Customer story · Print-on-demand e-commerce brand
How Georgi House replaced a closed Etsy shop with a US LLC, an EIN and live Shopify Payments
Georgi House is a print-on-demand brand that lost its Etsy shop to a marketplace policy conflict, then stalled again when its new UK company could not get business banking. Foundlie formed a Wyoming LLC, followed the EIN through, worked the Mercury application through an address-verification hold and prepared the Shopify Payments setup. The brand was selling through its own store with US payments 12 days after the order started.
Published September 19, 2026
- Country
- Egypt
- US state
- Wyoming
- Services
- LLC formation EIN Registered agent and US address Bank application support
- Days to fully operational
- 12
Background
Georgi House is a print-on-demand brand. Its products are printed and shipped only after a customer orders them, so the business depends far more on its sales channel and its ability to take payments than on stock or premises.
For a long time that sales channel was a single marketplace shop. Everything the brand sold went through it, which also meant everything the brand sold depended on it.
The challenge
The marketplace closed the shop over a policy conflict, and the brand lost its only route to customers overnight. Moving to its own store on Shopify solved the storefront, but it moved the harder problem into the brand's hands: it now had to be able to accept card payments itself.
A UK company had already been formed for exactly that purpose. It did not get far. Without UK business banking the company had no account to settle payments into, and without an account there was no payment provider to activate, so the UK route stopped before it reached a single order.
That left one requirement: a jurisdiction where the company, its tax identity, its bank account and its payment provider could all be completed remotely, in a sequence that actually finished. The US was the route that fit, and it had to be done in weeks rather than months.
The US route had its own hold waiting. The bank application did not clear on the first pass, because the address on file could not be verified — a routine outcome when the founder is abroad and the paperwork does not line up the way the bank checks it.
What Foundlie did
Foundlie handled the setup one case at a time with the customer, as a single sequence rather than four separate errands:
- Prepared and completed the US LLC formation with a registered-agent arrangement.
- Followed the EIN process through and organized the IRS confirmation with the company records.
- Prepared and supported the Mercury business account application, using one consistent description of the brand, its products and how money would move through the company.
- Reworked the address documentation with the customer when Mercury could not verify the address on the first submission, and followed the application through to the account being opened.
- Prepared the Shopify Payments setup against the new company and account, and followed up until the reviews were finished.
The bank and the payment provider set their own criteria and made their own decisions. Foundlie prepared and supported the applications and did not guarantee either approval.
Timeline
- Order started and US formation prepared Day 0 · September 3 Prepared
Foundlie reviewed the situation with the customer, mapped the formation, EIN, banking and payment steps as one sequence, and prepared the company information each application would reuse.
- US LLC approved Day 2 · September 5 Approved
Georgi House LLC completed formation in Wyoming with its registered-agent arrangement in place, giving the brand a US entity to apply with.
- EIN confirmation received Day 5 · September 8 Approved
The IRS-issued EIN documentation was received and added to the company records, which the banking and payment applications both needed.
- Mercury business account opened Day 12 · September 15 Approved
The application first stalled on address verification, so the address documentation was reworked with the customer until Mercury could verify it and completed its own review of the company.
- Shopify Payments activated Day 12 · September 15 Operational
Shopify Payments was activated against the US company and its Mercury account, so the brand could take card payments on its own store.
The result
Twelve days after the order started, Georgi House had a Wyoming LLC, its EIN, a Mercury business account and Shopify Payments live on its own store.
The brand no longer sells through an account it does not control. It sells through its own storefront, collects card payments into its own company account, and holds the entity and tax identity that the rest of its US operations can be built on.
The customer’s review
«I had an excellent experience working with this company to set up my US LLC. The entire process was professional, organized, and much easier than I expected. They guided me through the company formation, EIN, and business banking process and were always available when I had questions. What I appreciated most was their patience, clear communication, and willingness to explain everything step by step. I highly recommend them to anyone looking to establish a US company, especially if you are outside the US and want reliable guidance throughout the process. Thank you for the great service»
My company was formed · I’m ready to receive client payments · I understand the process and next steps · I completed an important company step · I’m more confident in my decision
Frequently asked questions
- Why move to a US company instead of continuing with the UK one?
- The UK company was already formed, but the brand could not complete business banking against it, and without banking there was no way to take payments. The US route was chosen because formation, the EIN, the bank application and the payment account can all be completed remotely in one sequence.
- Which bank was the account opened with?
- Mercury. The account was opened remotely for the LLC, and Mercury made its own approval decision after reviewing the company and its activity. Foundlie does not choose the outcome of that review.
- What happens when the bank cannot verify your address?
- The application is held, not refused outright. In this case the address on the first submission could not be verified, so the address documentation was reworked with the customer until it matched what the bank could check, and the application went through on that basis. Address verification is one of the most common holds on a remote US business bank application.
- Does a closed marketplace shop stop you from forming a US company?
- Forming a US LLC and obtaining an EIN are separate from any marketplace account, so a closed shop does not block them. Payment providers still review the business on their own terms, which is why the store, the product and the flow of funds were described consistently across every application.
- What does the company have to keep up after the setup?
- The company keeps its registered agent active, files its state annual report, maintains accurate business records, and completes the applicable US tax and information filings. Foundlie's [US LLC tax guide](/us-tax) explains the general filing framework.
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