Create a free business work account

You can create a work account by using Microsoft’s small‑business sign‑up flow, which automatically creates a Microsoft Entra ID tenant and the first admin work account, with no IT involvement required. All you need is a working email address.

Steps to create a work account

1. Go to Microsoft’s business work account sign‑up page

Start at Microsoft’s business work account entry point, which is designed for small and very small businesses and does not require an existing tenant or IT admin.

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2. Enter a business email address

At Sign in or create your account, enter the email address you want to associate with the work account, and select Next.

Notes:

It can be an existing email address
It does not need to be a Microsoft address
It does not need to be a custom domain yet
The given email will become the primary sign‑inidentity for the work account.

3. Confirm account creation

If we determine you need a new work account, you’ll be invited to Set up an account.

Note: If the email cannot be used, select Change my email to start with another email address.

4. Create a new billing account

Enter your name, address and other details required for billing, and select Next.

5. Choose how you’ll sign in

Choose a domain, username and password for your account and select Next.

Tips:

You can only change the suggested username during the account setup.
You can change the suggested domain either now or later.

6. Add a payment method

Add your credit card details.

7. Add security to the account.

We recommend adding multi-factor authentication to your account.

8. Note your new account details

When account creation has completed, make sure you keep a record of your account sign-in email address and your Tenant ID details.

You can now sign in to Microsoft services using the new work account, for example to:

Important: Ensure you sign in with the new <username>@<organization>.onmicrosoft.com email address and not the personal email address you provided at the start.

9. (Optional) Add a custom domain

After account creation, the user may optionally:

Add a custom domain (e.g. @company.co.uk)
Create additional work users
Purchase and assign licenses

Note: These actions are not required to create the initial work account and can be done later.

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Create a free business work account

Steps to create a work account

1. Go to Microsoft’s business work account sign‑up page

2. Enter a business email address

3. Confirm account creation

4. Create a new billing account

5. Choose how you’ll sign in

6. Add a payment method

7. Add security to the account.

8. Note your new account details

9. (Optional) Add a custom domain

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