Starting a business or relocating your corporation’s headquarters? The state of Florida offers many advantages to those businesspeople seeking to relocate or establish a business in the Sunshine State.
In the first quarter of 2005, Florida’s GSP (Gross State Product) was $613.9 billion. This number is up 1.2% from the previous quarter and is up 4.6% from the previous year. Read the rest of this entry »
Your start-up business is taking off. In fact, you just got your first check.
Now, you need to get that money in the bank.
You don’t have a business bank account? How are you going to cash that check?
In order to open a business bank account, you need to have your business license showing your trade name, your Federal Employer Identification Number, and your Certificate of Incorporation for a corporation, or Certificate of Formation for your LLC, or your partnership agreement for a partnership. Read the rest of this entry »
If you do well with your business, you may want to incorporate it. There are many advantages gained by incorporating. For one, if (and this is a BIG if, but you never know), if you are ever sued, your personal assets will be considered separate from your business assets. On the off chance that anything like that ever happens, you will be immensely thankful that you incorporated.
It works the other way too, if you are ever personally sued, all your business assets are safe. Legally, you and your corporation are two entirely separate entities. Read the rest of this entry »
If you are starting a small business or you are thinking of incorporating your existing business or forming an LLC, you may have seen banners and advertising for an online incorporation service. And if you have, you’ve probably wondered just how good these services are.
If you are starting a small business or you are thinking of incorporating your existing business or forming an LLC, you may have seen banners and advertising for an online incorporation service. And if you have, you’ve probably wondered just how good these services are. Can incorporating online save you attorney fees? If you set up a corporation through an online incorporation service, will it be legal in your state? Could you save even more by buying a book about how to form a corporation or LLC and doing everything yourself instead of using an online incorporation service? These are very logical and common questions that will be addressed in this article. Read the rest of this entry »
More and more entrepreneurs and business owners these days are studying their options and choosing to structure their companies as corporations. But it can be an overwhelming experience… both to your intellect and to your wallet.
More and more entrepreneurs and business owners these days are studying their options and choosing to structure their companies as corporations. But it can be an overwhelming experience… both to your intellect and to your wallet. If you are starting a small business or you are thinking of incorporating your existing business, you may have seen promotions for low fee online incorporation services. You may wonder - How good are these services? Can incorporating online really save attorney fees? When using one of these services to incorporate a business, will it be legal in your state? Can you save even more by doing everything yourself instead of using an online incorporation service? Read the rest of this entry »