SCORE & BizFilings Launch Partnership to Help Small Businesses Get Started on the Right Track

WASHINGTON, April 24, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- SCORE – www.score.org – a non-profit association and leading resource for free and confidential small business advice is pleased to announce a new partnership with BizFilings, a leader in online incorporation. Through this partnership, SCORE and BizFilings will help small businesses and entrepreneurs take the right steps with incorporation from starting a business and beyond.  SCORE and BizFilings understand the importance of starting out on the right path and are dedicated to helping entrepreneurs succeed throughout the life of their business.

"Since 1996, BizFilings has helped small business owners protect their personal assets through incorporation and has provided tools to help them stay compliant throughout the life of their business. Our newly formed partnership with SCORE cements our shared goal of providing small business owners with the tools and knowledge essential to grow their business," said BizFilings' Director of Business Development Patty Rojas.

"SCORE is excited about our new partnership with BizFilings, as we are both committed to helping business owners get started on the right track," said SCORE's Director of Marketing, Bridget Weston Pollack.

As part of that common goal, SCORE and BizFilings have produced and will distribute a new e-guide on legal structures called The Guide to Incorporating Your Business. This e-guide is designed to illustrate a business's options and to assist in deciding the structure a business will take. The experts at BizFilings and SCORE explain the advantages and disadvantages of incorporation, the details of the incorporation process, and post-incorporation processes in this comprehensive e-guide available here: www.score.org/resources/business-registration-incorporation-toolkit.

SCORE and BizFilings will also host live webinars and online workshops covering business incorporation.  Presented by BizFilings specialists, these workshops will provide helpful information and action steps that entrepreneurs can use to choose a legal structure and stay compliant. 

Find all of the SCORE/ BizFilings resources on the Business Registration and Incorporation Toolkit page here: www.score.org/resources/business-registration-incorporation-toolkit.

About SCORE
Since 1964, SCORE has helped more than 9 million aspiring entrepreneurs. Each year SCORE helps launch 58,000 new businesses and create 71,000 jobs. SCORE provides small business mentoring and workshops to more than 375,000 new and growing small businesses annually.

For more information about starting or operating a small business, call 1-800/634-0245 for the SCORE chapter nearest you. Visit SCORE at www.score.org. Connect with SCORE at www.facebook.com/SCOREFans and www.twitter.com/SCOREMentors.

About BizFilings BizFilings is a full-service, online incorporation service provider, offering small business owners a fast, easy, and economical way to form a corporation, limited liability company (LLC), or other business structure online or by phone. BizFilings also offers a full range of business filing and compliance products, including nationwide Registered Agent Service, helping keep businesses in compliance with state regulations. BizFilings can be found online at http://www.BizFilings.com. BizFilings is a part of Wolters Kluwer Corporate Legal Services, a business of Wolters Kluwer, a market-leading global information services company.

Wolters Kluwer had 2011 annual revenues of euro 3.4 billion, employs approximately 19,000 people worldwide, and maintains operations across Europe, North America, Asia Pacific, and Latin America. Wolters Kluwer is headquartered in Alphen aan den Rijn, the Netherlands. Its shares are quoted on Euronext Amsterdam (WKL) and are included in the AEX and Euronext 100 indices.

Visit our website, YouTube, follow @Wolters_Kluwer on Twitter, or look up Wolters Kluwer on Facebook for more for information about our customers, market positions, brands, and organization.

Contact: Shalini Karnani Bonjour, 1-800-634-0245, [email protected]

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