[Today’s guest post is by Andrew Miller of Socialpreneur.com.] Starting a new business is a very exciting but stressful time—knowing what paperwork you need and having it organized is essential to help make this a easy and successful endeavor. The …

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Just starting your corporation? Congratulations! The first official step, of course, is filing your Articles of Incorporation with your Secretary of State, officially incorporating your business. But just because the ink on your Articles is dry doesn’t mean you’re ready …

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In your Articles of Incorporation (the formation document you used to incorporate your business), you provided certain information about your business to the state. But what if that information changes? State law (all of them) says that it is the …

Do I Need to Amend My Articles of Incorporation? Read more »

Suddenly we’re all thinking about turkey and planning our Christmas shopping (where did the time go?), which can only mean one thing: we’re finding ourselves sprinting for the finish line, and 2012 will be upon us before we realize. Before your …

Is Your Small Business Ready for 2012? Read more »

Steps to Starting a Nonprofit Organization After making the decision to incorporate, there are a few things to keep in mind when starting a non-profit organization. Here is a brief list of some of the things that must be done. …

Nonprofit Corporation Checklist Read more »

There’s so much information referencing Articles of Incorporation, we thought it might be time to take a step back and go over, in detail, exactly what these Articles entail and what type of information should be included in such a …

Articles of Incorporation: The Basics Read more »