In Illinois you have to register with the state and the county you practice in. It is for your protection.
Smiles, MJ Sent from my iPhone On Feb 27, 2011, at 8:41 AM, Anna Z-James <[email protected]> wrote: > Register with whom? I never heard of that, most banks will allow you to open > a business account as long as you have a EIN and your state license? Was > this a small bank? > > Anna > Creations by Anna Z-James > www.annazjames.com > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Sent: Sun, Feb 27, 2011 5:42 am > Subject: NailTech:: Registering Your Business Name with your state > > Hi Techs, > I went to open a business checking acct at a different bank yesterday and > was told that I could NOT open a business checking acct because I wasn't > "registered" with the state of Ohio! I had brought my vendors lic. , but the > lady said that that only proves I pay taxes and that I had never "registered" > my business name in Ohio ! WTH is this!? I asked her why I would register > my name after 20 years of doing nails under this name. She gave me an > example of a bank client who didn't register his name, ex. Ohio Carpet > Cleaning, and when a competitor opened a business under the same name and > REGISTERED it with Ohio, the original business owner had to CHANGE his > business name, repaint his signs, his trucks, re-do his business cards, etc. > Of course, there is a $50 fee to "register" your business name with Ohio! > This is all news to me, what do ya'll think? When I register, is it going to > bring an avalanche of paperwork down on me? What changes besides the fact > that no one else can use your name? > Pam > Nail Designs > Ohio > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "NailTech" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nailtech?hl=en. > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "NailTech" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nailtech?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NailTech" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nailtech?hl=en.
