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Doing Business in Florida as a Foreign Corporation By
Foreign Qualification is the manner in which Florida grants you permission to operate your Delaware corporation there. It is a very important step that is sometimes forgotten, but if you fail to comply with Florida's local compliance regulations, you may be putting yourself and your company at risk... Read More
Business License or LLC? Which Comes First? By
Obtaining a business license is not the same as forming an LLC or other legal entity for your business. Whereas the license approves your specific business in a certain jurisdiction, an LLC provides an official, legally-recognized business structure... Read More
Business Bank Accounts for Delaware Companies By
Business bank accounts for delaware companies
If you own a Delaware LLC or corporation, here’s what banks typically require in order to open a business bank account... Read More
What is a Delaware Statutory Trust? By
Delaware statutory trust
Delaware is one of the few states in America to have a statutory trust law. Most states still rely upon common law trusts, which have many outdated rules that can create uncertainty about a number of legal aspects of the trust... Read More
Convert an LLC or Corporation to a Delaware Company By
Convert your existing LLC or corporation to a Delaware company. We’ll assist you with the conversion filing and prepare and file a Delaware Certificate of Formation or Certificate of Incorporation with the state... Read More
Operating in Iowa with a Delaware LLC or Corporation By
Incorporating in Iowa
Harvard Business Services will prepare the application, send to you for signature, obtain the Certificate of Good Standing from Delaware and file the completed package with Iowa... Read More
Board Requirements for Seeking Expert Advice By
Directors often rely on experts in making decisions, to comply with their fiduciary duty of care in becoming adequately informed. This article discusses when a director may successfully claim reliance on experts in avoiding liability for a breach of his or her fiduciary duty of care... Read More
What to Know about a Limited Liability Partnership By
what is a limited liability partnership
A limited liability partnership is a general partnership that has elected to be treated as a limited liability partnership under Delaware law. An LLP is not set forth in a separate portion of the Delaware code; instead, the laws governing the features of an LLP are the same as those governing general partnerships... Read More
Who Can Be a Member of an LLC? By
who can be a member of an llc
Anyone in the world can be a member of a Delaware LLC. Generally, the members of an LLC are individuals, but it doesn’t stop there. Many people opt to set up the Delaware LLC with another company as the member. This can be a corporation, Limited Partnership or even another Delaware LLC... Read More
Fun Facts About Naming Your Delaware Company By
Company Name
Learn some interesting facts about choosing a Delaware company name. Find out some of the rules and requirements for corporate endings and symbol usage... Read More