Company Launch · The company’s chair

Start 2027 as a company.

An Illinois LLC with an operating agreement written for your deal, or a Delaware C-corporation for founders who plan to raise money. Flat fees, for Illinois founders and Illinois-based companies.

Illinois LLC from $1,250, state fee includedDelaware C-Corp $2,500 plus fees

Book a 20-minute call Call (630) 395-9496

Illinois founders or Illinois-based companies only.

Hart David Carson LLP, 1 E Erie St, Ste 525-5459, Chicago IL 60611. Attorney advertising.

Starting a business in 2027? Decide in December. Answer a few questions over the holidays and we prepare your Illinois LLC, with an operating agreement written for your deal.

Company Launch is a flat-fee package for Illinois founders and Illinois-based companies. For most new Illinois businesses an Illinois LLC fits; founders who plan to raise venture capital usually start as a Delaware C-corporation. Either way, the documents that decide who owns what and who decides what are written for your company, and an attorney takes you through every choice before anything is signed.

Joel J.H. Funk, the firm’s Managing Partner, is the attorney responsible for Company Launch.

The packages

Two ways to launch

One flat fee each, set before you engage.

Illinois LLC

$1,250one owner

$2,000 for two or more owners. State fee included.

Articles of organization prepared and submitted by us, with the Illinois fee included
An operating agreement written for your deal, including buy-out, deadlock and departure terms when there are two or more owners
The organizational consent and a bank-ready packet
An S-corp analysis for 2027
A 2027 compliance calendar

Delaware C-Corp

$2,500plus fees

Delaware and registered-agent fees, itemized before you engage.

Certificate of incorporation and bylaws
The initial board consent
Founder stock, with each founder’s intellectual property assigned to the company
83(b) elections prepared and sent by certified mail
A QSBS checklist
Authority to do business in Illinois, if the company needs it

Illinois founders or Illinois-based companies only. You pay once our conflict check clears and you sign the engagement letter.

From call to company

How it works

Book a 20-minute call. The booking asks only for names and contact details for every owner and investor, so we can check for conflicts of interest before we hear about your plans. We then email you a link to choose a time.
Talk it through with an attorney. Which entity fits, how ownership is split, and what the agreement needs to say. If Company Launch fits, we send the engagement letter and a payment link.
Engage and pay. Once the conflict check clears and you sign the letter, you pay the flat fee in full. There are no card holds.
Answer the company questions. Owners, ownership, management and the terms of your deal, either with your attorney or in our online interview.
Review and sign. We prepare your documents and walk you through them. Once you approve and sign, we submit the formation documents and deliver your company record.

Book a 20-minute call

Names first, then a time

Tell us who owns the company. We email you a link to choose a time, and an attorney calls you then.

The attorney responsible for Company Launch

Who signs off

Joel J.H. Funk

Managing Partner · Admitted in Illinois

Joel leads the firm’s mergers-and-acquisitions practice and is the attorney responsible for Company Launch.

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Questions

Company Launch, answered

Illinois LLC or Delaware C-corporation: which do I need? +

Most Illinois businesses owned by the people who run them start as an Illinois LLC. Founders who plan to raise venture capital or grant stock options usually start as a Delaware C-corporation, because that is the structure those investors expect. We confirm which fits on the call, before you engage.

Is the state fee really included? +

Yes, for an Illinois LLC. The $1,250 or $2,000 price includes the $150 fee Illinois charges to form an LLC. Later state fees, such as the $75 Illinois annual report, are yours.

What are the Delaware fees? +

Delaware’s fee to form the corporation and the registered agent’s annual fee, plus the Illinois fee if the company needs authority to do business in Illinois. We itemize them in the engagement letter before you pay.

Who can use Company Launch? +

Illinois founders, or companies based in Illinois. Our attorneys are admitted in Illinois, and the package is built around Illinois practice. If neither describes you, we will tell you on the call, and you will not be charged.

Why does the booking ask only for names? +

Before we hear anything about your business, we check for conflicts of interest with every owner and investor. So the booking asks for names and contact details only. Please keep the details of your plans for the call.

When do I pay, and what if I change my mind? +

You pay the flat fee in full once our conflict check clears and you have signed the engagement letter, with no card holds. The 20-minute call costs nothing. If we decline the matter, or you cancel before we prepare your documents, we refund the fee in full. The engagement letter sets out the rest of the refund terms.

What is the S-corp analysis? +

For an Illinois LLC, we look at whether electing S-corporation tax treatment makes sense for your expected 2027 numbers and, if it does, when the election is due. It is part of the flat fee.

Do two or more owners need anything different? +

Yes. With two or more owners, the operating agreement has to settle who decides what, how money goes in and comes out, and what happens if an owner wants out, the owners deadlock, or an owner dies.

Can we do Company Launch and the Family Plan together? +

Yes. We prepare both, and you sign them at one session. The price is the two flat fees added together.

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