Benefit Company Starter (Incorporation & Minute Book)

Our Benefit Company Starter package is a flat-fee option designed for founders launching mission-driven businesses who want to incorporate as a Public Benefit Company (PBC) or similar. Here’s how it works:

  • For a flat fee of US $1,750, our New York lawyers will incorporate or form your new benefit company and handle all required filings.

  • We will prepare bylaws and incorporation/formation documents aligned with public benefit criteria, ensuring your organization is structured to balance profit with purpose.

  • We will also assemble a complete corporate minute book, including bylaws, entity formation/incorporation documents, organizational resolutions and consents, governing documents, registers, and share or membership records.

  • The flat fee includes related government filing fees and disbursements, except for extra-state filing fees.

This package is ideal for founders and startups - including, but not limited to, green startups, climate tech and cleantech companies, social enterprises, and other sustainable businesses - who want to embed public benefits directly into their governance structure from day one.

If you need help determining whether to incorporate as a public benefit corporation, form as a public benefit limited liability company, or form as a public benefit partnership, and in which state, we invite you to book a consultation with us to discuss next steps.

This package is subject to additional terms and conditions. Pricing is in United States Dollars (USD) subject to applicable taxes (if any). State-specific requirements and filings not included in the above package are subject to extra costs. When we assist with an entity formed outside New York, our role is limited to coordinating the formation process and advising on the general corporate-structuring and cross-border matters within the agreed scope. Local counsel may be required for state-specific legal advice or work outside that scope.

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What's Included

Preliminary Name Search

Our incorporation lawyers will check your proposed company name against existing business in your chosen state to ensure it is available and legally valid. This step helps prevent conflicts and future legal issues.

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Shareholders/Founders Agreements

An agreement between co-founders that sets out ownership splits, roles, responsibilities, vesting, and how key decisions (and potential exits or disputes) will be handled.

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Public Benefit Bylaws

Drafted by our corporate lawyers for startups based on public benefit criteria and state-specific law, and tailored to your company’s unique circumstances.

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Shareholder or Member Register

We prepare an official record of the entity’s initial shareholders, members, or partners, as applicable.

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Customized Digital Minute Book

All documents are organized and delivered in a strucutred digital format for easy access and reference.

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Formation or Incorporation Filings

Preparation and submission by our business formation attorneys of all required documents for incorporation or formation. Ensures your company is officially registered and compliant with the law from day one.

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Organizational Resolutions

Formal resolutions that govern your company’s operations, helping founders and startups establish clear internal structures.

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Share Certificate (as applicable)

Share certificates documenting initial ownership of shares in your company.

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Cross-Border Support for Canadian Founders

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If you are a Canadian company expanding into the U.S., our Canada-U.S. cross-border lawyers can incorporate your U.S. subsidiary from Canada

Frequently Asked Questions

  • A for-profit company that commits, in its formation/incorporation documents, to pursuing a specific public benefit alongside its business goals.

  • Bylaws that reflect a stated public benefit, written to align with the state-specific criteria and your company’s unique circumstances.

  • The records book includes the formation filings, EIN confirmation, governing documents, organizational resolutions or consents, ownership register, certificate ledger and ownership certificates, and a founders’ or shareholders’ agreement where applicable and within scope.

  • In addition to everything included in the US Startup package, this package adds the public benefit language to your company’s governing documents, as required by the state to qualify and operate as a public benefit company.

  • Delaware, New York or Nevada. Each state has its own requirements for structuring, naming, and reporting on your public benefit purpose, and our lawyers will tailor your documents to the state your choose.

  • No. Public Benefit status is a legal designation created by state law. “B Corp” is a private certification. If you are interested in “B Corp” certification, please see our Social Enterprise Startup package.

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How to Start a US Company: Part 1 – Where to Incorporate?

In this guide for domestic American founders, as well as Canadian and other foreign businesses looking to expand cross-border, we explore the legalities of where to form a US business entity.