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As Luckiest asked, have you opened a business checking account yet?

Thank you
I am going to open an account, but i must wait until 12 dec. ( i am in switzerland, and come for 3 days to L.A. to open a chcking account. I hope BofA will make it for me. However when i tryed on google, i see many website, but when i try to apply i have some troble. You dont know any body who had a secured credit card for corporate?
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Before you apply for a credit card in your corporate name, you must have a federal Employer ID Number (which you do) and a bank account in the corporate name. Bank websites say that you can open a new business account on-line, but that's rarely true (even within the U.S.).

Most banks offer a newly formed corporation a business credit card on the day the business account is opened (with a credit limit based on the initial deposit). So when you meet with your banker to open the new corporate account, inquire about applying for a corporate credit card. If you are unable to do that, ask the banker why not and let us know the answer you receive. We can offer more advice at that time, if necessary.

Good luck!

Hi
I opened a checking account with Bank of America. But he dont have secured credit card for small business. I see west fargo get secured credit card, but for opening business account you must have social securety number! So i dont know how can i get secured credit card for a business in USA! I find this case very interesseting, but may be without solution...

Yeas, but if i got SSN i dont need to secured credit card for corporate, i can have non secure credit card! The administration dont give easley SSN, i dont know why, but that's the rules. I can get ITIN number, but with ITIN number i can apply for secured credit card for myself, not for my corporate... I am foreigner, and find USA very interessting country for businessman, because it's very easy to do corporate and making business, however when you are foreigner, without SSN, it's a challenge! Every where he ask me SSN! Fortunately when i go to restroom, he dont ask me that....:-D
I know Switzerland have Treatery with USA, and i can get may be an E visa, ( E1, or other E...)
With E visa i can apply for SSN. I hope i will get my E1 visa.
Thank you guys!

Dereshki, most banks want the following items to open an account. Your EIN from the IRS, Articles from the State, Business licenses, and Trade Registration papers. When you open the account ask for a line of credit at that point. When I open my account with Bank Of America, I only had to provide the EIN paper from the IRS and my Articles from the State. You have a good start. Do everything in your business name using you EIN. Most companies will want you to use your personal profile if your company is under 2 years but there are some that will not. Example, Staples is one that only uses your EIN not your S.S. number your personal profile is not involved at all with Staples. Try www.b2bcredit.com I hope this information will help you. Be Blessed.

Thank you for your reply... I contacted a corporate who establish business credit. The matter is i need VISA card or some credit card. I need off curse credit from wholesale, but i need credit card, to buy some things. However in USA you cant do many thing without SSN. If i had SSN i can have a line of credit about 200k from BofA. But without 0. :-D
I contacted http://www.businesscreditbuilder.com/clientsonly/ and he doing my business credit.