corporation Archives

Ready to Exit Sole Proprietor Status? Consider These 4 Entities for Incorporation

A new year means a clean slate for business. If your business is still in sole proprietor status, now is the perfect time to start thinking about incorporating as a registered entity formation. What registered...

byMyCorporation

January 13, 2022

4 Factors to Consider When Choosing a Business Structure

Structuring your business is one of the first—and most important—decisions you make in your entrepreneurial journey. Your business entity impacts everything from taxes to daily operations. But if you’re just starting out, you might not know...

byRachel Blakely-Gray

March 31, 2021

LLC or Corporation: Which Entity is Best For My Business?

Two of the most popular entity formations for business incorporation are limited liability companies (LLCs) and corporations. Both entities provide startup owners with certain benefits, and one of the biggest benefits is limited liability. This...

byDeborah Sweeney

January 19, 2021

How to Become Incorporated and Why to Incorporate Your Business

On your small business journey, you will encounter many forks in the road. Choosing the right direction for your company as it matures may seem daunting at times. One of the “forks” you must consider...

byNav

January 30, 2020

Navigating Your First Year of Filing Taxes as an Entrepreneur

If you’re planning to start up a new business this year, you’ll experience tax time as a business owner soon enough. The following tips will help you prepare well in advance. And if you started...

byBruce Hakutizwi

April 3, 2019

What Mom and Pop Shops Need to Do to Stay in Compliance

Each year on March 29, we celebrate the owners of Main Street’s small businesses and startups with National Mom and Pop Business Owners Day. As the backbone of the U.S. economy, these family-run companies pack...

byMyCorporation

March 29, 2019

Ready to Choose Your Business Structure? Entity Formations and Which One is Right for You

Incorporating is generally one of the best things a business can do to set itself up for success. However, entrepreneurs new to the process might feel overwhelmed by the options when it comes to business...

byMyCorporation

February 20, 2019

Corporations vs. LLCs: What’s the Difference When Structuring a Business?

When you are starting a business, the legal structure you choose for it is a critically important decision. It will affect things like the cost of operating the business, its taxes, the potential for you...

byNav

October 10, 2018

Which is Right for Your Business? Forming an LLC or a Corporation

If you are an entrepreneur, you have probably had somewhere close to a hundred business ideas run through your mind. Maybe you’ve already taken the plunge to starting your own business and are looking for...

byNancy J. Wolf

June 4, 2018

Accounting Errors Small Business Owners Make in the First Year

I’ve worked in accounting my whole career, so I can say this without shedding a tear: hardly anybody starts a business because they love balancing books. (Some of us do, sure, but we’re the minority)....

byRyan Hildebrand

November 10, 2017

Business Registration 101 for Franchises, Startups and Amazon Sellers

So, you’ve got your small business idea — whether that takes on the form of a startup, franchise or Amazon seller — with a business plan drafted up. You’re ready to begin with the registration...

byDeborah Sweeney

October 10, 2017

2 Essential Business Decisions Many Entrepreneurs Misunderstand

Starting a business for the first time can be scary, and not knowing what to expect can make the unpredictable nature of risk seem as big as the Grand Canyon. If you’re lucky, you’ll have...

byLarry Alton

July 15, 2017

Business Incorporation: Are These 3 States the New Corporate Darlings?

For years, Delaware and Nevada have been the “it” states for small business incorporation and with good reason. Both states offer up many benefits to doing business: Delaware enables the owners of a corporation to...

byDeborah Sweeney

April 28, 2017

April Tax Dates Small Businesses Need to Know About

Hello, April! After covering January, February and March, it’s time for the fourth (and final) installment in our series on tax dates small businesses need to know about. April is a huge month for tax dates,...

byDeborah Sweeney

April 1, 2017

To Incorporate or Not? The Many Small Business Structures

To incorporate, or not? It’s a perennial topic that has plenty of surrounding myths. As with so many things, there isn’t one right answer. Entrepreneurs, especially those who work solo, have choices. There are three...

byAnn Logue

March 30, 2017

Should You Change Your Sole Prop to a Corporation?

There are so many strategic business decisions you’ve got to make as a business owner, and you don’t always know which is the right one for your company. When you’re running a startup, it can...

bySusan Guillory

March 27, 2017

Why Your Corporate Structure Matters More than You Think

When you’re in the process of legitimizing your startup, it’s easy to get swept up in the jargon and not fully understand the difference between the entities. You might be familiar with LLCs and corporations,...

byDeborah Sweeney

November 10, 2016

Incorporating a Business: Where, When and How

Incorporating a business is not synonymous with “incorporating a business in Delaware,” yet many businesses do incorporate in Delaware. In fact, according to Delaware’s official website, it consistently ranks among the top five states for entity formations...

byTej Prakash

August 31, 2016