Step by step

Step 1 ‒ Open Business Info in Meta Business Suite

1. Go to Meta Business Suite and start on the homepage

2. Click Settings

3. At the top, click Business info

Step 2 ‒ Complete Business Info

1. Fill out Legal business name

2. Fill out Address

3. Fill out Phone number

4. Fill out Website (if you have one)

5. Fill out Tax ID (if you have one)

6. You do not need an LLC to complete this section

7. Use your real name and accurate information so Meta can verify your account

Step 3 ‒ Complete My Info and enable notifications

1. Scroll down to the My info section

2. Enter your name

3. Enter your email

4. Turn on Business notifications for Facebook

5. Keep notifications on so Meta can contact you about issues such as penalties, fixes, ad shutdowns, or account

status changes

Step 4 ‒ Add billing and a payment method

1. Scroll down to Billing and payments

2. On the left hand side, click Payment methods

3. Click Add payment method

4. Add the card you want to be charged on a regular basis for ad account payments

5. Save the payment method

6. Enter everything correctly to avoid ads getting shut off or the ad account being disabled

Step 5 ‒ Open Ads Manager

1. Go back to the Meta Business Suite homepage

2. Click Ads Manager

3. Go to Campaigns

Step 6 ‒ Configure Ad Transparency verification (European Union)

1. In the left hand sidebar, click Advertising settings

2. Scroll down to Verifications and ad transparency

3. Open the European Union section

4. If your screen shows Beneficiary, use that section

5. Add a Person or organization name

6. If the beneficiary and payer are different, enable the option that says the beneficiary and payer are different

7. Save your changes

Step 7 ‒ Confirm completion

1. Business info is filled out

2. My info is filled out

3. Business notifications are enabled

4. A payment method is added and visible under Payment methods

5. European Union beneficiary, payer information is saved under Verifications and ad transparency

Quick checklist

• Legal business name, address, phone number, website, and tax ID completed as available

• My info completed with name and email

• Business notifications enabled

• Payment method added and saved

• Ads Manager opened successfully

• Advertising settings updated under Verifications and ad transparency for the European Union

• Beneficiary and payer details saved when applicable