A shelf corporation can be invaluable in building credibility for your business. Here are some tips to help you build your own corporation
1. Buy your own corporation – You need to find a reputable company that offers these corporations without any negative information. You must perform a shelf corporation check.
2. Change ownership with the secretary of state of the state in which you purchased this corporation and request a certificate of good standing to send to the secretary of state where you wish to do business.
3. Register with the secretary of state where you plan to do business. You must file an “alien status” with that status and submit a certificate of good standing from the original state that is less than 60 days old.
4. Register your corporation for an office suite or home office.
5. Register your corporation with your local business phone service. Be sure to ask for a remote call forwarding number and have that number go to voice mail or your cell phone. Make sure your new business phone number is listed in the 411 business directory.
6. Request your corporate kit so that you have your corporate seal and the necessary documents to open bank accounts, rent spaces, etc. with his new corporation.
7. This step is the most critical part of the corporate building process. Sign up with Dun & Bradstreet for the credit building service.
8. You can apply for corporate credit cards. They will, however, check personal credit, so you’ll want to make sure you have a FICO score of 700+.