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When you start your new business and you are ready to form a corporation to structure your company, one of your first major decisions will be to select the state of incorporation for your company. For many businesses started in California, choices may be a California corporation or a Delaware corporation.

If you are starting a new business, chances are that you will raise money for your startup company from your friends and family members. In the video, I discuss the pros and cons of raising money through the Bank of Friends and Family, and I provide 5 important tips to help you do it the right way.

If you have started a company or are thinking about starting a company, at some point you will probably need to raise money for your business. This article and video focuses on key considerations when raising money through general advertising and general solicitation.

Here are the 10 million reasons: Down the road your C corporation could help you save taxes on up to $10 million when you sell the stock of your company. You are starting a new company now and you are trying to figure out whether you should form a limited liability company (LLC) or a corporation. And, even if you decide to set up a corporation, should it be an S corporation or a C corporation?

Where should you incorporate your business – Delaware or California? It is important to select the right state of incorporation at the beginning, so that you avoid additional complications and costs down the road.