Your business phone number should reflect the local area code of the business address listed on the Secretary of States website. Use a local phone number so you can place it in the local 411 directory assistance. Vendors, lenders, business bureaus and clients expect a local number that makes sense. A simple online search of your phone number should bring your business name and business address up. A separate business phone number with a local prefix is important. You can do an internet search for local phone number providers. Some national providers include, QuickTalk, Grasshopper, and Freedom Voice. Never use your cell phone. There are no public directories for cell phone numbers due to privacy laws and the cost to phone companies if they make numbers publicly available. Once you find a phone provider to issue a local landline phone number with the area code of your business address, you can always have that number transferred to your cell phone number IF YOU MUST. If you do this, be sure to change your cell phone greeting to answer in your business name. Your cell phone voicemail must state the name of your business. I do not recommend (800) numbers either. An (800) number can’t be placed in the local phone directories. You CAN place (800) Numbers with online directories, business bureaus and place on credit applications. (800) numbers are great for sales leads or customer service lines but not for your main business phone number. Some phone directories to add your local number to include https://www.411.com/ http://www.listyourself.net/ListYourself/