He also markets kits for forming LLCs from the site, which is located at http://www.llcweb.com/index.html.
Business Filings Incorporated has a chart comparing the state filing fees for corporations, limited liability companies, and nonprofits at http://www.bizfilings.com/pricing/index.html.
FindLaw for Business has an article entitled "Board of Directors" at http://sv.biz.findlaw.com/ management/board.html/.
The Corporation Act (1985) of the Parliament of South Australia is located at http://www.sca.org.au/lochac/del/aia.html. The Irish Companies Act (1963) is located at http://193.120.124.98/ZZA33Y1963.html.
Consult their glossary at http://www.investopedia.com/dictionary/ and tutorials at http://www.investopedia.com/university/.
The Advantage Corporation, has many legal forms at its Web site at http://www.homebusinessonline.com/a&r/elibrary/legal/index.shtml.
For an example of bylaws, visit the Web site for Educause, Inc., a not-for-profit corporation, which maintains not only its bylaws but also its articles of incorporation and information about its trustees at http://www.educause.edu/coninfo/cearticles.html.
For a discussion of stock and capitalization, see the definitions listed by 1-800-attorney.com at http://www.1-800-attorney.com/li/legal_topics.cfm?i_Display=2&LN_ID=67.
Directors & Boards is a quarterly journal of articles on serving as director or CEO. It maintains a Web site with select articles at http://www.directorsandboards.com/.
For an interesting article about the business judgment rule published at the Washburn Law School Web site see "The Business Judgment Rule in Kansas: From Black and White to Gray," at http://washburnlaw.edu/wlj/41-1/articles/staa.pdf.
For an example of the statutory coverage on this area, see the Maine statute on ultra vires acts, which is located at http://janus.state.me.us/legis/statutes/13-A/title13-Asec203.html.
See "Adelphia's Rigases Plead Not Guilty," digitalMass at Boston.com, October 3, 2002, http://digitalmass.boston.com/news/2002/10/03/adelphia.html; and "Former Adelphia VP Pleads Guilty to Fraud Charges," CNN, November 14, 2002, http://www.cnn.com/2002/LAW/11/14/adelphia.plea/index.html.
For a comparison of Russian and New York business practices see: Robert Rothenberg and Tatyana V. Melnikova, Comparative Forms of Doing Business in Russia and New York State -- Proprietorships, Partnerships, and Limited Partnerships,
Vol. 40, Issue 3, American Business Law Journal, p. 563 (Spring 2003)