Do You Even Need Paperwork

Mostly no. What a sole proprietor is, whether you need a company, what a contract does when you are under 18, and what happens if you go in with a friend.

5 pages here.

• You Probably Do Not Need Any of This

  If you sell things under your own name, you are already a business. No form, no fee, no filing. Here is what a company actually does, and why the thing it does is not doing anything for you yet.

• Can Someone Under 18 Start a Company

  A company is not one job, it is three. Owning part of it, filing it, and being its official contact are separate roles with separate rules. Here is what each one is, and when a company is worth it.

• The Five-State List That Is Wrong About Two States

  Three of the biggest pages on this topic name the same five states. Two of them are wrong, and none of the three cites a law. Here is each state, with the actual wording.

• What a Contract Even Does When You Are Under 18

  Everyone answers whether a minor can sign a contract. Nobody answers the real question, which is what you hand a customer who asks for something in writing. Here is both.

• Going In With a Friend, and What That Quietly Creates

  Two people splitting the money from one venture are already a partnership. No forms, no signing, no intent needed. Here is what that means, and the short list to agree before it matters.