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I'm not sure I'd consider it "almost nothing"; if your startup budget is $10k and ramen, it's a noticeable chunk of that. In California, it's $800 per year to keep an LLC incorporated, plus an extra $200 or so the first year in fees. In NYC, it's $1500 or so to set up an LLC. Some states are cheaper, though (Texas is a one-time $300).

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This is the cost of starting up a business. It's not a Wordpress Blog--it's a business and it's gonna cost money. If you can't stomach $1000/year in filing fees you either need to find a business that will earn some revenue in the first year or move on to greener pastures.

Or, you could just not pay those fees, and operate as a sole proprietor initially. If you don't have large savings, there's not really much risk; if you lose your $10k, declare bankruptcy and start over.

Start over with a new company with a personal bankruptcy in your credit history?

$125 a year for a PA LLC (and a PA LLC is a strong LLC, in some states an LLC is missing some protections that corporations have).

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