Where To Incorporate For Your State?

Incorporating your business is one of the biggest steps an entrepreneur makes, but did you know that where you need to do the paperwork differs by state? In this article, I am going to walk you through exactly where to go depending on the state you're in. I've also included the website of your state's organization, so you can incorporate your entity from this post.

Organization by State

State	Organization	Website
Alabama	Secretary of State	https://www.sos.alabama.gov/
Alaska	Division of Corporations, Business & Professional Licensing	https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/cbpl/
Arizona	Arizona Corporation Commission	https://www.azcc.gov/corporations
Arkansas	Secretary of State – Business & Commercial Services	https://www.sos.arkansas.gov/business-commercial-services-bcs
California	Secretary of State – Business Entities	https://www.sos.ca.gov/business-programs/business-entities/
Colorado	Secretary of State – Business Organizations	https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/business/businessHome.html
Connecticut	Secretary of State – Business Services	https://portal.ct.gov/SOTS/Business-Services/BSD
Delaware	Division of Corporations	https://corp.delaware.gov/
Florida	Department of State – Sunbiz	https://dos.myflorida.com/sunbiz/
Georgia	Secretary of State – Corporations Division	http://sos.ga.gov/index.php/corporations
Hawaii	Business Registration Division (BREG)	https://cca.hawaii.gov/breg/
Idaho	Secretary of State – Business Entities	https://sos.idaho.gov/business-services-resources/
Illinois	Secretary of State – Business Services	https://www.ilsos.gov/departments/business_services/home.html
Indiana	Secretary of State – INBiz	https://inbiz.in.gov/BOS/Home/Index
Iowa	Secretary of State – Business Services	https://sos.iowa.gov/business/FormsAndFees.html
Kansas	Secretary of State – Business Filing Center	https://www.kansas.gov/businesscenter/
Kentucky	Secretary of State – Business Services	https://www.sos.ky.gov/bus/Pages/default.aspx
Louisiana	Secretary of State – Business Services	https://www.sos.la.gov/BusinessServices/Pages/default.aspx
Maine	Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions	https://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/
Maryland	Dept. of Assessments & Taxation – Business Services	https://dat.maryland.gov/Pages/default.aspx
Massachusetts	Secretary of the Commonwealth – Corporations Division	https://www.sec.state.ma.us/divisions/corporations/corporations.htm
Michigan	LARA – Corporations, Securities & Commercial Licensing Bureau	https://mibusinessregistry.lara.state.mi.us/
Minnesota	Secretary of State – Business Services	https://www.sos.state.mn.us/business-liens
Mississippi	Secretary of State – Business Services Division	https://www.sos.ms.gov/business-services-regulation
Missouri	Secretary of State – Business Services Division	https://www.sos.mo.gov/business
Montana	Secretary of State – Business Services	https://sosmt.gov/business/
Nebraska	Secretary of State – Business Services Division	https://sos.nebraska.gov/business-services/business-services-division
Nevada	Secretary of State – Commercial Recordings Division	https://www.nvsos.gov/sos/businesses
New Hampshire	Secretary of State – Corporation Division	https://sos.nh.gov/corporation-ucc-securities/corporation/laws/corporation-division/
New Jersey	Dept. of the Treasury – Business Registration	https://www.njportal.com/DOR/BusinessNameSearch/Search/BusinessName
New Mexico	Secretary of State – Corporations Bureau	https://www.sos.state.nm.us/online-services/
New York	Dept. of State – Division of Corporations	https://www.dos.ny.gov/corps/
North Carolina	Secretary of State – Business Registration Division	https://www.sosnc.gov/divisions/business_registration
North Dakota	Secretary of State – Business Services	https://sos.nd.gov/business/business-services
Ohio	Secretary of State – Business Services	https://bsportal.ohiosos.gov/
Oklahoma	Secretary of State – Business Services	https://www.sos.ok.gov/business/default.aspx
Oregon	Secretary of State – Corporation Division	https://sos.oregon.gov/business/Pages/default.aspx
Pennsylvania	Dept. of State – Bureau of Corporations & Charitable Organizations	https://www.dos.pa.gov/BusinessCharities/Business/Pages/default.aspx
Rhode Island	Secretary of State – Business Services	https://business.sos.ri.gov/CorpWeb/CorpSearch/CorpSearch.aspx
South Carolina	Secretary of State – Business Filings	https://www.sos.sc.gov/business-filings
South Dakota	Secretary of State – Business Services	https://sdsos.gov/business-services/default.aspx
Tennessee	Secretary of State – Business Services	https://sos.tn.gov/business
Texas	Secretary of State – Business & Commercial Filings	https://www.sos.state.tx.us/corp/index.shtml
Utah	Lieutenant Governor's Office – Division of Corporations	https://corps.utah.gov/
Vermont	Secretary of State – Corporations Division	https://sos.vermont.gov/corporations/
Virginia	State Corporation Commission	https://www.scc.virginia.gov/pages/virginia-business-one-stop
Washington	Secretary of State – Corporations & Charities	https://www.sos.wa.gov/corps/
West Virginia	Secretary of State – Business & Licensing	https://sos.wv.gov/business-licensing/Pages/default.aspx
Wisconsin	Dept. of Financial Institutions – Corporate Registration	https://www.wdfi.org/corporations/
Wyoming	Secretary of State – Business Center	https://sos.wyo.gov/business/

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