Most of them. It's called a business account homeslice. If you use your name in a business in the form of a sole proprietorship (at least in the states I'm familiar with, some could be different), you typically do not need to "register it" in the state list of businesses, therefore the banks cannot look it up to confirm it exists or not. Use your home address so they can contact you. Use your SSN for the tax ID number if it is a sole proprietorship (most cases). to summarize: (X) Sole Proprietorship . Business Legal Name*: jus make sure you spell your name right... The bank-person-thing, you are dealing with to register your account with, will ask some routine questions, like are you a non-profit, is this a gambling business. NO NO AND NO in most cases. they might make small talk and ask what your business is, so either think of a good excuse or if you are confident, tell them it's none of their business. I suggest the good excuse.