Incorporate your company

If your endeavor relates to starting a company, you're going to need to submit all of the documents required to get started.  It's a complex process, so we recommend that you use the registration filing company that we used.  

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These are the things that we think are the most important and believe can help you to show progress in your endeavor (a USCIS criteria for various visa categories):​

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• Legal Structure: different legal structures (LLC, S-Corp, C-Corporation, or nonprofit) have varying upsides and downsides.  We chose to launch ProfVal as an LLC, as it provides a structure that we are comfortable with.

• Federal and State Filing requirements: when forming your organization, you must meet federal and state filing requirements.  If you miss something, that can cause headaches later.

• Setting up your business bank account.

• Business tax consultation

• Having an EIN.

• Developing an operating agreement

• Having business contracts in place

• Ensuring that your business name isn't already owned by someone else

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