Hi, I am 15 years old, and I would really like to create a store on shopify and start dropshipping to make money. The problem is that in the terms of conditions, it sais that I have to be 18+ to do so. I would like to know if it’s possible for my parents to create a store with me (my account) being a staff member? Can I then administrate the website, with my parent’s confidentials registered in, or is this also not allowed?
Hi @DrpBsns
I am very excited to hear that you want to start your own online store! Since you are under the age of 18 you do need some assistance from a parent or legal guardian to set the store up initially. The main account owner, contact information, and bank account details for the payouts need to be under your guardians name. You can have a staff account under your name with full access to the store and can also still access the account owner login as well.
If you are wanting to use Shopify Payments as your payment gateway, I would recommend reaching out to our authenticated support channels once you are ready to launch to preemptively start the “Know Your Customer” process. This is something that will most likely be initiated right after you launch and can take a few days to finalize. The KYC process can also halt your payouts until complete, which is why I recommend getting that done before launching.
Starting your own online business can have a pretty steep learning curve if you have never done it before. I definitely recommend checking out our Youtube channel for more information and detailed guides on getting started: Learn With Shopify - YouTube.
You can also reach out to our authenticated live support channels through our Help Center to chat with our support team in real time. To access our live support, please follow this link: Shopify Help Center. Next, you will want to follow the on screen prompts to sign in, choose your topic and issue and at the bottom of the help articles provided will be all available live support options.