Bizee vs Northwest Registered Agent: A Review


When it comes to forming your new business, you need a service that combines quality, expertise, speed and value for money. We think it’s important to compare our services and how they match up to our business formation competitors.


That’s why we’ve put together this objective review, comparing our services with one of our competitors, Northwest Registered Agent.


We’ll compare the services offered by both incorporation businesses and let you know how Bizee and Northwest contrast with each other.

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Summary

Cost for Starting an LLC (Basic Package)

$0 + state fee

$225 + state fee

Registered Agent

Free for the first year, then $119 a year thereafter

Included in incorporation fee for the first year, then $125 a year thereafter

What’s included

  • File a DBA
  • Get an EIN
  • Annual report preparation and filing
  • Customized operating agreement
  • Banking resolution
  • Business license and permit search
  • S Corporation tax filing structure for LLCs
  • Trademark search and registration
  • Corporate kit and seal
  • Corporation bylaws
  • Corporation organizational meeting minutes templates
  • Bookkeeping and tax services
  • Domain and email
  • Virtual business address and mailbox service
  • Annual report preparation and filing
  • S Corporation tax filing structure for LLCs
  • Corporate kit and seal
  • Generic templates provided for some business documents

Expertise and Information on LLC Formation

Arriving at the Bizee and Northwest Company Formation Websites

What can you expect when you visit the websites for the first time?

Bizee


Front page is clear and easy to understand, getting you straight into the process of starting a business. Bizee starts by asking you about the type of entity you want to create and providing information for each one.

Northwest


Provides a clean, unfussy front page with information that’s directly accessible to people and provides clear direction on what a user should do next. Unfortunately, their “Start Here” menu is overly complex and deep, with multiple layers that need to be clicked through to get to information.

Comparing Different Business Entity Types

Prospective business owners will need to review their options when deciding on the right business structure, such as LLC, S Corporation or C Corporation. It’s important to have the right information so you can make an informed, educated choice.

Bizee


Bizee has dedicated pages on each entity type, from LLCs to C Corporations, plus a Business Resources designed to give a prospective business owner deep insight into the business structure that’s best for them. It also has an overview page and comparison chart highlighting the key benefits and drawbacks for each type of business entity.

Northwest


Does not have an entity comparison chart, so it’s not easy to see what type of business might be best for your circumstances and needs.

Bizee has a large collection of helpful guides and documents to guide prospective business owners. Northwest may have such documents, but they are hidden behind an overly complex menu system.

Cost Comparison: Bizee and Northwest

Bizee provides three packages for LLC company formation, while Northwest only provides a basic service.

Cost

$0 + state fee

$0 + state fee

What’s included

  • Unlimited business name searches
  • Registered Agent service
  • Verification of company name availability
  • Preparation and filing of Articles of Incorporation
  • Setup of a business bank account with Bank of America
  • Free electronic delivery of documents
  • An online dashboard
  • Unlimited phone and email support
  • Free business tax consultation
  • Lifetime customer alerts
  • Lifetime customer support
  • Verification of company name availability
  • Registered Agent service
  • Preparation and filing of articles
  • Initial resolutions
  • Generic templates provided for some business documents
  • Operating Agreement or bylaws
  • LLC membership certificates or corporation stock certificate
  • Online access to formation documents

Cost

$199 + state fee

N/A

What’s included

Includes everything in the Basic package, plus:

  • A corporate kit
  • An Employer Identification Number from the IRS
  • Filing of IRS Form 2553 if needed to have your LLC taxed as an S Corporation
  • Creation of a customized operating agreement
  • Provision of a banking resolution
  • Express shipping of physical documents

No additional services provided at this level

Cost

$299 + state fee

N/A

What’s included

Includes everything in the Basic and Standard packages, plus:

  • Access to a business document and contract templates library
  • Expedited filing
  • FedEx delivery
  • A website domain name and business email

No additional services provided at this level

Northwest is considerably more expensive than Bizee and does not offer as wide a range of incorporation services.

Other Business Services Offered

Both Bizee and Northwest provide several business services besides company formation. We’ve included a summary of those services below, along with the price from each provider.

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Registered Agent Services

Provides a Registered Agent to take care of receiving your official business filings and paperwork.

Bizee

Cost

Free for the first year, then $119 a year thereafter

Northwest

Cost

Included in formation price for the first year, $125 a year thereafter

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“Fictitious” or “Doing Business As” Name

Use this filing to do business under a different name than the name of your LLC.

Bizee

Cost

$99 + state fees

Northwest

Cost

Not offered as a service

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Employer Identification Number From the IRS

Most LLCs will need an EIN for tax identification purposes.

Bizee

Cost

Included as part of the Standard and Premium packages, or $70 as a one-off fee

Northwest

Cost

Not offered as a service

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Customized Operating Agreement

An operating agreement defines various facts about the owners of a business and how they will interact.

Bizee

Cost

Included as part of the Standard and Premium packages

Northwest

Cost

Included as part of the formation fee; generic template provided for free. We do not know if the Operating Agreement provided as part of the formation is generic or customized.

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Banking Resolution

A banking resolution authorizes certain individuals within the business to access, control, and act as a signatory on business bank accounts.

Bizee

Cost

Included as part of the Standard and Premium packages, or $35 as a separate service

Northwest

Cost

Generic template provided for free

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Business Licenses and Permits Research

LLCs require various permits and licenses to operate.

Bizee

Cost

$99

Northwest

Cost

Not offered as a service

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S Corporation Tax Filing Structure for an LLC

This type of tax filing can save significantly on self-employment taxes.

Bizee

Cost

Included as part of the Standard and Premium packages, or $50 as a one-off fee

Northwest

Cost

$50

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Trademark Search and Registration

Trademark searches look for trademarks similar to those you want to register. Trademark registration takes care of the trademark filing and approval process.

Bizee

Cost

$199 + federal fee for both trademark search and registration

Northwest

Cost

Not offered as a service

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Annual Report Filing

Helps you file an annual or biennial report or statement of information with the relevant agency.

Bizee

Cost

$99 + state fee

Northwest

Cost

$100 + state fee

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Corporate Kit and Seal

A corporate kit provides a way to gather and file paper documentation, membership or share certificates, and a seal with your company’s name.

Bizee

Cost

Included as part of the Standard and Premium packages, or $99 as a one-off fee

Northwest

Cost

$110 for book and seal

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Corporate Bylaws

Bylaws are required for S Corporations and C Corporations for corporate governance. They are not required of LLCs.

Bizee

Cost

$30 or included as part of Standard and Premium packages

Northwest

Cost

Included as part of the formation fee; generic template provided for free. We do not know if the bylaws provided as part of the formation is generic or customized.

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Corporation Organizational Meeting Minutes Templates

S Corporations and C Corporations are required to keep business minutes of formal meetings. This is not required of LLCs.

Bizee

Cost

Included in Standard and Premium packages, or $25 as a separate service

Northwest

Cost

Generic template provided for free

Northwest does not provide as wide a range of incorporation and business management services as Bizee.

Many of their business documents are only provided as generic templates that need to be customized by you, which could lead to errors or mistakes.

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Of the services that Northwest does provide, many of them are more expensive than Bizee. The Northwest website is also awkward to navigate, with many resources provided as part of the “Start Here” menu, which is multiple layers deep and frustrating to use.

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Here at Bizee, we’ve worked hard to provide a comprehensive range of business formation and management services at a competitive price.

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State Of Formation

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