
You can incorporate your business yourself quite easily. For most small businesses it's simply a matter of sending your Articles of Incorporation along with payment to your State government. Be sure to check the availability of your corporations name before applying.
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MS Word Adobe PDF ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION The undersigned (Owners Name(s)), whose address is (Corporate Address), being at least eighteen year of age, does hereby form a corporation under the laws of the State of (State). ARTICLE I The name of the corporation shall be (Company Name). ARTICLE II The purpose of this corporation is to engage in (Business Activities). Additionally, this corporation may engage in or transact any and all lawful activities or business permitted under the laws of the United States, the State of (State), or any other state, county, territory or nation. ARTICLE III The maximum number of shares of stock that this corporation is authorized to have outstanding at any one time is (Number) shares of common stock having a par value of $(Number) per share. ARTICLE IV The name of the initial Resident Agent for this corporation is (Name) whose address is (Address). ARTICLE V This corporation shall exist perpetually.
ARTICLE VI Each director, stockholder and officer, in consideration for his services, shall, in the absence of fraud, be indemnified, whether then in office or not, for the reasonable cost and expenses incurred by him in connection with the defense of, or for advice concerning any claim asserted or proceeding brought against him by reason of his being or having been a director, stockholder or officer of the corporation or of any subsidiary of the corporation, whether or not wholly owned, to the maximum extent permitted by law. The foregoing right of indemnification shall be inclusive of any other rights to which any director, stockholder or officer may be entitled as a matter of law. ARTICLE VII The number of directors of the corporation shall be one (1) which number may be increased pursuant to the bylaws of the corporation. The name of the director who shall act until the first meeting or until their successors are duly chosen and qualified is (Name). ARTICLE VIII The name and address of the incorporator is: IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have signed these articles and acknowledge the same to be my act. Signature of Incorporator ________________________ ______________ I hereby consent to my designation in this document as resident agent for this corporation. Signature of Resident Agent Listed in Article IV ________________________ ______________ Filing Party's Name and Return Address: |
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