Interested in Starting a New Business in Huntsville, Alabama?
Creating a business model for selling products online?
Ready for self-employment and putting COVID 19 pandemic behind you?
Putting together a business plan to turn your side hustle into a legit company?
Setting up a new company is the first step. Our Alabama attorneys will be with you and provide ongoing guidance and advice as your small business ideas grow.
Alabama LLCs Give Businesses Flexibility, Protection, and Privacy.
When you form a limited liability company, you’re in charge. Alabama law allows small business members to create business entities however they choose. Want to be the sole boss at your new company? Great. Have partners? Great. Going it alone, but want to have the option to add partners in the future? Great.
Our law firm can set up your Huntsville business entity in the way that’s best for you. Alabama law is flexible, and we will get your company set up the way you want it.
There are so many benefits to forming an LLC in Alabama.
Setting up your Huntsville, AL business with an Alabama attorney ensures that the new entity is a separate business structure from its corporate owners and managers.
The first and most important benefit of limited liability entity formation is limited liability protection from intellectual property commercial litigation and personal injury lawsuits.
This means that in most cases, the liabilities or obligations of the entity are the responsibility of the small business, not its managers. This is important because, as a business owner, you want to know and manage the risks in your business plan.
When you invest in setting up a brand or a real estate venture, you want peace of mind at night knowing that you’re protected. Contact us today to get started.
LLCs can also protect small business owners’ privacy rights.
It is an important decision for how to publicly list your Huntsville, AL business because Alabama business law allows organizers of LLCs to set up companies without listing the names of the actual members.
Typically, a licensed Alabama business lawyer or corporate law firm will contract with the owners to serve as the organizer and protect the members’ identities and privacy. We can draft these contracts and agreements for you.
This is beneficial when business members want to keep their home addresses, email, telephone numbers, and other information private to make it clear that the brand is separate from its members and follows corporate formalities and a business plan.
When a website or cutting-edge intellectual property might go viral overnight and privacy is important, we’re happy to help set it up and keep your personal details off government public websites.
Setting up an LLC can make your entity name and branding appear larger and more established.
Customers and clients notice if you are merely operating as a d/b/a sole proprietorship or otherwise setting up shop using your own personal name instead of a corporate formation. Again, having an allowed LLC business name and protectable brand projects confidence and shows business partners that you’re serious and legitimate.
We can set up a free 20-minute call and further discuss the benefits of running your own business to make sure setting up an LLC is the right call for you.
So, Are You Ready for a Change?
Do you want to escape the 9-5 Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday/Friday grind and become your own boss at your own store? Feel like the kind of person who wants to set your own rules and build your own plan? Have you ever dreamed of taking your passion project to the next level?
That’s where we come in to help you set up your LLC the right way. Just reach out to me when you’re ready, and we’ll take it from there.
Our business law firm emphasizes ease and simplicity for clients with our legal advice, prioritizing client needs and customer service in our corporate, nonprofit and commercial practice areas. Our attorneys want to make our legal services accessible and hassle-free.
Our corporate lawyers emphasize flat fees and free consultations for legal services, so you know your startup costs. Whether you have business ideas for starting are starting a gluten-free food truck, launching Etsy e-commerce sites, a Huntsville, AL real estate business, or a fashion boutique, we’ve got your back.
Our corporate law office will do all of the work for setting up businesses from our offices right here in Huntsville, AL.
We don’t outsource work or delegate to others outside of Huntsville. Sarah will be your Alabama business lawyer and corporate commercial legal advisor. She’ll set your company the right way.
For more information, here is a website link to our firm’s philosophy on why we do what we do and our approach to running a client-centered corporate lawyer and commercial contract attorneys law firm.
The process of running your own business isn’t always easy, so we cut through the red tape of corporate law so you can focus on marketing to customers, creating resources for clients, hiring employees, planning for startup costs and real estate, developing dropshipping partnerships, writing menus, building your ideas roadmap, and making better decisions.
We Know What It’s Like to Form a New Business.
After working for nearly a decade as an in-house attorney with a global electronics company, Sarah decided to follow her passion, seize the business opportunity, and build an Alabama firm for business law, intellectual property agreements, and estate planning.
This business law firm is that effort, our passion for helping small businesses and nonprofit corporate clients create jobs and pursue dreams, come to life in Huntsville, Alabama.
We know first-hand what it takes to start a business in Huntsville, AL from the ground up. It takes work. It takes effort. It takes grit. No one can do it for you. Our small business lawyers have been in your shoes and are here to make sure our clients are protected from the get-go.
Our corporate attorneys will set up your small business formation the way right. The first time. And make sure you’re ready to hit the ground running with all legal requirements, tax concerns met, and contracts drafted for each and every commercial and corporate client.
The process may seem a little daunting if you try to do it yourself. There are a lot of steps no will tell you about, and many ways that things can wrong. So that’s where our commercial contract lawyers come in. From preparing legal paperwork to advising business leaders on contracts and real estate, our attorneys help fellow entrepreneurs build successful companies that last.
Here’s a link to a little more on Sarah’s background as a business lawyer and practice areas if you’re interested in learning more about her, the lawyers, and her Huntsville, AL law firm.
Alabama Business Formation Steps.
While the processes for starting a Huntsville, AL business isn’t difficult, and our law firm has streamlined our commercial systems to make it as seamless as possible, there are seven distinct activities that we will need to tackle.
Here is a list of the processes we will go through after our free consultation to set up your LLC:
Step 3: Prepare and File the Alabama Certificate of Formation.
Step 5: Apply for the Federal Employer Identification Number.
Step 6: Open a Business Bank Account.
Most of this process can be accomplished by our law office and without you needing to take any action. You’ll be ready to open your business bank account and sign a lease (if needed) for your business location.
This is supposed to be easy for you, the client.
Our Huntsville, AL corporate law firm can get all of the information to complete most of these steps for your business plan through our intake form and our first client consultation together.
Our Alabama commercial and business law firm will by your side, give you legal advice, walk you through the services and answer any legal questions that might come up, our law firm designed this system to be as hassle-free as possible for our clients.
We want you to relax and know that your work is getting handled.
You’ll get the peace of mind of knowing that your Alabama small business was set up the right way while our commercial and corporate law firm frees up time for you to focus on marketing your new store.
How We Can Work Together.
To get this service rolling, please send us a message on this website with your name and contact information. We’ll review and send you additional information on what to expect.
We can set up a free 20-minute strategy call with our law office to discuss your new business and answer any questions.
We also have an FAQs section.
After that, assuming we are a good fit for each other, we’ll then send you a short intake form, engagement agreement, and invoice for your review and e-signature.
As soon as the agreements are signed and invoices are covered, we will begin work on setting up your new Alabama business.
Here’s more information on the path forward and pricing.
The service usually takes a couple of business days to complete, and we will provide you with everything that you need.
After that, you’ll be all set. Ready to run your new Alabama business entity and brands your way.
Sarah S. Shepard, Attorney at Law
Sarah S. Shepard, LLC
303 Williams Avenue SW, Suite 1311
Huntsville, AL 35801