The HBS Blog offers insight on Delaware corporations and LLCs as well as information about entrepreneurship, startups, cryptocurrency, venture capitalism and general business topics.

Doing Business in Montana with a Delaware Company By
Montana, like other states has an application process, a state fee, and also requires a Certificate of Good Standing from Delaware in order to register the Delaware LLC or Corporation to do business in Montana as a foreign entity... Read More
How to Verify Your Business Address with TransferWise By
Many of our international clients have chosen to work with TransferWise for their banking needs. When opening and verifying your business account, TransferWise will ask for some information and documentation for your company... Read More
What Is the Corporate Transparency Act of 2019? By
If the Act becomes law, any new U.S. corporation or LLC would be required (a) to make a filing under the Act providing information about its beneficial owner(s) or (b) qualify for an exemption from filing... Read More
Making Changes to Your Delaware Company By In this 60-minute webinar, complete with transcript Harvard Business Services' Brett Melson and Jarrod Melson discuss the process and nuances of making a variety of changes to a Delaware LLC or corporation... Read More
The Term Sheet – Preliminary Negotiation for a Sale By
This chapter of our look at selling your small business discusses the Term Sheet – an extremely important agreement created early in the negotiation process between a potential buyer and a business owner... Read More
Preparing Your Small Business for a Sale By
This discussion of selling your small business provides an overview of the steps a small business owner should take to best prepare and position the business for sale once he or she has determined to sell... Read More
EIN vs ITIN: What's the Difference? By
ein vs itin
There are many numbers that are used to identify ourselves and our corporations or LLCs, such as a Social Security number, driver's license number, passport number, DUNS number and EIN (Employer Identification Number). Many business owners and employees wonder about the differences between the Federal Employer Tax ID number (EIN) and the individual taxpayer identification number (ITIN)... Read More
What is a Delaware LLC Certificate of Formation? By If you are preparing your own Delaware LLC Certificate of Formation, your name will be listed on the Certificate as the Delaware LLC's authorized person; this is is why many people opt to have us act as their Delaware Registered Agent... Read More
Doing Business in Missouri with a Delaware Company By
Regardless of what your nature of business is in Missouri, Delaware is often the popular choice to incorporate the business. Qualifying your foreign entity is often a key part of staying in compliance with Missouri regulations... Read More
Delaware Blank Check Preferred Stock By
delaware blank check preferred stock
Every Delaware General Corporation must have one class of common stock, but it can also have a second class of stock (or more) with customized terms for the different classes. The most popular second class of stock is called preferred stock because it can contain terms, negotiated between the Board of Directors and the recipient, that are preferred over the rights of common stockholders... Read More