Assuming there's no problem with non-US citizens as members, I'm +1 for a membership corporation with 501(c)3 status.
Rick On Jul 20, 6:01 pm, Blake Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > On Jul 20, 4:22 pm, Matt Read <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I have no idea how your corporate laws work, so do whatever seems the > > best and I'll go with it. I assume the is no restrinctions on the > > "members" of the whatever it's called, in terms of > > citizenship/residence. > > > Also one question. How does the name registration work down there? I > > assume just "Habari" would be rejected as a name, although that's by > > Canadian laws, so who knows... > > > I'll will help pay for any expenses setting this up will incur, so > > again, do what seems best and I'm on board. > > As far as I understand, there are no restrictions on who can be a > member. > > We would have to look into state law to see if there are any naming > restrictions. I have formed an LLC in Minnesota, and had to file an > "assumed name" form in order to operate under a name which was not > just the owner's name. But, that was only a requirement for sole > proprietorships, partnerships, limited partnerships, and LLCs. I > believe that when creating a corporation, you just need to have "Co." > or "Inc." in the name. > > --Blake > > --Blake --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/habari-dev -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
