Online Incorporation MaxBlog

When forming a corporation, you want to have all the knowledge you can to make the right decisions…but finding the right ones that will be helpful can be very time consuming.

An article in Entrepreneur Magazine’s April, 2009 issues – Best Resources for Startups – lists 4 resources every aspiring entrepreneur, and even those who are well established, should be familiar with.

1. SCORE – A nonprofit organization with over 400 chapters that provides free mentoring online and in-person. Consists of nearly 12,000 working and retired entrepreneurs and business people.

2. Small Business Development Centers – Located across the country and usually connected to a university, these organizations provide consulting for just about any facet of managing a small business.

3. Small Business Administration – Federal government agency that provides an array tools to help new and aspiring entrepreneurs succeed. It’s recommended you start with their Start-up Assessment Tool to help find the right resources.

4. U.S. Chamber of Commerce Small Business Center – An arm of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce that provides comprehensive assistance for startups through web-based tools and resources.

These are just a few of the many resources out there…but, they’re most likely the most reliable for accuracy and impartiality.

In addition to these, online incorporation service MaxFilings.com has an expansive online incorporation knowledge center that has many helpful articles that make sense of incorporating a business– check it out and then use MaxFilings’ online system and form your corporation in just minutes.

Online incorporation service MaxFilings.com just announced new partnership/alliance opportunities for law firms that want to offer business incorporation services with little investment OR continue offering these services more cost-effectively.

MaxFilings is offering two different partnership levels – flexible solutions to meet the needs of law firms. One level – a law firm’s their client can exclusively deal with the firm while business incorporation professionals at MaxFilings handle the required paperwork. Or, the law firm can simply refer people to where they can easily form their corporation online using MaxFilings’ proven system.

Law firms will also be able to offer additional services to their clients like foreign qualification and registered agent.

Active participants in the program will also benefit from promotion of their business and website through MaxFilings’ partner company SEO Advantage.

For more information, visit http://www.maxfilings.com/partner.php.

It’s not as intimidating as it may sound – when incorporating a small business online, the article of incorporation establishes the existence of your corporation in the particular state you are in and reveals identifying information and basic operating characteristics about your company.

Articles of Incorporation are typically filed with the Secretary of State’s office (or whichever agency handles business registration) in the particular state you are incorporating in.

It’s pretty easy to write one yourself, or a business attorney can easily prepare one for you…at a minimum, they must include:

• Name and address of corporation or primary location of business
• Corporate purpose (usually stated in broad language, like a mission statement)
• Name and address of Registered Agent
• Stock information – number, designation and value of any stock shares you are issuing or plan to        issue

Many states provide templates so incorporators can easily create their own articles – here’s an example of articles of incorporation courtesy of the Illinois Secretary of State – many other states have templates so simply refer to their Secretary of State’s website

Online incorporation service MaxFilings.com provides full services for incorporating a small business online – including the Articles of Incorporation. Form your incorporation in just a short time, or save your information and return later.