My husband and I are finally pulling the trigger on starting a business where he’ll be providing a specialized service (specialized refrigeration repair). He is extremely knowledgeable in his area, and honestly, with how many people have been asking for his help lately, I think he’s going to be really successful.
My question is about the paperwork side of things. We are in the process of getting the LLC through the Ohio Secretary of State (using the Ohio Business Central site). After we get the Articles of Organization back and the $99 is paid… do we just… start? Can he just start taking customers and invoicing them?
I’m planning on heading to the Huntington or Chase branch down the street to get a business bank account once the filing is approved, but I feel like we are missing a step somewhere.
A few specific things I’m worried about. Should I put myself as the Statutory agent for this, but do I need to do anything else for it? Vendor’s License, since he’s doing a service, do we need one of these from the county auditor?
I just want to make sure we don’t get six months down the road and realize we’re “illegal” or something because we missed a random filing. Any Ohio small business owners have a checklist of what they did right after the SOS approval?
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