How does a Connecticut corporation actually get formed?

First, a Certificate of Incorporation is filed with the Secretary of State. Then there is a meeting of the initial shareholders of the corporation with the incorporator whereby the bylaws of the corporation are adopted. These do not need to be filed with the Secretary of State but are maintained in the books and records of the corporation. Finally, pursuant to the bylaws, a board of directors is elected and meets. This is crucial because the board of directors then turns and hires the chief executive officer, the president, and designates other officers including the secretary of the corporation. This is the basic step in which a corporation is established in Connecticut.
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Connecticut Business Lawyer and Debtors Rights Attorney, Eric Foster of Lindh Foster, LLC, has been practicing law for over 25 years in Connecticut, New York and Hong Kong, China. As a Connecticut Business Lawyer, Eric Foster’s legal practice currently centers around representing small businesses and entrepreneurs, in selecting their business structure, forming their businesses, and managing their business transactions. As a former attorney at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York where he focused on the regulation of banks’ lending activities, Attorney Foster is also a passionate consumer advocate and a member of the National Association of Consumer Advocates (NACA). As a Debtor Rights Attorney, Attorney Foster enjoys advocating for and representing consumer debtors in connection with credit card, student loan and other debts they allegedly owe creditors and debt collectors.