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Deep case studies of how 4 real File.Business customers built their businesses, plus quick stories from 6 more.

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Deep case studies

International + C-Corp

Halftide AI: London → Delaware in 9 weeks

UK founders, Delaware C-Corp, EIN in 9 days, Mercury banking in 16 days, $2.1M seed round closed.

→ DTC + Multi-state Sales Tax

Pinecrest Goods: 14 states → 11 registrations

$1M revenue across Shopify + Amazon. Multi-state sales tax compliance. Voluntary disclosure saved $9,200.

→ Real Estate + Multi-LLC

Marsh Properties: 12 LLCs across 3 states

SFR + STR investor consolidated 12 entities under one platform. 80hrs/year recovered. $1,612/yr saved on RA.

→ DTC + Brand + Trademark

Linden Apothecary: Craft fair → Brand Registry in 7 months

NY LLC, federal trademark, Amazon Brand Registry. Brand-search conversion up 41% after counterfeit cleanup.

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Quick stories

S-Corp Election

Park Brand Studio: $11,400/yr saved

Maya Park elected S-Corp in year two. Form 2553 filed once. SE tax savings compound annually.

→ Contract Templates

Reyes Web Studio: $4,000/yr saved on NDAs

Carlos Reyes stopped paying $400/NDA to his lawyer. Templates handle 90% of cases.

→ CRM

Goldstein Consulting: 3 month gap detected

Henry Goldstein's 80-client list outgrew Notion. CRM auto-imported email history and surfaced 3-month gaps.

→ Business Lending

Park Floors: Inventory funded in 11 days

Devin Park needed inventory financing for season. Bank wanted 6 weeks; partner funded in 11 days.

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