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Harvard Business Services Visits SXSW

I had the opportunity to attend “South by Southwest” (SXSW) this year in Austin, Texas for the first time. For those of you that are not familiar with SXSW this is a three part conference and festival that covers Interactive, Music and Film. The event started back in 1987 with 400 attendees and its goal [...]

Posted by Michael Bell on Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013
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Corporate Meetings

You have just formed a new corporation.  Now what? We often hear the question: What types of Corporate Meetings do I need to hold?  The first thing you need to do is hold the initial meeting of the Board of Directors. At the initial board meeting, the bylaws are read and adopted, officers are elected [...]

Posted by Devin Scott on Tuesday, April 9th, 2013
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Trade Name vs. Trademark

What’s a Trade Name? What’s a Trademark?  Far too often the line between the two is skewed.  Here’s some general information that should help clarify the differences between the two. Simply put, a “trade name” is basically the name that you’ve used to identify your company.  It offers no legal protection or limitless rights for [...]

Posted by Andrew Millman on Tuesday, March 19th, 2013
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3 Tools to Help Entrepreneurs Generate Fresh Ideas

When it comes to creativity, there seems to be a box that everybody is trying to get outside of. We’ve heard — and in some cases used — these phrases so often that they have become clichés: “Color outside the lines.” “Think outside the box.” “Be innovative and creative.” In reality, creativity matters, but having [...]

Posted by Jamillah Warner on Tuesday, January 22nd, 2013
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Transitioning to Professional Independence

We’ve got a big community here at HBS that runs the gamut from first-time business owners to serial entrepreneurs. And while some folks were definitely born with the entrepreneurial gene and have always been their own boss, a lot of us—myself included— have had to make the transition from working for others to working for [...]

Posted by Gregg Schoenberg on Monday, November 12th, 2012
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The Conformed Signature

In business, as well as our personal lives, we are often very busy.  A lot of times, business transactions are done by smart phone while on the go.  A lot of clients know already that Delaware will accept faxed, and emailed copies of documents that require signatures.  This saves you the time of having to [...]

Posted by Devin Scott on Tuesday, October 2nd, 2012
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Local Compliance When Incorporating in Delaware

You have formed a new Delaware LLC or Corporation.  Now what?  This is a popular question that we receive from our new clients.  When forming a Delaware company, it will be a “domestic” company to Delaware and a “foreign” company to every other State in the USA. Clients that form a Delaware company often operate [...]

Posted by Devin Scott on Tuesday, May 1st, 2012
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Tags: Foreign Qualification, INC Knowledge

Name Reservation-Worth the $75 or Not Needed?

We often have clients call in to have us form and file their company with Delaware who have already reserved the company name with Delaware Division of Corporations.  They went to the state’s website, paid $75, and received a receipt stating that the name is reserved.  This step is often not needed.  At Harvard Business [...]

Posted by Devin Scott on Monday, April 23rd, 2012
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Privacy in Delaware: What’s on Record?

Many clients who form an LLC or Corporation in Delaware want to know exactly what information is private and what is public. So here we’re going to spell out the details about the most common question we encounter: “What’s on the public record?” The highest level of confidentiality comes with a Delaware LLC filed through [...]

Posted by Rick Bell on Tuesday, April 17th, 2012
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Forming a Company Is Just the First Step To Owning It

So you and a friend one day start collaborating on different business ideas. You both shake hands and come to the conclusion that you have a great business idea and you want to go into business and own it 50 – 50. You believe it will all fall into place as you expect regarding who [...]

Posted by Michael Bell on Monday, February 20th, 2012
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Please File This Yesterday

Now that the New Year has begun, a question we are hearing quite frequently is, “How can I dissolve my Delaware Company as of 2011?” Well, you can’t! To dissolve your company an official document must be filed with the Delaware Division of Corporations and they cannot be back-dated. The bad news is that the [...]

Posted by Cortney Sharp on Monday, February 13th, 2012
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DBA in California

Many of our clients that form Delaware companies are from California.  Also, a majority of these businesses are physically operating in California.  The reason they form a Delaware company may be because California’s corporate law structure is known for being one of the worst out of the 50 states.  So rather than form a California [...]

Posted by Devin Scott on Monday, February 6th, 2012
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