Delaware Corporation

What Is a Delaware Certificate of Incumbency? An officer of a corporation signs a Delaware Certificate of Incumbency to identify the current officers and directors of the corporation. This Certificate may also list the company’s current shareholders. The Delaware Certificate of Incumbency differs from corporate minutes, Unanimous Actions of the Directors, and bylaws. It is […]

What Is a Corporate Secretary? A Corporate Secretary is one of three essential senior officer positions typically found within a corporation. Along with the President and Treasurer, the Corporate Secretary rounds out the core officer positions that a company appoints when initially incorporating. The Corporate Secretary works closely with c-suite executives and the Board of […]

What is a Delaware Public Benefit Corporation, Exactly? Delaware Public Benefit Corporations (PBC) function like any other for-profit corporation, but with a key difference. Public Benefit Corporations bake specific public benefit purposes into their foundation documents as for-profit entities. Delaware PBCs can use company resources to pursue public benefit causes without strictly focusing on maximizing […]

  What Does “Void” Mean for a Delaware LLC or Corporation? A Delaware business entity, such as an LLC or corporation, can become “void”. This happens when the state of Delaware cancels the company. When a company is canceled by the state, it loses its “good standing” status. A void company also loses its limited […]

  What is a Corporation Stockholder Agreement? A Stockholder Agreement is an important company document that describes the rules that each of a corporation’s stockholders need to follow. As owners of a corporation, stockholders have certain rights. However, stockholders should not be able to just transfer or sell their ownership in the company whenever they want […]

Corporations play a significant role in the business world. Entrepreneurs use the legal structure of a corporation to protect themselves from risks and grow their businesses into large enterprises. While you may interact with corporations nearly every day, you may not fully understand how they work.     In this article, we break a corporation […]