How Do You Get Articles Of Incorporation?
The articles of incorporation, sometimes known as a charter, are the fundamental rules that govern a corporation and are required by state law to incorporate a business in the United States. After drafting your articles of incorporation for your business, the articles should be filed with your state’s secretary of state office. Filing the articles makes them publicly available and links the articles to the incorporation of the business entity. Determine in which state your business will be incorporated. For most small businesses, the state for incorporation will be the home state of those starting the business. However, for some corporations, Delaware has been a desirable place to incorporate because of its well-established system of corporate law. Go to that state’s secretary of state website for rules and requirements. To find your state’s secretary of state’s website, use the search engine at the National Association of Secretaries of State (see Additional Resources). Once you have
