The HBS Blog offers insight on Delaware corporations and LLCs as well as information about entrepreneurship, startups, cryptocurrency, venture capitalism and general business topics.
How a Dual Class Share Structure Affects Shareholder Voting Rights
By
Brett Melson
Monday, January 4, 2021
In a dual class share structure, public investors in an IPO receive common stock with little to no voting rights, while founders receive either the only voting stock in the corporation or stock with voting power often ten-times that of public investors...
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Free Webinar: Understanding the Series LLC
By
HBS
Monday, November 30, 2020
Unlike basic LLCs, the Series LLC typically involves several inter-related entities, sometimes referred to as a “parent” LLC and multiple “child” LLCs. On top of that, there are different types of series available for Delaware LLCs that can create additional questions and issues...
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Forming an LLC for Your Uber or Airbnb Business
By
Michael Kupfer
Monday, October 12, 2020
Transferring business assets to a company draws a distinction between yourself and your business. In the event you are sued, it will be much more difficult for a plaintiff to seek compensation from your personal assets...
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Best States for Business, Ranked by Lawyers
By
Brett Melson
Tuesday, September 29, 2020
The 2019 Lawsuit Climate Survey “Ranking the States: A Survey of the Fairness and Reasonableness of State Liability Systems” from the Institute for Legal Reform ranks Delaware number one again!..
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Update on the 2019 Corporate Transparency Act
By
Jarrod Melson, Esq.
Monday, September 21, 2020
In early 2020, we discussed a bill passed by the House of Representatives in October 2019 that would have forced nearly all small businesses organized as corporations or LLCs to disclose to the Treasury Department their shareholders’ or members’ names and personal information on an ongoing basis...
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Using Cost Structure Analysis to Maximize Profit
By
Gregg Schoenberg
Tuesday, September 15, 2020
This cost structure analysis example can help you calculate the best way to increase profit for your startup or existing business...
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Best Registered Agent for a Non-Profit Corporation
By
Justin Damiani
Monday, August 31, 2020
We will prepare and file this form for our exact cost of $25 for a Non-Profit Corporation, plus we'll give you your first year's agent fee for free. We generally receive the date-stamped copy back typically within 3 to 5 business days as we make the process as easy and stress free as possible...
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Samantha Nielsen, 2020 Student Entrepreneur Scholarship Winner
By
Michael Kupfer
Monday, August 24, 2020
The winning idea is a non-profit enterprise focused on individualized learning through the use of study coaches. In particular, the business would seek to address the lack of resources typically available to “neurodivergent” students – that is, those who do simply do not learn as well as others through the standard tools and formats...
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What Is Sunbiz.org?
By
Justin Damiani
Monday, August 17, 2020
Similar to the Division of Corporations in Delaware, SunBiz is the website for the official Florida Division of Corporations. People use this website to get information and file documents directly with the State of Florida...
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Delaware’s 2019 Corporate Annual Report Just Released
By
Brett Melson
Tuesday, August 4, 2020
The 2019 Annual report from the Delaware Division of Corporations Secretary of State has been released and reiterates why accountants, attorneys and business professionals from all around the world use Delaware as the state to incorporate...
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