Shore Thing

If you’re the only member of your LLC, you might assume an operating agreement is something for businesses with partners — a document to divide equity and settle disagreements between people who aren’t you. Since there’s no one to disagree with, why bother? Here’s why. It’s not really about disagreements. It’s about proof. An operating agreement spells out how your LLC actually operates — ownership, management structure, how decisions get made, what happens if you bring on a

When you form an LLC, one of the boxes you have to fill in is “registered agent.” And for a lot of first-time business owners, this is the moment the whole thing suddenly feels official and slightly intimidating, like you wandered into a legal process you weren’t prepared for. You didn’t. It’s simpler than it sounds. A registered agent is just the official point of contact for your business — a person or service with a physical address in your state who can receive legal docu