Trevor Fenner

Every US LLC needs a registered agent. It is a legal requirement in all 50 states, not optional, and the cost shows up on your books every year for as long as your business exists. The registered agent is the person or company who receives legal notices, state correspondence, and service of process on behalf […]

The name you put on your LLC formation documents does two things simultaneously. It establishes your legal identity with the state, and it starts building your brand in the minds of every customer, supplier, and partner who encounters it. Getting this right matters more than most first-time business owners realize, because changing your LLC name […]

Forming a US LLC from outside the United States is one of the most common questions I get from operators in my coaching and through Ecommerce Paradise. The model works exactly the same as it does for US residents, but the formation path is meaningfully different. You need an EIN without a Social Security Number, […]

Forming an LLC is the first real step most small business owners take toward operating like a legitimate company. It separates your personal assets from your business liabilities, it gives you a business identity that banks and vendors take seriously, and it sets up the tax structure you will operate under for years. The problem […]

Forming an LLC is one of the first serious steps you take when building an ecommerce business. It protects your personal assets, gives suppliers a legitimate business entity to approve, opens the door to US business banking, and signals to everyone you interact with that you are running a real operation. I have been doing […]