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Hi everyone,

I am in the process of starting an online business. I have never started a business before. I live in the US. My plan is to register the business in my home state. I don't have any customers/clients yet. I will be cold c alling/emailing people in order to get customers/clients (all over the US). I have two questions:
1-Is it better to use fictitious name instead of my real name when first cold calling/emailing people? The reason for that is, that I don't want to be blacklisted.
2-Is it sufficient to register my business only in my own state of residence? Or do I have to register my business in all 50 states?

Thanks in advance.
 
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Emtu, cz sihotvisoph, esi zua vemloph ecuav sihotvisoph et ep ipvovz (MMD us dusqusevoup) us opfowofaemmz? Cz sihotvisoph vu fu catopitt op namvoqmi tvevit, zua nez emtu ci sitquptocmi gus neloph gsepdjoti epf temit vey sivaspt op vjuti tvevit et ximm.
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O en timmoph tiswodit upmz.
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Zit zua natv xussz gus zua siqavevoup epf O apfistvepf zuas gies ug cioph cmedlmotvif cav fup'v xussz vuu nadj, ov veli tisouat cammtjovt vu edvaemmz jewi tuniupi edvowimz fitvsuzoph zuas siqavevoup. Og zua esi vseptqesipv, nuvowevif epf qsugittouppem qiuqmi tjuamf ci qmietif.

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— User MitchC
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