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Please Don't Get Ripped Off!  If all you want is the cheapest way to incorporate a business, don't use one of those cheap internet outfits who don't provide any personal service.  Most won't do anything more than what you could do for yourself by clicking on the Secretary of State link at the bottom right corner of this page and filling out the their forms.  Of course, we believe you need an attorney's help to incorporate properly.  If you want to know why, read on.  - Heidi L. Pliam


The primary difference between us and all of those dirt-cheap incorporation services is that we offer hours of in-person attorney advice -- advice you will appreciate once you realize that it's not as simple as some would like you to believe.  Unlike the cheap internet lawyers and paralegals, we walk you through everything you need to know, and don't oversimplify.  Nor do we sell you fancy books and certificates that you don't need. We've carved out all the fat and none of the meat!

As a full-service business law firm we won't compromise on quality legal advice.  We want to build a lasting relationship with your business; not just sell a single product. 

Our attorneys offer group-incorporation workshops for only $595.00*.   Normally, the same service by one of our attorneys is $900.00 or more. 
 

HOW WE DO BETTER FOR LESS

By incorporating multiple businesses at the same time, we can lower our costs by (1) saving on attorney time; (2) streamlining the paperwork preparation; and (3) saving paralegal time by filing several companies at once.

We've spent five years perfecting a proprietary method for streamlining the incorporation process, so that we don't have to compromise on quality legal advice.  Our SMART START(TM) Incorporation workshop uses the same exact attorneys, information, advice, documents and support that we provide clients incorporating individually, except they pay $300 more.

*The $595.00 actually includes the government filing fee!


WHAT WE DO BETTER THAN NON-ATTORNEYS:

Most (if not all) of the cheap websites that incorporate for under $500 are not run by attorneys.  This means three important things:

  1. You won't receive custom advice for your particular situation.  It is illegal for non-attorneys to practice law.  Therefore, the documents you get are one-size-fits all, and they might overlook ways of structuring your company that would be much better for you in the long run (if not the short run).

  2. You won't be able to sue for malpractice if something is done wrong;

  3. You won't know what all the documents are for, or what they mean.

  4. You won't know how to meet your post-incorporation duties.  If you don't know what formalities to follow, you may find you have lost your liability protection, which is the whole reason most companies incorporate in the first place.

 

WHAT WE DO BETTER THAN SOME ATTORNEYS:
We realize that some attorneys provide all the same services and information that we provide.  However, we found, much to our dismay, that most attorneys do not believe it is their responsibility to teach you what happens after incorporation.  We also found that most attorneys competing with our prices do not explain things as thoroughly to their clients.  They tend to ask their clients several questions and mail them a pile of documents without good explanation. 

  • We charge only $595.00 for the same services for which many other attorneys charge over $1,500.00. 

  • We offer plain-English explanations of your options with hypothetical examples showing how they matter. 

  • We teach you how to write minutes, sign a corporate signature and follow other rules for avoiding personal liability.

  • We walk you through the paperwork so you know what it says.

  • Our group workshop setting allows you to learn from others, in case you didn't think to ask a question yourself, and gives you opportunities to network!

 

IN FAIRNESS TO OUR COMPETITORS:
We are admittedly making generalizations above. They are based on what we found when researching the internet for competitive services.  This doesn't mean there aren't sites out there offering the same level of quality for the same affordable price; we just didn't find any in our search.

 

(Side by Side Comparison of Services)

 

 

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