Real Small Business: Building Your Business

State Offices of Incorporation

From the Editors of Real Small Business

Each state has different guidelines and regulations for incorporating your business. To learn what you need to do, you will need to contact the department that handles incorporation in your state. Below is a list of states and their contact information.

AL Secretary of State
Corporations Division
PO Box 5616
Montgomery, AL 36103-5616
(334) 242-5324

AK Department of Commerce
Corporations Section
PO Box 110808
Juneau, AK 99811
(907) 465-2530


AZ Arizona Corporation Commission
Corporate Filing
1300 West Washington
Phoenix, AZ 85007
(602) 542-3135


AR Secretary of State
Corporations Division
State Capitol Bldg.
Little Rock, AR 72201-1094
(501) 682-3409


CA Secretary of State
Corporations Dept.
1500 11th St.
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 657-5448

CO Secretary of State
Corporate Division
1560 Broadway
Room 200
Denver, CO 80202
(303) 894-2251


CT Secretary of State
Corporate Division
30 Trinity St.
PO Box 150470
Hartford, CT 06106
(860) 509-6000


DE Secretary of State
Delaware Division of Corporations
PO Box 898
Dover, DE 19903
(302) 739-3077


DC Depart. of Consumer & Regulatory Affairs
941 North Capitol Street, NE
Washington, DC 20002
(202) 442-4400


FL Florida Department of State
Division of Corporation
PO Box 6327
Tallahassee, FL 32314
(904) 488-9000


GA Secretary of State
Corporations Division
2 Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr.
West Tower Suite 315
Atlanta, GA 30334
(404) 656-2817


HI Department of Commerce & Consumer Affairs
Business Registration Division
PO Box 40
Honolulu, HA 96810
(808) 586-2727


ID Secretary of State
Corporations Division
PO Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0080
(208) 334-2300


IL Secretary of State
2nd & Edwards St.
Howlett Building
Business Services
Springfield, IL 62756
(217) 782-6961


IN Secretary of State
Corporations Division
302 W. Washington St. Rm. E018
Indianapolis, IN 46204
(317) 232-6576


IA Secretary of State
Corporations Division
1305 East Walnut
Des Moines, IA 50319
(515) 281-8365


KS Secretary of State
Corporations Division
120 SW 10th St.
State Capitol 24nd Fl.
Topeka, KS 66612
(785) 296-7456


KY Secretary of State
Corporations Division
700 Capitol Ave.
Capitol Bldg. Rm. 154
Frankfort, KY 40601
(502) 564-2848


LA Secretary of State
Corporations Division
PO Box 94125
Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9125
(225) 342-4479


ME Secretary of State
Corporate Examining Section
101 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0101
(207) 287-3676


MD Assessment and Taxation
Corporate Charter
301 W. Preston St. Rm. 801
Baltimore, MD 21201
(410) 767-1340


MA Secretary of State
Corporations Division
1 Ashburton Pl.
17th Floor
Boston, MA 02108
(617) 727-9640


MI Consumer & Industry Services
Corporation Division
PO Box 30004
Lansing, MI 48909
(517) 373-1820


MN Secretary of State
Corporations Division
180 State Office Bldg.
100 Constitution Ave.
St. Paul, MN 55155
(612) 296-2803


MS Secretary of State
Corporations Division
PO Box 136
Jackson, MS 39205
(601) 359-1333


MO Secretary of State
Corporations Division
PO Box 778
Jefferson City, MO 65102
(573) 751-4153


MT Secretary of State
Business Services
PO Box 202801
Helena, MT 59620-2801
(406) 444-3665


NE Secretary of State
Corporations Division
PO Box 94608
Lincoln, NE 68509-4608
(402) 471-4079


NH Secretary of State
Corporate Division
State House Rm. 204
Concord, NH 03301
(603) 271-3244


NY Department of State
Corporate Division
41 State St. 2nd Fl.
Albany, NY 12231
(518) 473-2492


NJ Secretary of State
Business Services Bureau
NJ Department of Treasury
PO Box 308
225 West State Street
Trenton, NJ 08625-0308
(609) 777-0885


NV Secretary of State
Corporate Division
201 North Carson
Carson City, NV 89701-4201
(775) 684-5708


NC Secretary of State
Corporations Division
PO Box 29622
Raleigh, NC 27626-0622
(888) 246-7636


NM State Corporation Commission
Corporation Department
PO Box 1269
Santa Fe, NM 87504
(505) 827-4508


ND Secretary of State
600 East Boulevard Ave.
Bismarck, ND 58505-0500
(701) 328-4284


OH Secretary of State
30 East Broad St. 14th Fl.
Columbus, OH 43215
(614) 466-3910


OK Secretary of State
State of Oklahoma
2300 North Lincoln Blvd. Rm. 101
Oklahoma City, OK 73105-4897
(405) 522-4560


OR Secretary of State
Corporation Division
255 Capitol St. NE Suite 151
Salem, OR 97310
(503) 986-2200


PA Department of State
Corporation Bureau
PO Box 8722
Harrisburg, PA 17105-8722
(717) 787-1057


RI Secretary of State
Corporate Division
100 North Main St.
Providence, RI 02903
(401) 222-3040


SC Secretary of State
Corporate Division
PO Box 11350
Columbia, SC 29211
(803) 734-2158


SD Secretary of State
Corporation Division
500 East Capitol
Pierre, SD 57501
(605) 773-4845


TN Secretary of State
Corporations Section
312 Eigth Avenue North
Nashville, TN 37243
(615) 741-6488


TX Secretary of State
Corporate Section
PO Box 13697
Austin, TX 78711
(512) 463-5555


UT State of Utah
Division of Corporations & Commercial Codes
160 East 300 South Box 146705
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-6705
(801) 530-4849


VT Secretary of State
Corporations Division
109 State St.
Montpelier, VT 05609-1104
(802) 828-2386


VA State Corporation Commission
Clerks Office
PO Box 1197
Richmond, VA 23218
(804) 371-9733


WA Secretary of State
Corporations Division
PO Box 40234
Olympia, WA 98504-0234
(360) 753-7115


WV Secretary of State
Corporate Division
Bldg. 1 Rm. 157-K
1900 Kanawha Blvd East
Charleston, WV 25305
(304) 558-8000


WI Department of Financial Institutions
Corporations Section
PO Box 7846
Madison, WI 53707
(608) 266-3590


WY Secretary of State
Corporations Division
Capitol Bldg.
200 West 24th Street
Cheyenne, WY 82002
(307) 777-7311