The Texas Starting a Business Guide
Starting a Texas business is a checklist, not a mystery.
The Texas Starting a Business Guide is the complete founder's education — choosing your structure, forming the LLC or corporation, the taxes, and the habits that keep your personal assets protected — in plain English, from a legal education publisher. No filing-service upsell. No hidden fees. Inside: Texas dba filing — explained in plain English.
THE REAL RISK
The mistakes that cost the most are made at the start.
The accidental partnership
Two people, a handshake, shared profits — and under §152.304 each is personally liable for the other's business debts. No paperwork is required to create the trap.
The shield that never held
An LLC exists on paper, but personal and business money get mixed — so a court pierces the veil and reaches the owner anyway. The shield only works if you keep it up.
The filing you forgot
Skip the May 15 franchise report — even when $0 tax is due — and the entity forfeits good standing: it can't enforce its own contracts, and the state can terminate it.
THE GUIDE
The Texas Starting a Business Guide
Every step of opening a Texas business — entity, registration, licenses, tax accounts, contracts and insurance — in order.
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VIDEO LESSON CURRICULUM
Six modules. One clean launch.
A complete decision-making journey, organized so every next step feels obvious.
Why Texas & the Decisions That Matter
The three decisions that shape everything, the unified Business Organizations Code, and the offices you'll deal with.
The Entity Menu, Part 1
Sole proprietorship, the accidental partnership, the LP — and a deep look at the LLC and its liability shield (§101.114).
The Entity Menu, Part 2
Corporations and their variants, the LLP, DBAs, the registered agent, the franchise tax, the CTA, and naming.
The 12-Step Formation Walkthrough
From choosing a structure to your first-year compliance — every step, form number, and fee, in order.
Taxes, Compliance & the Veil
The franchise tax, the S-corp election math, the six habits that keep the veil intact, and the insurance you actually need.
Strategy, the Toolkit & Your Team
The real questions, the special cases (Series LLC, veterans, non-citizens, home business), and exactly when to hire.
WAYS TO LEARN
Same core education. Choose your format.
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Audiobook
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Video Lesson
$99
Guided explanations in 8 modules.
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BEST VALUE
Complete Bundle
$129
Course + eBook + audiobook.
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The one-page checklist every Texas founder should work before filing — name, registered agent, Certificate of Formation, the free EIN, the operating agreement, and the business bank account. We'll send it to your inbox with occasional plain-English updates.
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QUESTIONS, ANSWERED
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Is this legal advice?
No — and that's by design. The Texas Starting a Business Guide is legal education published by STACKED LEGAL®, a legal education publishing company. It teaches you the entities, the filing steps, the taxes, and the habits in plain English. Purchasing does not create an attorney-client relationship, and when your situation involves complex ownership, real money, or real risk, the course tells you exactly when to bring in a licensed attorney or a CPA.
Who is this for?
Texas first-time founders and small-business owners choosing a structure and forming an entity — and the co-founder, spouse, or business partner sharing the decision. The course is written for both seats to complete together, and the Co-Founder Companion gives the second seat its own playbook. SBDCs, chambers, incubators, colleges, and veteran business programs can run it as a program with the license tier.
How is this different from free content — or a filing service?
Free content tells you an LLC exists. A filing service files a form and often upsells you a registered agent. This Guide hands you the whole operating system: the entity decision, the 12-step formation walkthrough, the franchise-tax and S-corp math, the six veil-protection habits, and a working toolkit — as videos, tools, and a written library that reference each other. It's Texas-specific, which matters, because business law is governed state by state.
How long do I have access?
Lifetime access to the edition you purchase. The complete course includes the 2026 edition updates as fees and rules evolve during the year.
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The Texas Starting a Business Guide — the video course, the working toolkit, and the written library.
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