Assumed Trade Name 'Turn your name into a business' Guide & Instructions (PDF)

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Your name isn’t just an identity—it’s an asset. This downloadable PDF guide walks you step-by-step through the process of filing an assumed name under Minnesota Rule 22, empowering you to legally operate your name as a business entity—not a personal liability.

Designed for artists, entrepreneurs, independent contractors, and private trust operators, this guide shows how to separate your personal self from your commercial activity, enabling access to business banking, tax write-offs, limited liability, and professional branding—all without forming a statutory corporation or LLC.

Your Minnesota registration can be used in any state to open a business banking account in your name without any other entity name needed. No LLC, No S-Corp, No C-Corp.

Your name isn’t just an identity—it’s an asset. This downloadable PDF guide walks you step-by-step through the process of filing an assumed name under Minnesota Rule 22, empowering you to legally operate your name as a business entity—not a personal liability.

Designed for artists, entrepreneurs, independent contractors, and private trust operators, this guide shows how to separate your personal self from your commercial activity, enabling access to business banking, tax write-offs, limited liability, and professional branding—all without forming a statutory corporation or LLC.

Your Minnesota registration can be used in any state to open a business banking account in your name without any other entity name needed. No LLC, No S-Corp, No C-Corp.

What’s Inside:

  • Overview of Minnesota Rule 22: Understand the legal foundation and how it supports name filings for trade/business use

  • Step-by-Step Filing Instructions: How to register your name as an assumed business name with the Secretary of State

  • Business Banking Setup Guide: Open a business checking account under your filed name—no EIN or LLC required

  • How to Use the Name for Tax Credits: Proper classification of expenses, invoicing, and deductions under your filed business identity

  • Liability Language & Protections: Language to use in contracts and forms to separate yourself from personal liability

  • Transition Tips: Moving from personal finance to business finance—without restructuring your entire life