How to Start a Business [1]
There are many steps to starting a business. Each state has its own setof laws and requirements regarding the formation of business entities.The following links will take you to general and state-specificinformation about how to form a sole proprietorship, partnership, LLC, corporation, and nonprofit organization.
- Becoming a Sole Proprietor [2]: You become a sole proprietor automatically when you go into business for yourself. This section outlines general and state-specific steps you need to take to ensure that your sole proprietorship is in compliance with applicable laws.
- Forming a Partnership [3]: This section outlines general and state-specific steps you need to take to form a partnership in compliance with applicable laws.
- Forming an LLC [4]: This section outlines general and state-specific steps you need to take to form an LLC in compliance with applicable laws.
- Forming an L3C [5]: This section outlines general and state-specific steps you need to take to form an L3C in compliance with applicable laws.
- Forming a Cooperative Corporation [6]: This section outlines general and state-specific steps you need to take to form a cooperative corporation in compliance with applicable laws.
- Forming a Corporation [7]: This section outlines general and state-specific steps you need to take to form a corporation in compliance with applicable laws.
- Forming a Nonprofit Corporation [8]: This section outlines general and state-specific steps you need to take to form a corporation in compliance with applicable laws.
Jurisdiction:
- United States [9]
Subject Area:
- Business Formation [10]