Apply for an ABM account

After you've gotten a DUNS number, you will next need to apply for an Apple Business Manager Account.

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Once you've applied for a DUNS number, you will now be able to use the DUNS number to apply for an Apple Business Manager Account.

Enroll in ABM

Use your personal information as the verification contact. If the verification contact email must be different, use another email account for that verification information.

Enter accurate personal information.

A representative from Apple will actually check the website URL that you provide. To avoid any issues, I recommend using a professional social media website, like your LinkedIn profile, if you don't have a personal website. You could also create a free, simple about.me page with a basic online resume.

Enter the verification contact information (you should be both contacts). The verification contact first name must be unique in order to submit the form, so I use the shorter version of my first name. The email must also be unique. Both emails should be valid.

The verification contact first name must be unique in order to submit the form, so I use the shorter version of my first name. The email must also be unique. Both emails should be valid.

After you submit your ABM application, you can expect to receive a phone call from an Apple representative within 1 week.

They will call you from an 800 number, so do not ignore any calls over the next 7 days.

Verification

Here's what to do when you talk to the Apple representative.

The ABM representatives are very flexible, but are mainly trying to work directly with businesses or individuals who are interested in using ABM for professional reasons.

State that you are are starting out as a freelancer/independent contractor and you need to set up a managed device for better security.You can use your current full-time profession as the type of service you plan to provide. Alternatively, you could just come up with a service that seems interesting to you. Examples: IT consulting, graphic design, website development, video editing.

You can use your current full-time profession as the type of service you plan to provide. Alternatively, you could just come up with a service that seems interesting to you. Examples: IT consulting, graphic design, website development, video editing.

During my phone call, I literally told the representative:

"I need to lock down my mobile devices for better security and to limit distractions since I work from home".

They might suggest that you use Apple Family Sharing, but you should insist that you are only interested in full device management.

They will ask you why the verification contact is obviously the same person. Explain that you are a sole proprietorship. It's ok to not have a unique verification contact in this case.

After the phone call, you should receive a notification that your account was approved.

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