship. > > So, if ARIN procedures require a lookup with the Secretary of State, > effectively, that requires more than just operating as a business; it also > requires operating that business under a fictitious name, not under the > owner's name. > > Section 9 of the NRPM gives a lot of latitude for demonstrating that an > organization operates within the ARIN region. A similar amount of latitude > should be available to establish that an individual is acting as a business > and not an individual, even if the jurisdiction's laws and procedures don't > neatly align with ARIN procedures. > > Thanks > > On Wed, Apr 16, 2025 at 6:04 PM John Curran <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > On Apr 16, 2025, at 6:02 PM, Paul E McNary <[email protected]> wrote: > > Originally > 12 years ago when I tried to get ARIN resources, I was greatly harmed by > this. > In Missouri at that time a Sole Proprietor did not have to register with > the Secretary of State. > ARIN would not issue resources unless they could verify you with Secretary > of State database. > We had a State Sales Tax and Employment Tax ID for 20 years, but that > wasn't good enough. > > > Paul - > > To be certain there’s a clear understanding of the problem that resulted > from the organization requirement – are you saying that you were unable to > register a DBA name with Missouri Secretary of State in 2013? There is a > 7$ fee associated with such registration (every 5 years) but from all > appearances it is otherwise a rather nominal process, so if there is/was > some other barrier it would be good to explain it so that folks understand > the scope of the problem that you experienced when trying to do so. > > Thanks, > /John > > John Curran > President and CEO > American Registry for Internet Numbers > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > ARIN-PPML > You are receiving this message because you are subscribed to > the ARIN Public Policy Mailing List ([email protected]). > Unsubscribe or manage your mailing list subscription at: > https://lists.arin.net/mailman/listinfo/arin-ppml > Please contact [email protected] if you experience any issues. > > > > -- > =============================================== > David Farmer Email:[email protected] > Networking & Telecommunication Services > Office of Information Technology > University of Minnesota > 2218 University Ave SE Phone: 612-626-0815 > Minneapolis, MN 55414-3029 Cell: 612-812-9952 > =============================================== > _______________________________________________ > ARIN-PPML > You are receiving this message because you are subscribed to > the ARIN Public Policy Mailing List ([email protected]). > Unsubscribe or manage your mailing list subscription at: > https://lists.arin.net/mailman/listinfo/arin-ppml > Please contact [email protected] if you experience any issues. >
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