When a business is worth more than its assets
Incorporate your Charlemagne business from $999, government fees included. Suited to small shops and local services. Fully online.
Neighbourhood retail in Lanaudière
Complete legal filings
Each incorporation includes all legal filings required to create a compliant and operational corporation from day one.
Share capital structure
Depending on the option selected, your share capital structure is prepared in a simple or advanced format to support the future evolution of your business.
Digital minute book
All corporate documents are delivered in a digital minute book, ready for electronic signature and secure record keeping.
Professional validation
Documents are prepared according to established legal standards and reviewed before delivery.
Human support
Our team supports you throughout the process and provides guidance when decisions need to be made, without unnecessary complexity.
Incorporate your business
Build your company in Quebec or federally with a strong legal structure from day one.
Keep your company’s annual filings up to date and maintain compliance of your corporate minute book.
Access professional legal templates to structure relationships with your employees, partners, and suppliers.
By opening a NBC business account.
A guided process, from information gathering to final document delivery.
Each step is designed to ensure compliance and legal consistency.
Tailor your incorporation to your needs (simple or advanced structure).
Each file is reviewed before delivery to ensure a reliable outcome.
Our incorporation guides
Clear resources to help you understand the legal aspects of starting a business.
Incorporation
Discover the complete guide to incorporation in Quebec. Essential steps, expert tips and key information to create and manage your corporation.
The Complete Guide to Incorporating in Quebec (QBCA)
Everything you need to know to incorporate under the Quebec Business Corporations Act. Key actors, articles, costs and the process explained simply.
The Complete Guide to Federal Incorporation in Canada (CBCA)
Incorporate your business under the Canada Business Corporations Act. Key actors, articles, annual costs and the federal incorporation process explained clearly.
The Complete Guide to Incorporating in Ontario (OBCA)
Incorporate your business under the Ontario Business Corporations Act. Key actors, articles, annual costs and the provincial incorporation process explained clearly.
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Charlemagne: a small town, a loyal clientele
Charlemagne is a compact Lanaudière municipality at Montréal's doorstep, with neighbourhood shops, local services, restaurants and small service businesses. The clientele is local and often loyal for years.
Goodwill, an invisible but real asset
A business established for ten years owns something that appears on no invoice: a regular clientele, a reputation, a known location. That is goodwill, and it often represents most of the business's value.
Yet that asset sells poorly in a sole proprietorship. A buyer takes over equipment and inventory, but the clientele remains attached to you personally, with no guarantee of following. In a corporation, goodwill belongs to the business and transfers with the shares, significantly increasing resale value.
For a merchant who has built for years, the difference at exit is considerable.
Online incorporation, reviewed by lawyers
Our pricing includes government fees. See our online incorporation guide or start your incorporation.
By opening a NBC business account.
Provincial or federal for a Charlemagne business?
A neighbourhood business has no need for the federal regime. Provincial is simpler and cheaper to maintain.
Build the value, do not just wait for it
Three things increase a small business's value: clean financial statements over several years, an assignable lease with attractive remaining term, and an operation that does not depend entirely on your daily presence. That last point is the hardest and the most rewarding.
Your obligations once incorporated
Annual updating declaration, a current minute book, a separate corporate tax return and resolutions recording major decisions.
Common questions from Charlemagne entrepreneurs
My shop is small. Is it really worth anything? A profitable business with a stable clientele has real resale value, often underestimated by its owner.
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