It’s a single piece of paper that contains few words, but a community association’s Articles of Incorporation carries much weight. This document shows that the association is registered with the State ...

Incorporation of a business entity is completed through the secretary of state in the state the business resides in or in which it performs its primary business operations. While every state has ...

Will Kenton is an expert on the economy and investing laws and regulations. He previously held senior editorial roles at Investopedia and Kapitall Wire and holds a MA in Economics from The New School ...

Nonprofits operate under many of the same business requirements as for-profit businesses, including the way they are initially organized. When incorporating, nonprofits need to submit a document ...

Formally incorporating a company is a significant milestone in a founder’s journey. What may have begun as an idea doodled on the back of a napkin is now an official legal entity. Given the mass ...

When we cover a startup’s launch, we often focus on the market opportunity, funding and investors and how the company’s product is solving a particular problem. We rarely mention the initial set of ...

Docracy is a free web service that not only provides legal documents for anything from a non-disclosure agreement to an apartment lease (and more), but it also lets you sign the documents as well.

When starting a company, many entrepreneurs plan for the obvious startup costs like advertising, furniture, and equipment. But some leave the document-filing work to their lawyers and suddenly ...

Law firms continue to break out the more commoditized ends of their businesses. Leila Banijamali, a startup lawyer whose firm Bedrock has worked with companies like Foodspotting, AdStack and RewardMe, ...

A legal document showing the operating name of a company, as opposed to the legal name of the company. In the case of a corporation, a fictitious business name is any name other than the corporate ...