# Create the restaurant business through onboarding

For the authorised restaurant owner or representative. Open TablePort's business
setup entry using your own account. Do not create a duplicate business because
an existing account, invitation, or application is temporarily unavailable.

## Confirm your account

The current form confirms your name and verified email before business details
become available. Follow the displayed verification link and return to **check
again**. If changing an email requires approval from the old address followed by
verification of the new one, complete both supported steps.

A sent verification request is not verified identity. The page can avoid
revealing whether an address belongs to an account; use the normal sign-in and
verification flow rather than asking support to disclose another account.

## Business and first location

Enter the restaurant's public business name, first location name/type, country,
legal profile, trading address and relevant tax/website details. Confirm your
relationship to the business. Use the legal structure and identifiers that
actually apply; a suggested company lookup or address is not independently
verified approval.

Choose a complete address result where possible, or use **Enter address
manually** when search is unavailable. Manual details can require review. Review
the form's required fields and any company-not-found or incomplete-data message
before continuing.

The optional setup assistant can explain a field or prefill non-sensitive values
you supplied. Review every suggestion. It cannot verify the business or accept
the current licence for you.

## Review and create

Read the current TablePort licence in the review stage and personally select its
acceptance checkbox only when authorised. Select **Create business**, then
inspect the actual result:

| Result                       | Next step                                                                 |
| ---------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Business created / Active    | Use the offered dashboard path and operational checklist                  |
| Pending review               | Follow the review process; dashboard access is not offered until approved |
| Setup needs follow-up        | Business exists, but some defaults need completion from the dashboard     |
| Creation failed or uncertain | Inspect existing account/application state before submitting again        |

Creating the account and first location does not establish payment readiness,
menus, kitchen routing, reservations, or staff access. Follow
[Prepare first service](/guides/onboarding) and the displayed checklist.
Billing-card setup and its actual subscription/usage terms are separate; see
[Billing](/payments/billing).

Escalate with application/business reference, stage, observed state and error
through the authorised support route. Keep identity documents, verification
links, account contacts and credentials out of public screenshots.