SINCE 1974
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 […]
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What Does It Mean to Incorporate? A business is formed when the formation involves an “unincorporated” entity. In other words, you do not incorporate LLCs, LPs and partnerships, you form them. When someone talks about incorporating a company, any business lawyer will tell you this means starting a corporation, not forming an LLC. With the […]
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What Does “Incorporation” Mean, Exactly? “Incorporation” is the process that many business owners go through to legally separate themselves from their business and protect their personal assets. Incorporating a business means filing documents in a state to turn the business into a legal entity. Most businesses incorporate as either a corporation or a limited liability […]
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What is the difference between a corporation and incorporation? A “corporation” is the business entity itself. “Incorporation” is the act of starting a corporate business entity. A corporation (Inc.), a limited partnership (LP), and a non-profit (non-stock) corporation are incorporated entities. This means they have filed their corporate charter, the founding document, with the state […]
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What is a Corporation, Exactly? Corporations are legal business entities that are separate from the real people who own them, run them and work for them. When a business becomes a corporation, it becomes its own person. In the eyes of the law a corporation is a separate person, different from the real people who […]
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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 […]
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