Texas Business Formation
Get your Texas business foundation built for $1,600, with your Texas LLC filing fee included and no subscription.
Formation mills finish the certificate, but you still have to build the business.
If you file with a mill
You get an LLC packet and a dashboard
Website, strategy, and booking are still on you
You look unofficial while you stitch the rest together
Clients can’t find you or book you
The “cheap” path turns into four more vendors
You’re locked into an annual subscription
If you go with Groundwork
Entity, brand, site, market research, email, and booking come in one package
23 pieces, so you’re live and bookable, not just filed
You show up like a real business
You spend your time taking clients, not assembling tools
One price, Texas filing fee included. No subscription.
Pay a mill for paperwork, or pay once for a complete business foundation. No subscription.
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Groundwork lays the foundation for your company. We handle the complex paperwork and time-consuming setup.
Legal and ready to operate
Texas LLC, EIN, operating agreement, DBA if you need one, and license and insurance reports.
Your offer and your plan
Market and competitor research, positioning and pricing strategy, and a 30-60-90-day checklist so you know what your customer wants and what to charge.
Looks like a real business
Custom website, logo, brand guide, domain, email, phone, social profiles, and Google Business Profile so you look established.
Open for clients
Website, booking, lead forms, alerts, and analytics so clients can find you and book.
One price, Texas filing fee included. No subscription.
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Step 1
Tell us about your business
Fill out a short business information form about you, your services, and the name you want to do business under, so we have what we need to start.
Step 2
We build your business.
We file your Texas LLC, prepare your EIN application, set up your registered agent for the first year, and write your operating agreement. Meanwhile we research your market and competitors, and you pick the logo you like best.
Step 3
Take ownership of your business
We deliver your brand guide, website, business email and phone, online booking, lead forms, and Google Business Profile. Start running the company, live, bookable, and ready for clients.
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The Groundwork package
$1,600
Your Texas LLC filing fee is included. No state fees on top.
No subscription. Some services renew after year one or month one.
Payment plans available through Klarna
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23 pieces in the build
Legal and ready to operate
✓ Texas LLC and Certificate of Formation (state filing fee included)
✓ Name check on your business name before we file
✓ EIN
✓ Registered agent (first year free)
✓ Operating agreement
✓ License matrix
✓ Client agreement template
✓ Bank comparison and checklist
✓ Insurance quote path (you pay the premium)
✓ (Optional) DBA (+$150, state fee included)
Market research and custom recommendations
✓ Market and competitor research
✓ Value proposition and positioning
✓ Pricing recommendations
✓ 30-60-90-day launch checklist
Looks like a real business
✓ Logo kit
✓ Full brand style guide
✓ Custom domain (first year free)
✓ Business email (first month free)
✓ Business phone (first month free)
✓ Google Business Profile setup
Open for clients
✓ Website, hosting (first month free), and lead forms
✓ Online booking
✓ New lead alerts
✓ Google Analytics setup
✓ Google Search Console setup
One price, Texas filing fee included. No subscription. Forever access to your company assets.
A short walkthrough of what you get, and how the build works.
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This is for you if
• You are starting in Texas
• You sell a service: home services, trades, coaching, consulting, salon, construction, designers, accounting, clinic, practice, agency, tutoring
• You do not already have an LLC
• You need to look real and get booked, not just hold a certificate
This is not for you if
• You are not in Texas
• You already have an LLC
• You sell products, inventory, or run an online store
• You only want a cheap filing and nothing else
Filing-only buyers can use a mill. Groundwork is for founders who need to take clients.
Is this just an LLC filing?
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No. The filing is one piece. Groundwork also builds brand, site, email, booking, and the plan so you can take clients.
Who is this for?
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Texas service founders who do not already have an LLC and need to get client-ready. This includes consultants, coaches, bookkeepers, designers, marketing or advertising agencies, law firms, CPAs, photographers, HVAC, electricians, landscapers, auto detail, cleaning, building inspectors, and more.
What does $1,600 cover?
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Your $1,600 covers every service in the package and your Texas LLC filing fee, so there are no state fees on top. It also covers the first year of your domain and registered agent and the first month of email, hosting, and phone. After that, those renew and you pay each provider directly. With a DBA it’s $1,750, and the DBA state fee is included too. Before we file, we run a name check on the name you’ll do business under: we search Texas business records, county assumed-name records, Texas and federal trademarks, and matching domains and social handles, and flag anything that looks like a conflict so you can decide.
Do I pay state fees on top?
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No. Your $1,600 includes your Texas LLC filing fee. If you add a DBA, it’s $1,750, and that includes the DBA state fee. Many formation services list their price plus state fees. Ours is already in the price.
Will I be billed again after the $1,600?
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Not from Groundwork. Groundwork has no subscription. Some of the services we set up for you renew with their own providers, and the first year or first month is included in your $1,600. After that, you pay each provider directly.
Your domain and registered agent renew yearly. The first year is included.
Your business email, website hosting, and business phone renew monthly. The first month is included.
Online booking through Google Calendar appointment scheduling is included. You can turn it off later if you don’t need it.
Your Texas state filing fees are already included.
Do you take my SSN?
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No. We never collect your SSN. After your LLC is filed, our formation partner prepares your EIN application (IRS Form SS-4). You fill in your own details and sign it by hand, so your SSN never passes through Groundwork.
Do you include payments or Stripe?
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No. Booking and lead alerts are included. A payment system is not.
What if I only need an LLC?
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A formation mill is a better fit on price. Groundwork is for founders who need to take clients, not just file.
What about a DBA?
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If your trade name is different from your legal name, you’ll want a DBA. It’s $1,750 with a DBA, and the DBA state fee is included.
One done-for-you package. 23 pieces. $1,600, Texas filing fee included. No subscription.
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