Business Setup
Setting up a business begins with choosing the right legal structure to protect your assets and having proper documentation to ensure long-term success. Our knowledgeable attorneys help you navigate the complexities of business setup from start to finish.
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Set Up Your New Company
How to Set Up Your Business
Corporation? LLC? Partnership? Sole proprietor? Which one is the right choice?
Choosing the right legal structure for your business is one of the most important decisions you’ll make. Many entrepreneurs try to do this on their own but later find out they would have been better off choosing a different business entity or setting it up differently. Whether you’re launching a startup, growing your side hustle into an official entity, or preparing for an expansion, how you form your business can affect your liability, taxes, and long-term flexibility.
Consulting with an attorney and a CPA before forming your business entity can save you both time and money, preventing costly mistakes down the road. At Assertion Law Firm LLC, we work with entrepreneurs, professionals, and established businesses across Missouri to form business entities tailored to their goals. From selecting the proper structure to drafting foundational documents, we make the process clear and compliant from the start.
Call us to talk to a qualified attorney about your business setup options.
Start Your Missouri Business with Confidence
Choosing the Right Business Entity
Don’t risk setting up your business the wrong way. Professional legal advice from our attorneys and proper written documentation can help prevent future issues.
Your business structure determines how decisions are made, how profits are distributed, and how protected you are from personal liability. We’ll help you compare options and decide what’s best for your needs. The right legal foundation protects your interests, ensures compliance with state laws, and gives your business the best chance at long-term success.
Forming a corporation can provide credibility but it requires by-laws, meetings, and annual filings. We can advise you on maintaining the correct documentation and whether the necessary formalities are right for your business.
An LLC separates business and personal assets, but requires an operating agreement and articles of organization. LLCs are ideal for small businesses and real estate ventures having simplified compliance and flexible taxation.
Partnerships and sole proprietorships can operate under a business name using a partnership agreement or fictitious name (DBA) registration, but these structures do not provide liability protection for all the owners and are not widely recommended.
How your business is set up can change how succession planning works. Our attorneys can assist you with selling your company in a structured buy-out or formulating a plan for passing on the company upon retirement or at your death.
Solid Legal Advice for Your Business
Submit your business setup documentation correctly.
Each type of business structure has specific details that must be properly addressed when setting up your company. Our attorneys provide legal advice when filing your business setup documentation in the state of Missouri.
Plan for Co-Ownership Success
Multiple Business Owners
Starting a business with a co-founder is exciting but without clear legal agreements in place, that excitement can quickly turn into conflict. If your business has more than one owner, you need a written agreement that clearly outlines each person’s rights, responsibilities, and decision-making authority. This is especially important when it comes to financial contributions, profit sharing, and day-to-day control.
Even between family members or longtime friends, misunderstandings happen. Having clear documentation is the best way to keep expectations aligned and avoid unnecessary stress. Having agreements in writing, especially when a business has multiple owners, is the best way to prevent or reduce conflicts and ensure everyone is on the same page.
A buy-sell agreement is one of the most important tools for businesses with multiple owners. This agreement outlines what happens if one owner wants to leave, passes away, becomes disabled, or decides to sell their interest in the company. Without it, surviving owners can be left with unwanted partners or messy legal battles. Although buy-sell language can be added directly into the business formation documents, it is often prepared as a separate agreement.
Our attorneys provide proper legal advice to give your business a strong structure with custom operating agreements, bylaws, and other foundational documents that support long-term success. Let us help you prevent problems before they start.
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We help with your business law needs. Our team consists of attorneys who will advise you about various types of legal paperwork for your company.
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