Practical separation that prevents problems.
WHY IT MATTERS
Mixed records make accounting difficult and create problems at tax time A personal account holding business income complicates gateway verification Business correspondence in a personal inbox is lost when that person leaves Personal social accounts used for business blur the boundary badly
WHAT TO SEPARATE
- Bank account: business income to a business account
- Email: business correspondence to addresses on your domain, not personal Gmail
- Phone: a business number, or at minimum a business WhatsApp account
- Social media: business accounts, not personal profiles
- Records: business documents in a shared business location, not one person's computer
WHY EMAIL PARTICULARLY
Business correspondence is a business record. Sitting in an employee's personal inbox, it is outside your control and leaves with them.
THE DOMAIN AND HOSTING
Registered in the business name, not an individual's. This is the one that causes the worst disputes.
PRACTICAL FIRST STEPS
Business mailboxes on your domain, which cost nothing beyond hosting you already have A business bank account Domain and hosting in the business name
