​Starting an LLC in Georgia state – what do I need to know?

Hi all,

My wife and I are thinking about launching a mobile food cart (a dream we’ve had for a while), but we’re total newbies to the business side of things. We’ve heard that an LLC is a good idea for protection, but we have zero clue how to actually get one set up in Georgia.

Is the paperwork something two people can manage on their own, or is it worth paying someone to do it for us? Also, any Georgia specific quirks or fees we should know about before diving in?

Would love to hear from anyone who’s started an LLC here recently, especially if you were as clueless as we are. Appreciate any advice.

Through initial research, we originally started with Inc Authority but we got a called yesterday telling us we needed to pay an additional $292 dollars on top of that $182 we’d already paid for documents they claim are required. I can’t find any reference to these documents and the reps tone change when I told him we wouldn’t be paying this extra fee. These forms they claim I didn’t submit but there’s nothing in our portal and no forms were required.

I’ve seen Zenbusiness recommended but after filling out the information I see they are charging us $225 for the GA state fee, the GA state fee is only $105, which they also state on their website.

We’ve already had a bad experience with registered agents and we’re not keen to jump into another situation.