# Creating a Company

<mark style="color:blue;">Only a company name is required when you first create a company. Additional information can be added later.</mark>&#x20;

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*Tip: For more information on how to create a company, check out Shopify's resource:* [*B2B Companies*](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/b2b/companies/creating-companies)
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### **Steps:**

1. From your Shopify admin, go to **Customers** > [**Companies**](https://admin.shopify.com/companies).
2. Click **Add company**.
3. Enter a company name. This name is displayed to customers when they log in.
4. Enter a company ID. You can use an existing external ID, or create a unique ID.
5. Select a main contact. You can select a customer from the profiles that already exist in your store, or create a new customer profile. Customer profiles must have an email address to be used as a main contact.
6. Enter a shipping address and a billing address.
7. Add a location ID. You can add an existing external ID, or create a unique ID.
8. In the **Catalogs** section, select the catalogs to apply to the company.
9. In the **Payment terms** section, select the [payment terms](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/b2b/payment-terms) for the company.
10. In the **Checkout** section, configure your checkout settings:
    * Optional: To [allow your B2B customers to enter a flexible shipping address at checkout](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/b2b/companies/creating-companies), in the **Ship to address** section, select **Allow customers to ship to any one-time address**.
    * To choose whether you want your customers to [submit their orders as draft orders](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/b2b/draft-orders#checkout-to-draft), in the **Order submission** section, select **Automatically submit orders** or **Submit all orders as drafts for review**.
11. Optional: In the **Taxes** section, add tax information:
    1. In the **Tax ID** field, enter the company's tax ID.
    2. In the **Tax settings** drop-down menu, select whether to collect tax:
       * To collect tax, select **Collect tax**.
       * To not collect tax, select **Don't collect tax**.
       * To collect tax except for applicable exemptions, select **Collect tax unless exemptions apply**, and then in the **Select exemptions** drop-down menu select the tax exemptions.
    3. Click **Save**.
12. Optional: In the **Metafields** section, add information for any metafields that you've added.
13. Click **Save**.

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