The HBS Blog offers insight on Delaware corporations and LLCs as well as information about entrepreneurship, startups, cryptocurrency, venture capitalism and general business topics.
Drop shipping for your Delaware Company
By
Justin Damiani
Tuesday, March 29, 2022
At Harvard Business Services, Inc. (HBS), a growing number of our clients are forming new Delaware companies for the purpose of creating an ecommerce platform that uses drop shipping as its method. A retail business that does not keep the products it sells in stock, drop shipping companies are popular among both our domestic and non-U.S. clients. With a wide range of products, drop shipping companies have significant advantages in the long run...
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Requirements for a Company Seal
By
Devin Scott
Monday, March 28, 2022
Many companies use a company seal (also referred to as a corporate seal), although it is not required by law. A company seal contains the company’s name, the year of incorporation and the state in which the company was filed. Think of the company seal as the official signature of your company...
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Delaware State File Number: What It Is & How It's Used
By
Michael Bell
Tuesday, March 22, 2022
When you form a company in Delaware, you will receive a Delaware state file number. This number identifies your company and only your company...
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How Exchange Rates Affect Your Business
By
HBS
Monday, March 21, 2022
How do foreign exchange markets work? What are their effects on business owners? Here's how fluctuations in the exchange rates affect your business...
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Who are Officers in a Delaware Corporation and What Is Their Role?
By
Brett Melson
Tuesday, March 15, 2022
Delaware law mandates that an officer of the corporation must be an individual and cannot be another entity; however, Delaware does not have restrictions in place about who can serve as an officer in a corporation...
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Is an LLC a corporation? What's the Difference?
By
Rick Bell
Sunday, March 13, 2022
Why is Google a corporation and YouTube an LLC? Both, of course, chose Delaware as their corporate home, even though they are headquartered elsewhere.
So why did Google choose to form as a corporation and YouTube as an LLC?..
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Top 5 Self-Service Features on MyControlDesk
By
Jeff Winslow
Monday, March 7, 2022
Harvard’s customer portal, MyControlDesk (MCD) is helping over 40,000 active clients manage their businesses in new ways. When you become a Harvard client, you can immediately register for access to MCD and reap the benefits! In this article, the Top 5 self-service features on MyControlDesk are described in detail...
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How to Sign-Up for a MyControlDesk Account
By
Jeff Winslow
Monday, February 28, 2022
You asked. We listened. Request access to your free client account in Harvard's newest account management portal MyControlDesk (MCD). Manage all aspects of your companies, form a new company, and pay your annual fees all in one place...
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March 1: Important Deadline for Delaware Corporations
By
Amy Fountain
Tuesday, February 22, 2022
If you have a corporation – not a Limited Liability Company (LLC) or Limited Partnership (LP) – incorporated in the state of Delaware, then March 1 is the deadline for filing and paying the annual Franchise Tax...
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Using the Delaware Franchise Tax Calculator
By
Justin Damiani
Monday, February 21, 2022
We've developed a Delaware Franchise Tax Calculator to help you understand and plan for how much you'll likely need to pay in taxes for your Delaware business. Delaware's taxation structure has different tiers for LLCs, non-profit corporations and for-profit corporations...
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