> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.eosb.org/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Set up and activate an employer > Create the employer's EOSB trust, appoint the trustee and fund manager, confirm the bank account and activate the employer. A verified employer cannot register employees or fund their trust until you activate them. Activation has four parts: the EOSB trust, the trustee, the fund manager and the trust bank account. The employer follows your progress on their own Activation tab. **Where:** **Employment** › **Overview** › the employer › **Open employer records**. **Before you start:** the regulator must have approved the employer, and the trustee and fund manager you will appoint must be verified. Have the trust bank account details to hand. ## Open the employer Select **Employment**. Under **Overview**, find the employer (status **Verified inactive**) and select **Open employer records**. Kambia Agro Processing Ltd record with the Overview, Employee list, Activation and EOSB trust tabs, the Activation checks figure and the Profile marked 1 to 3 1. The record's tabs: **Overview**, **Employee list**, **Activation** and **EOSB trust**. 2. **Activation checks** — how many of the six readiness checks pass. 3. **Profile** — the appointed trustee and fund manager, and the trust bank account. ## Check what is missing Select **Activation**. **Readiness** lists the six checks. Readiness requirements: Trust established, Trustee appointed and Fund manager appointed Missing; Bank account confirmed, Trust assignment ready and No activation restriction Passed | Check | How it passes | | - | - | | Trust established | Create the EOSB trust (below). | | Trustee appointed | Choose the trustee in the trust, or under **Trustee**. | | Fund manager appointed | Choose the fund manager in the trust, or under **Fund manager**. | | Bank account confirmed | Save the trust bank account under **Bank account**. | | Trust assignment ready | Every registered employee is assigned to a trust. Passes on its own for a new employer. | | No activation restriction | No restriction is on file. | ## 1. Create the EOSB trust Select the **EOSB trust** tab. Create employer EOSB Trust form with Trust structure, Provider appointments, Funding readiness and Submit trust marked 1 to 4 The employer profile ID is filled in. Enter the **Trust name**, for example "Bo Rice Mills EOSB Trust". Keep **Official platform service model** unless the employer has its own trustee arrangement. Choose who the trust covers under **Coverage type** and describe it under **Coverage scope**, for example "Permanent and fixed-term staff". Choose the **Trustee provider** and **Fund manager provider**. Only verified providers are listed. Type in the box to search. The **Funding account name** and **Funding account number** of the trust bank account the employer pays into, the **Effective date** of the trust, and any notes. The form checks the details and shows a summary. **Save draft** keeps the form without creating the trust. Trust details ready for final submission with Back to edit and Confirm trust creation marked 1 and 2 Select **Confirm trust creation** (2). The trust, trustee and fund manager checks now pass. ## 2. Trustee and fund manager If you chose the providers in the trust, there is nothing more to do. To change a provider later, select **Activation**, then **Trustee** or **Fund manager**, choose the provider (1) and save (2). Select trustee with Provider and Save trustee marked 1 and 2 ## 3. Confirm the bank account Select **Bank account**, enter the **Bank name** (1), **Account name** (2) and **Account reference** (3) of the trust bank account, and select **Save bank account** (4). Bank account details with Bank name, Account name, Account reference and Save bank account marked 1 to 4 ## 4. Activate Select the **Activation** pane (the last tab under **Activation**). Activate employer account with Activation decision, Restriction reason, Activation comments and Activate employer marked 1 to 4 1. **Activation decision** — **Activate**, or activate with restrictions. 2. **Restriction reason** — only when you activate with restrictions. 3. **Activation comments** — kept on the employer's record. 4. **Activate employer** — available once every check passes. The panel on the right shows which checks are still open. Employer account already active, with every readiness check ticked and the message Employer activated by ssa.admin The message **Employer activated by ssa.admin** confirms it. The employer can now register employees and fund their trust. The status badge at the top of the record keeps showing **Verified inactive** until you leave the record and open it again. ## What happens next The employer gets an **Employer account activated** notification and can register employees straight away. Each employee is assigned to the trust automatically and their opening balance is calculated. From the next month-end, their benefit accrues every month. ## The trusts list **Employment › Trusts** lists every EOSB trust, its employer, how many employees it covers and its status. **Open trust** shows the trust record with its trustee and fund manager. Sierra Leone Brewery Staff Co-operative EOSB Trust record: trust ID, status Established, employer, 5 assigned employees, trustee and fund manager This documentation is built and hosted on [Mintlify](https://mintlify.com), a developer documentation platform.