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You need a corporate resolution authorizing you to perform financial actions on behalf of the company, and this needs signed by officers of the company (which may also be you) and stamped with the company seal. There are plenty of examples online.

Take this, along with copies of your articles of incorporation and government issued photo id, to a bank of your choice and you're all set. To speed things up you may want to call ahead and make an appointment with whoever deals with new business accounts at the branch.

I did this in June. I'm from Canada and my partners are Australian so for us it was a bit easier. I took all the incorporation documents and my personal identification and drove across the border to open our accounts. The process was straightforward and simple and the business manager at the bank knew how to handle it. That said I think its easier for Canadians than people from other countries.

On the next post we will publish about opening a bank account. We chose Silicon Valley Bank. Great entrepreneur support there.

Cool... Im looking forward to reading it already, great work.