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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
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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
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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
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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
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EIN vs ITIN: What's the Difference? By
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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
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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
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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
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How to Remove an Officer in a Delaware Corporation By
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The steps to remove an officer are fairly straightforward. First, you want to review your Certificate of Incorporation and bylaws. Any process that addresses removing officers is likely included in the bylaws. Second, you will also need to review the officer’s employment agreement, the terms of any equity incentive grants (e.g., options, warrants, etc.), and any other agreements with or relating to the officer’s employment or duties to determine whether any notice, timing, cash-out, or acceleration provisions, among others, may affect the process... Read More
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Free Webinar: How and Why to Start a Delaware Company By
Start with a BANG – by starting your own business! In this 60-minute interactive session, Harvard’s President, Michael Bell, will explain how to start a Delaware company and why Delaware is the popular choice for so many entrepreneurs... Read More
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Introducing Jarrod Melson, Harvard’s New General Counsel By
It is a pleasure to introduce myself to our blog readers in this inaugural post. I am Harvard Business Services’ new General Counsel, and would like to introduce myself, discuss my background and to set out my hopes for my contributions to this blog... Read More
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