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Start your repair business — step by step
The paperwork side of opening an appliance-repair shop in the U.S., explained screen by screen: domain, tax ID, business email, texting, and card payments. Every guide is free, no email required, and available in English and Russian (RU toggle in the header).
Recommended order — each step builds on the previous one:
Step 1
Buy a domain & set up DNS (Namecheap)
Pick the right .com, skip the upsells, and add the DNS records for your website and email.
~20 min · ~$10/yr
Step 2
Get your EIN from the IRS
Your business tax ID — needed for the bank, payments, and texting. Free, instant, every screen explained.
~15 min · free
Step 3
Business email on your domain (Google Workspace)
[email protected] instead of a free Gmail — verification, MX record, and money-saving aliases.
~30 min · $7/mo
Step 4
Twilio for business texting
A local number your customers recognize, plus the carrier registration that keeps texts delivering.
~20 min · ~$1.15/mo
Step 5
Stripe for card payments
Let customers pay deposits and invoices by card — money straight to your bank, no markup from us.
~15 min · no monthly fee
Done with the paperwork? We handle the rest
MeraFix sets up the customer-facing side of your shop in one call: a booking website, a 24/7 AI receptionist, dispatch, estimates, invoicing, and automated texting — all on the domain and accounts you just created.