General Corporation

The Delaware Cancellation Process

The 4th Quarter of the year is here already! For some, it is time to start thinking about your 2013 business goals, however for others it may be time to consider officially closing your company, which is called “Cancellation” for a Delaware Limited Liability Company and “Dissolution” for a Delaware Corporation. We file thousands of companies [...]

Posted by Devin Scott on Tuesday, October 16th, 2012
Posted in Delaware, General Corporation, Limited Liability Company
Tags: Delaware, General Corporation, Limited Liability Company

Q&A on The Corporate / Company Seal

When talking to clients we often get asked: Is the company or corporate “seal” required? and What is it’s main function? The corporate seal is a tool used to stamp or emboss your important documents to show that the document is certified by and agreed upon by the Board of Directors of the company.  The seal [...]

Posted by Devin Scott on Monday, May 23rd, 2011
Posted in General Corporation, Limited Liability Company, Q&A
Tags: General Corporation, Limited Liability Company, Q&A, The Company Seal, The Corporate Seal

Video: I Formed My Delaware LLC or Corporation: What Happens Next?

Upon receiving your order – Rick Bell – our CEO will explain the process of filing your company and personally congratulate you on starting your new company. Rest assured with Harvard Business Services we will prepare and file all documents with the State of Delaware so you can focus on other important issues. Learn more [...]

Posted by Michael Bell on Friday, January 21st, 2011
Posted in Delaware, General Corporation, Limited Liability Company, Videos of Interest
Tags: Corporation, Delaware, Limited Liability Company, Videos of Interest

Video: LLC vs Corporation: Which is Best?

Want to form a business in Delaware? It has never been easier. Find out which type of company is the best for your business and then Contact Harvard Business Services at http://www.delawareinc.com. In this video our Sales Executive, David Zeigler and Director of U.S. Sales, Brett Melson explain the difference between the LLC and Corporation.

Posted by Michael Bell on Tuesday, January 18th, 2011
Posted in Delaware, General Corporation, Limited Liability Company, Videos of Interest
Tags: Corporation, Delaware, Limited Liability Company, Videos of Interest

Video: The Best Way to Form a Delaware LLC or Corporation

At Harvard Business Services, Inc., we focus on doing one thing exceptionally well – forming Delaware LLC’s and Corporations. We’ve been the Delaware specialist for almost 30 years! HBS is directly online with Delaware’s Division of Corporations – we can serve you quickly and efficiently. Visit http://www.delawareinc.com or call 800-345-2677 with any questions. In this [...]

Posted by Michael Bell on Monday, January 10th, 2011
Posted in Delaware, General Corporation, HBS Announcements, Limited Liability Company, Videos of Interest
Tags: Corporation, Delaware, HBS Announcements, Limited Liability Company, Videos of Interest

101: Preferred Stock

Every Delaware General Corporation must have one class of common stock, but it can have more than one class of stock, with different rules for the different classes. The most popular second class of stock is called “preferred stock” because it contains terms that are preferred over the rights of common stockholders. Delaware’s brand of [...]

Posted by Rick Bell on Tuesday, April 14th, 2009
Posted in 101, General Corporation, INC Knowledge, Stock
Tags: Delaware, General Corporation, Preferred Stock, Stock

101 on The Structure of a General Corporation

The Delaware General Corporation has been the strongest form of company organization in the United States since the late 18oo’s when major entities like the railroads, Standard Oil and DuPont needed to organize into organizational structures that would provide for the governance of the company, as they grew beyond the lives of their famous founders. [...]

Posted by Rick Bell on Tuesday, March 24th, 2009
Posted in 101, Delaware, General Corporation
Tags: Board of Directors, Court of Chancery, Delaware, General Corporation, Officers, Stockholders

YouTube is an LLC and Google is a General Corporation. Do You Know Why?

Both, of course chose Delaware as their corporate home, even though they are headquartered elsewhere. But why did they choose different entity types? The difference between an LLC and a corporation is clearly defined by this one example that the new generation of entrepreneurs will fully take advantage of. This is not a question of [...]

Posted by Rick Bell on Wednesday, March 18th, 2009
Posted in Delaware, Founder's Forum, General Corporation, INC Knowledge, Limited Liability Company, Q&A
Tags: Delaware, Entrepreneur, Google, Limited Liability Company, Shares, Stock, YouTube

History Lesson: The General Corporation

Every single one of the fortune 500 companies is a General Corporation. Most of them are Delaware General Corporations, of course but there are NO LLCs, not even one on the fortune 500, or the New York Stock Exchange or the NASDAQ. Stock exchanges are for Stock companies! And that’s why the General Corporation is [...]

Posted by Rick Bell on Friday, March 6th, 2009
Posted in General Corporation
Tags: Delaware, DuPont, General Corporation, Stock