Properly affect limits on your personal liability.  Register as a foreign entity.  Meet all business licensing requirements. Verify the identity of business partners.   Use professionally prepared contracts.  Be OSHA compliant. Name a Resident Agent you trust.  Protect your intellectual property. Execute a written Operating  Agreement.  Be ADA compliant. Confirm your accountant’s advise with an attorney.  Have a business succession plan.  Understand the tax implications of doing business with a nonprofit organization.  Have employees sign confidentiality  and noncompete agreements. Bring a bid protest. Develop employee hiring & termination policies.  Know what to do when you’re hit with a law suit.  Secure Trademark and Copyright registrations. Raise capital. Properly withhold and report payroll taxes.  Use a corporate records binder.  Negotiate your commercial lease provisions.  Own your web site content. Track your on-going contractual obligations.  Establish a procedure to handle business dissolution.  Understand government contracting requirements. Establish emergency spill reporting procedures.  Know what to say when the IRS calls.   Be serious about your business opperations. Find a lawyer.