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title: "US companies | Benefit Systems"
description: "US companies: Every article and term on this topic, grouped by subtopic."
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# US companies

Every article and term on this topic, grouped by subtopic. [Full glossary](/en/glossary).

## Business credit

### How do you build US business credit from abroad?

Which order a founder from outside the US has to follow to become creditworthy there, why a company history from home counts for nothing, and why the first credit decision falls on the person rather than the company.

## Identity

### Can a foreign company get a US EIN?

What a company without a US seat needs the US employer identification number for, which doors it actually opens, why it creates no credit history, and where the application gets stuck in practice.

## Terms on this topic

- [Employer Identification Number](/en/glossary/employer-identification-number): An Employer Identification Number is the nine-digit identifier under which the US tax authority holds a company and under which banks and partners identify it.
- [Personal guarantee](/en/glossary/personal-guarantee): A personal guarantee is the applicant's promise to cover the liabilities of a business account if the company itself fails to pay them.

## Support on this topic

For anyone who would rather not take this step alone: these services belong to the topic.

- [Form a US LLC](/en/services/form-us-llc)
- [Apply for an EIN](/en/services/apply-for-ein)
- [Get a DUNS number](/en/services/get-duns-number)