I have a small business in CALIFORNIA USA, where do I register it???
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Go to the website of the California Secretary of State, see link below.\n\nYou can choose between the links for corporation vs. limited liability company or limited partnership.\n\nThere are several factors you should consider before selecting a corporation vs. LLC or vice versa.  Having said that, a lot of entrepreneurs are starting LLCs b/c they're overall easier to operate and the taxes flow through to you, the LLC itself doesn't pay taxes.\n\nTo start an LLC, go to the SECOND link below.  You'll find forms of articles of organization, plus filing fees.  One of the forms is LLC-1, this is the one you want.\n\nIf you're a sole proprietor and want to stay that way, you need to register your business name as a 'fictitious name'.  I believe in California you guys register those at the county level, so do a Yahoo search for your county and find their official site, and look around there for a form.  If nothing else, just call them.\n\nGood luck.
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You simply go to your county or city office and go to their business registration office. Then register your business in your county. The procedure is often quick, depending on the state. Also check your Secretary of State website or your official state website for information on business registration on your state\n\nYou may also want to join various interpreting and translating associations to give credibitility to your business\n\nALTA American Literary Translators Association http://www.literarytranslators.org/\nATA American Translators Association http://www.atanet.org/\nNAJIT National Association of Judicial Interpreters and Translators http://najit.org/\nSTC Society for Technical Communication http://www.stc-va.org/\nSFL Society of Federal Linguists http://federal-linguists.org/
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You can check with your state registrar. Where I live the office is under the Dept of Commerce on the state level.
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It depends on what you mean by register:\n\n1) Do you need to establish a legal entity? See the first link\n\n2) Do you want to incorporate or form an LLC? See the second link\n\n3) Do you want to file for a State trademark? See the third link\n\nThe fourth link I posted is for GA's First Stop Business Information Center.\n\nHope that helps! I wish you much success & happiness in all your ventures!
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To determine where a company incorporated, first try researching the state where you know the company to exist.  Most companies have to register with the Secretary of State, even in states in which they did not incorporate.  For example, a Delaware corporation with an office in California likely is registered in California as well.  \n\nThe state records usually tell you which state is the domestic state (or state of incorporation).  Once you determine the state, you can look up the company's information at the Secretary of State's website for their state of incorporation.\n\nThe most common states for corporations are Delaware, Nevada, California, Florida, and Texas.  If the first option above fails, try searching in these states.\n\nLastly, you can contact a corporate service company such as CRS (Corporate Research Solutions) and they have databases to search company names.  They can tell you all the states a company is registered in and where they incorporated.\n\nAn excellent website for the research is Registered Agent Solutions's website (www.rasi.com).  They have a Resource Center with a Business Entity Search option that has direct links to the company lookup websites for each state.\n\nGood luck!
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You have to contact the State Corporation Commission in Texas (which will be in the state's capitol) or secretary of state to find out who their Registered Agent is.  Then you file the small claims against the company name, but use the registered agent as well on the small claims case document.  Then send it via certified mail to the registered agent.  if no registered agent, you can try sending the case via certified mail direct to the company, but I am not sure if TX law accepts service that way for a corp.
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No, but you may need to file a qualification to do business in that jurisdiction.  For instance, in California, you can operate a business that is incorporated elsewhere (Delaware, for instance) but you have to file a qualification to do business with California.
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If you plan to sell only to other businesses, then you do not need to register for a sales tax certificate with your state tax office.\n\nBut, if you want to sell to the end users (consumers) then call your state tax office to register for your sales tax number.\n\nThen start looking for wholesalers in places like the Thomas Register, or find organizations in the product area that you are interested in working. For instance, if it is furniture, look for furniture manufacturers associations. They will have a list of suppliers on their web site.\n\nIf you are a small business, you may do better buying from a local wholesaler. They will usually work with you, as they want to help you develop your business - It's good for them. The benefit of a local supplier is that you do not need to keep a large inventory, and you can get a quick delivery from the local wholesaler (or even pick it up yourself).\n \nLook in the yellow pages to start.
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Look in the CA business and professions code.
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Check with the Secretary of State. Usually, LLC's have to register their businesses.  Several states have this information online.
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Go here: \nhttp://www.cslb.ca.gov/consumers/default.asp\nYou can look them up by license number, business name, or personal name. That link goes to the page where you can choose the type of search you want, and has other related links like where to file complaints.
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There shouldn't be a problem with a small business out of your home of this type flying "under the radar" without licenses if you are not visited by clients and only receive visits by USPS, UPS, Fedex, etc.\n\nNot that running without the licenses is the correct thing to do.  Business licenses are part of the revenue arm of the city, county, and state that you are in, and you haven't told us where you are.\n\nWithout that information, it's hard to even find the correct web sites to determine what licenses are appropriate for clothing sales.\n\nWill you be ordering the clothing already made, or making it to accomodate your sales?  If you are making the clothing, are you also making the fabric or will you be buying fabric and cutting it to make the clothing?\n\nLets define the scope and location of the business so we can actually help you in greater detail.\n\nYou may want to start here:  Does you state have a sales tax?  Merchants collect sales tax.  They have to pay it to the state board.  In California, that's the state board of EQUALIZATION.  In Nevada its the board of TAXATION.  Usually those boards have a brocure about how to start a business.  If you are buying clothes and selling the clothes without making the clothes, you'll need a resale permit to avoid paying sales tax on the purchases, and you'll probably want to find out about the appropriate industry trade shows for your business.  \n\nAttend them.  You'll learn a lot from the exhibits sections alone.  I've attended trade shows for over twenty years, and rarely if ever have attended the lectures (which are almost always available on tape afterwards, for a lot less money).\n\n-EN-
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Also how many pages it consists of.\nIn california you file it with the County Recorder of the County the property is located in.
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Here's a link for you:\n\nhttp://www.businessnameusa.com/tax.htm\n\nYou'll need to go down to your state's local office and fill out a couple of papers, and pay a small fee (about $20 if I remember correctly).  It's very easy.  You must also already know the name that you're naming your business.  They'll require you to report and pay any taxes collected either monthly, quarterly, or yearly.  Then there'll be a renewal fee each year.\n\nGood luck and have fun!
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You can go to your county and look for the business registration division. They would have all the documentation you need for starting a business.\n\nOr you can go to your Secretary of State website and look for links on Doing Business in [YOUR STATE]. That section will contain information on starting your business, and some states will even let you do everything online.
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http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/merchant/c1feat.php
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No paid search is required if you are incorporating in California directly since the incorporation process will take care of the search. \n\nIf you incorporate elsewhere and want to qualify in California, then California division of corporations (Secretary of State) already has the interface in internet by which you can search for a name. You can either opt to use the original name or use a name "doing business as" (which is the fictitious name). \n\nYes, it is always good to be prudent in business matters.\n\nsource: I own corporations.