Laurie Sepulveda is a MarketWatch Guides team senior writer who specializes in writing about insurance, investing, personal loans, home equity loans, mortgages and banking. She lives in North Carolina ...

If you’re thinking about launching a business in the new year, you’re in good company. LLC formations continue to rise as entrepreneurs look for flexible, low-maintenance ways to protect their ...

It can be surprisingly easy to set up a limited liability company, or LLC, if you’re looking to use the legal structure to make investments. And that’s what a few enterprising individuals are doing to ...

Rachel Williams has been an editor for nearly two decades. She has spent the last five years working on small business content to help entrepreneurs start and grow their businesses. She’s well-versed ...

LLC naming rules in Washington, D.C. specify that the name must include 'Limited Liability Company,' 'LLC' or 'L.L.C.' within it. Certain terms are off-limits, especially those that may give the ...

An LLC, or limited liability company, is a popular business structure because it legally separates the business from its owners, shielding them from personal liability. LLC members can also enjoy tax ...

Did you know Michigan informs the public of how many businesses operate within the state? For instance, there were 10,889 new limited liability companies, or LLCs, formed in October 2021. As these ...

If you want to know how to get an LLC in Illinois, you are not alone; limited liability companies, or LLCs, are popular business entities. Their formations skyrocketed in the late 1990s after the IRS ...