Originally Posted by
jerry305
My rep didn't ask me for a business registration number, or any proof of anything really.
However, my business name was already in their system from my previous Business Aerogold application.
It is worth noting that for sole proprietorships that do less than $30,000 in gross sales, there is no legal requirement to have a business name or have a business number, or a HST number in the case of collecting taxes. It is perfectly legal to have a business name as your first and last name, with no other words added to that. You only have to register a business name in a DBA type of scenario.
Thus if CIBC gives a headache over the business name portion, just point that out and use your first/last name.