# Sole proprietorship

Source: https://joinopenfile.com/sole-proprietorship
Index: https://joinopenfile.com/llms.txt

You're one already when you do business on your own. We set up the rest.

## What we do

- DBA (doing business as) $99
- EIN from the IRS $70
- Business license research $99

[Set it up for $268](https://joinopenfile.com/existing?type=sole&services=dba,ein,licenses)

Plus the state or county DBA fee.

## What the state needs

- No state filing to form it
- A DBA if you use a name other than your own
- Licenses where your work needs them

## Want protection?

An LLC keeps your personal assets apart from the business's debts.

[Form an LLC](https://joinopenfile.com/llc)