you go downtown to the city hall, permits/lic dept
make application for DBA (Doing Business As) ($10)
check records there to make sure you dont have same name as corporation (they can sue you)
Publish for four consecutive weeks in local paper your dba statement
(should cost about $25)
Bring proof of publish (they mail it to you) with original DBA papers back to license dept. They stamp it with seal
Go to bank, open account in that name using your DBA papers and credit card
Go to tax and licensing dept of city hall, apply for business permit, wholesale sales.