LLCs, Corporations, Partnerships, etc.

Legal forms, books, online services, and software, designed help you decide between and set up the right entity for your business - sole proprietorship, partnership, LLC, or corporation.

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Online LLC
Form a limited liability company online with this comprehensive LLC package.
LLC or Corporation?
The only book that explains each kind of business structure, how they differ and how each will affect your bottom line.
Form Your Own Limited Liability Company
Create an LLC in your state using the plain-English information and legal forms in this bestseller.
Incorporate Your Business
Incorporate your business with the do-it-yourself guide that provides everything you need to get the job done -- without a lawyer.
Form a Partnership
Everything you need to create a business partnership with friends or family.
Your Limited Liability Company
Keep your LLC legal! Use this book's forms and instructions to keep your company valid before the courts and the IRS.
The Corporate Records Handbook
Create corporate minutes and resolutions with all the plain-English information, instructions and forms you need to stay legal.
Nolo's Start & Run an LLC Bundle
Form an LLC, learn how to operate it and save on taxes with the plain-English legal information and forms you need in these bestsellers.
Online Corporation
Incorporate your business with this comprehensive package, provided by The Company Corporation. It includes express filing, six months of registered agent service and more.
Quicken Legal Business Pro 2012
Start a business quickly and easily with all the legal forms you need in one comprehensive software package. Windows Only.
Choose the Best Legal Entity for a One-Person Business
An eGuide to the pros and cons of each type of business: LLC, corporation and sole proprietorship.
Working for Yourself
If you're working for yourself (or are about to), get everything you need to succeed and stay legal with this all-in-one guide for the self-employed.
LLC Operating Agreement for Single-Member LLC
Everything you need to establish the internal rules of your single-member limited liability company.
How to Form Your Own California Corporation
The legal forms, information, and instructions you need to incorporate your business in California.
Nolo's Quick LLC
Decide whether to form an LLC and learn the basics of this business entity, plus the practical information you need to get started.
Online California LLC
Our easy-to-use service helps you to form your California LLC directly online. Simply follow our detailed, step-by-step instructions and leave the rest to us.
Online Colorado LLC
Our easy-to-use service helps you to form your Colorado LLC directly online. Simply follow our detailed, step-by-step instructions and leave the rest to us.
Online Florida LLC
Our easy-to-use service helps you to form your Florida LLC directly online. Simply follow our detailed, step-by-step instructions and leave the rest to us.
Online Georgia LLC
Our easy-to-use service helps you to form your Georgia LLC directly online. Simply follow our detailed, step-by-step instructions and leave the rest to us.
Online Massachusetts LLC
Our easy-to-use service helps you to form your Massachusetts LLC directly online. Simply follow our detailed, step-by-step instructions and leave the rest to us.
Online Missouri LLC
Our easy-to-use service helps you to form your Missouri LLC directly online. Simply follow our detailed, step-by-step instructions and leave the rest to us.
Online New Jersey LLC
Our easy-to-use service helps you to form your New Jersey LLC directly online. Simply follow our detailed, step-by-step instructions and leave the rest to us.
Online New York LLC
Our easy-to-use service helps you to form your New York LLC directly online. Simply follow our detailed, step-by-step instructions and leave the rest to us.
Online Texas LLC
Our easy-to-use service helps you to form your Texas LLC directly online. Simply follow our detailed, step-by-step instructions and leave the rest to us.
Online Washington LLC
Our easy-to-use service helps you to form your Washington LLC directly online. Simply follow our detailed, step-by-step instructions and leave the rest to us.
Online Wisconsin LLC
Our easy-to-use service helps you to form your Wisconsin LLC directly online. Simply follow our detailed, step-by-step instructions and leave the rest to us.
Partnership Agreement
Sign an agreement laying out the rights and responsibilities of each member of your partnership.
Corporate Minutes
All the downloadable and easy-to-use forms you need to call essential corporate meetings and document the results.
Amend Corporate Articles & Bylaws
Make and record changes to your Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws with this easy-to-use eGuide.
Hire Corporate Employees & Approve Expenses
Record the hiring, reimbursing and compensating decisions your corporation makes.
Corporate Loans
Document director and shareholder loan approvals with these 27 resolutions and promissory notes.
Corporate Stock
Approve the issuance of new shares in your corporation or the payment of cash and stock to shareholders with this comprehensive guide.
Pre-Incorporation Agreement
An easy-to-use first step to incorporating a business, packed with jargon-free information.
Corporate Bylaws
Everything you need to create the document that governs daily operations of a corporation.
Stock Agreement
The form and jargon-free information you need to control who owns stock in your corporation.
Notice of Shareholders' Meeting
The form and plain-English instructions you need to inform shareholders of a company meeting.
Notice of Directors' Meeting
Inform your corporation's directors of upcoming meetings with this easy-to-use notice.
Shareholder Proxy
Inform your corporation's directors of upcoming meetings with this easy-to-use notice.
Minutes of Shareholders' Meeting
Everything you need to record the decisions of your corporation's shareholders.
Minutes of Directors' Meeting
Record the decisions of your corporation's directors, quickly and easily.
Consent of Shareholders
Provide your corporation's shareholders with an alternative -- and often easier -- way to vote.
Consent of Directors
Everything your corporation's directors need to cast their votes without a meeting.
Minutes of LLC Meeting
Everything you need to record decisions made by members of your limited liability company.
Consent of LLC Members
Provide the members of your limited liability company with an alternative -- and often easier -- way to vote.
Notice of LLC Meeting
Inform the members of your limited liability company of upcoming meetings with this easy-to-use notice.
Nolo's Bundle for Artists
Let this bundle of books coach you through the business and legal side of getting your work on the market.
Nolo's Crash Course in Small Business Basics
Start your business quickly and legally with Nolo's first-ever audiobook.
How to Do Business Outside Your State
If you run an LLC or corporation that conducts business over state lines, this eGuide is for you.
The Small Business Start-Up Kit for California
Start a small business in California with all the plain-English information and forms you need in one book!
Legal Guide for Starting & Running a Small Business
Start a business using the plain-English legal and business information you need to get your venture off the ground and running.
Legal Forms for Starting & Running a Small Business
Over 60 small business legal documents -- plus all the instructions needed to fill them out!
The Small Business Start-Up Kit
Launch your business quickly, easily and with confidence using this nuts-and-bolts guide.
Running a Side Business
Turn your hobby into a successful business with this book written for the multi-jobber.