Incorporate in Ohio

The Ohio Business Services Division receives and approves articles of incorporation for Ohio business entities and grants licenses to out-of-state corporations seeking to do business in Ohio. Limited partnerships and limited liability companies also file with the Secretary of State’s office.

The Corporations Section of the Business Services Division also approves amendments to filed documents, mergers, consolidations and dissolutions, registers trademarks, trade names, service marks and fictitious names. This section also approves and keeps a registry of business names, names and addresses of statutory agents, incorporators’ names, corporations’ charter numbers, dates of incorporation, and the number of authorized shares per corporation.

Most entrepreneurs are not adequately prepared to go into business. While they have the motivation, desire and talent, many have not taken time to properly investigate and research the business they are interested in starting or the specific requirements that apply!

Contact a compliance representative at Corporate Minutes, Inc. to discuss your specific needs and let us help you through the sea of compliance paperwork and requirements will make your journey a lot easier.

If you are thinking about incorporating -- let us help you get it started on the right track!