2026 UPDATED EDITION

The Real Company Checklist

 
14 steps to a legally protected business.
 

Nobody teaches the setup. They teach you to launch, then you are six months in with no LLC and a bad feeling about it. This is the fix: the exact steps, in the order they actually go, including the Operating Agreement most new owners skip.

 

$37

One-time payment. Yours for good. 
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WHAT WOMEN ARE SAYING

★★★★★

"I had been running my business for two years and thought I had everything set up. This checklist showed me so much! I was literally in tears thinking I was going to quit my business, but this helped me so much!!! TYSM!”

- Shaunda C., Business Architect


★★★★★

"The information in The Real Company Checklist matters so much. I wasted a ton of time NOT doing the operational work first. I wish I knew this information from day 1, but so happy I have it now. It really helped!”

- Lauren T., Career Coach


★★★★★

"Shelley has an incredible way of breaking down a complex process like starting a business. TBH, I was feeling completely overwhelmed and was nervous to purchase The Real Company Checklist...best decision ever!” 

 - Liz R., Marketing Consultant

WHAT'S INSIDE

Every step, in the right order.

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Make it real


01  Choose your business name
02  Register your LLC
03  Set up your address and number
04  Get your EIN

Get legal, get paid


05  Apply for business licenses
06  Open a business bank account
07  Set up your accounting system
 

Protect it


08  Secure your digital real estate
09  Purchase business insurance
10  Create contracts and legal documents
 

Run it clean


11  Set up your payment systems
12  Understand your tax obligations
13  Create website policies and disclaimers
14  Create your operating agreement  NEW

Est. total to complete all 14 steps$270–$4,520
 

That is the real-world cost of setting the business up. The checklist itself is $37.

You will know exactly what to do yourself and what to hire out, so you stop overpaying for what you could have done in an afternoon.

Nothing vague. Just the next right move.

THE OUTCOME

When it's done, you move differently.


Clarity

You know what you have built, why it matters, and what comes next. The guessing stops.


Confidence

The business is set up right. The foundation holds whether or not you are watching it.


Protection

LLC, contracts, compliance, and insurance, in place. Future you stops paying for shortcuts.

MEET SHELLEY

 

I built this for the woman I used to watch struggle.

I spent two decades building operations and client-success systems before bringing the same work to women running their own businesses. I have watched capable women build on a foundation that was never poured, and pay for it later in stress, gaps, and avoidable mistakes.

The Real Company Checklist is what I wish every woman had on day one. Not motivation. Not mindset. The exact steps, in the right order, so the business is built to last.

− Shelley, Founder of Align Method™
QUESTIONS

Build the company now, so future you is protected.

Clarity, structure, and a foundation you can trust. One purchase, yours for good.

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