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Go to the Fair Trading website and do a search for the name you want to trade under. If it is not already taken download an application form fill it in and send it off with the required amount of money.

To trade overseas talk to your accountant or solicitor.You may need to set up a trade mark so that your trading name cant be pinched by the yanks

The rest of it you seem to understand. You can set up a bank account Andrew ........ T/A Example Studios.

Also get yourself a copy of Success Secrets by peter thorpe and he will walk you through the steps.Then get a copy of Flying Solo and learn about being a soloist