Well I think I found some of the right links, I'll post them because they may someone else who is in my shoes.

Employer ID number: http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/...102767,00.html

Helpful checklist for starting a business:
http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/...=98810,00.html

Both of those are through the IRS site. I plan on printing off the paperwork that you need to fill out, and take it with me to our local SCORE office to make sure I'm filling it out right. And then I'll be going to my credit union to set up a business account, and I should be all set besides starting the FedEx cert process.

Oh, and I found an interesting link that I thought some of you may enjoy, it dealt with an issue that came up in a different thread once about the differences between a hobby and a business.

http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/...=99239,00.html

Thanks both of you!