Northwest LLC Review - Are They The Fastest LLC Service in 2024?

Northwest Registered Agent, while despite the name sounding like they only provide registered agent services, is my favorite paid formation service because of how fast you can form your LLC, turn around time, and the privacy benefits that no other formation service offers.

We were able to negotiate a discounted price from the normal $100 plus state fees to $39 plus state fees. - https://startup101.com/nw

Or, if you would rather file on your own without a formation service or attorney, check out my state guides to forming an LLC - https://startup101.com/how-to-form-an...

If you have questions about LLCs or anything related to starting a business, please ask in the comments.

In this video:
0:00 - Intro
0:29 - Northwest Overview
1:27 - Northwest Pricing
2:14 - What is a Registered Agent? startup101.com/what-is-a-registered-agent-and-when-do-i-need-one/
4:21 - Forming an LLC with Northwest
8:00 - Upsells
8:34 - Common Upsell 1 - Employer Identification Number (EIN) - $50. Learn how to apply for an EIN at no cost with the IRS - startup101.com/how-to-apply-for-an-ein/
9:24 - Common Upsell 2 - S Corporation Election $50. Learn how to fill out the S Corp election at no cost - startup101.com/how-to-fill-out-file-irs-form-2553-s-corp-election-instructions/
11:05 - Why go with Northwest?
11:13 - Reason #1 - Privacy
11:36 - Reason #2 - Northwest doesn't sell your information
12:03 - Reason #3 - Turnaround times (For example, the processing time in Tennessee - Northwest 5 days, ZenBusiness 2-3 weeks, Incfile 3 weeks)
13:26 - Reason #4 - Fewest and least annoying upsells (and they are better priced than most services)

Discounted link to register your LLC with Northwest for only $39 - https://startup101.com/nw

My list of top entity formation companies and links to written reviews:
Northwest - Best paid service (only $39) due to their included privacy features and turnaround time - https://startup101.com/northwest-regi...
Zenbusiness - Best free service for someone unsure about the entity formation process. https://startup101.com/zenbusiness-re...
Bizee - Best free service with high customer satisfaction and great (but no weekend hours) customer service - https://startup101.com/bizee-llc-review/


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