Requirements to use a Business Account?
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I've had an account since 2000, have it verified and a bank account and credit card linked. I use it to buy stuff and to sell items on eBay and the like.
I dislike that my personal name is displayed and was wondering if I upgraded to a Business account if I could avoid this and show a business name of my choosing instead. I don't have an official business, no paperwork on it or anything like that.
So can I just switch to a Business account to avoid showing my real name, or are their other requirements to having a business account and other fees, limitations, or obligations that go along with it?
Thanks in advance for any help you may be able to provide.
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