The HBS Blog offers insight on Delaware corporations and LLCs as well as information about entrepreneurship, startups, cryptocurrency, venture capitalism and general business topics.
Where Should I Form My Company?
By
Rick Bell
Monday, April 6, 2020
If you were forming a local plumbing firm, I would say form it in your home state, but if you’re out to build a business that will be global in nature and scale up to what might now seem like a mighty dream, then Delaware is the only way to go... Read More
Nevada Corporate Law: Embracing the Reckless Fiduciary
By
Jarrod Melson, Esq.
Monday, March 30, 2020
A recent Nevada Supreme Court decision held that an officer or director of a Nevada corporation can act in a grossly negligent, uninformed, careless, or even reckless manner and still not violate his or her fiduciary duty of care to the company and the shareholders... Read More
Letter from the President of Harvard Business Services
By
Michael Bell
Tuesday, March 24, 2020
Over the last two weeks, our Information Technology (IT) team has expanded our company’s overall capacity to work remotely. If every single one of our team members must work from home, our company is able to continue to offer all products and services, and maintain the same high standards to which you are accustomed... Read More
Doing Business in Montana with a Delaware Company
By
Devin Scott
Monday, March 16, 2020
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
Justin Damiani
Monday, March 9, 2020
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
Jarrod Melson, Esq.
Monday, March 2, 2020
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
HBS
Wednesday, February 26, 2020
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
Jarrod Melson, Esq.
Monday, February 24, 2020
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
Jarrod Melson, Esq.
Monday, February 17, 2020
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
Brett Melson
Tuesday, February 11, 2020
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