{"id":105,"date":"2015-04-14T11:33:35","date_gmt":"2015-04-14T15:33:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tealdragon.net\/consulting\/?p=105"},"modified":"2015-04-14T11:41:38","modified_gmt":"2015-04-14T15:41:38","slug":"starting-a-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tealdragon.net\/consulting\/2015\/04\/14\/starting-a-business\/","title":{"rendered":"Starting a Business"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of the first decisions to make when starting a business is what structure you will use to form your business. \u00a0Business structures include LLCs and Corporations.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/NOLO.com\" target=\"_blank\">NOLO.com<\/a> is a great resource for legal information both for personal and business topics.<\/p>\n<p>Following are some of the NOLO pages useful for deciding on a business structure and starting a business.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Information provided on this web site is not intended as legal or accounting advice. \u00a0Please consult your attorney and accountant before proceeding.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nolo.com\/legal-encyclopedia\/business-structures\" target=\"_blank\">Choose a Business Structure<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nolo.com\/legal-encyclopedia\/maryland-form-llc-31870.html\" target=\"_blank\">How to Start a Business in Maryland<\/a>\u00a0(see link below for starting a business in another state)<\/p>\n<p>Maryland Business Search &#8211;<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the correct link for the <a href=\"http:\/\/sdat.resiusa.org\/ucc-charter\/Pages\/CharterSearch\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Maryland Business Search page<\/a>\u00a0as the\u00a0link on the NOLO page was incorrect.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dat.state.md.us\/sdatweb\/charterfax.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">MD Charter Fax cover sheet<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This cover sheet is mentioned in the MD Articles of Organization (for forming an LLC) but isn&#8217;t attached as indicated.<\/p>\n<p><a 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