A "doing business as" certificate is often obtained in order to open a bank account in the company's name. The bank will also require personal identication and sometimes other documentation (e.g., in some locations, a business license must be presented).

• business checking account rationale (from The Write Place)
• types of business checking accounts (from Visa International)
• single ownership accounts (from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation)
• account classifications (from the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland)