Question on business names

[heathers*bps]

I'm pretty much learning about all this stuff, so please bare with me if this is a stupid question. Chad and I had a business name picked out, but decided to go with something else. We would have had to apply for a fictitious name here in the state of PA, since it wasn't a name that would identify us. Anyway, we decided to use our last name, which of course, is identifiable. Can we just start using the name, like making an email account, Facebook page, website, etc.? I know there is a breeders license that we are in the process of getting, but other than that are we good to go?

[Stewart_Reptiles]

Can we just start using the name, like making an email account, Facebook page, website, etc.? I know there is a breeders license that we are in the process of getting, but other than that are we good to go?

Yes you can, do it in the following order, website first to make sure the domain is not taken and than coordinate the rest this way if the domain is taken (should not but you never know) you won't have to do everything again with a different name.

[heathers*bps]

What is the best place for free websites?

[Stewart_Reptiles]

What is the best place for free websites?

No idea not a fan of free website, one because you don't generally have a domain name but something along the line your name/whatever company host it, second because you are very limited.

I generally people I help with designing their website to go to go daddy http://www.godaddy.com/hosting/web-hosting.aspx, can't really beat the service and the price, less than $5 a month to have you site hosted.