The whole company, assembled and verified.

1. 01

   Company foundation

   The parts that make you a company rather than a person doing work.

   8 items
   • External providerEntity and structureWe prepare the information and walk you through the choice. The filing is made by you or a provider you choose.
   • Founder ActionFormation stepsPrefilled where the provider allows it, then opened for you to sign and submit.
   • Founder ActionEIN or tax IDWe assemble everything the application asks for. You submit it to the authority yourself.
   • External providerRegistered agent and filingsWe identify what your state requires and point you at providers. We do not act as your agent.
   • Founder ActionBusiness bank accountWe prepare the documents banks ask for. Opening the account requires you in person or on camera.
   • External providerInsuranceWe set out what your trade and contracts typically require, and track the policy once it exists.
   • External providerLicences and permitsWe identify what applies to your trade and location, prepare what we can, and record each one.
   • SelfOperateCompliance remindersRenewal dates recorded in your company record and surfaced before they lapse.
2. 02

   Identity

   How the company is recognised, before anyone has met you.

   6 items
   • SelfOperateName directionOptions researched for conflicts and matching domains.
   • SelfOperatePositioningWhat you sell, to whom, and why they pick you over the van down the road.
   • SelfOperateVisual identityLogo direction, colour, type and the rules that keep it consistent.
   • SelfOperateDomainRegistered or connected in your name, DNS configured, certificate verified.
   • SelfOperateBusiness emailMailboxes on your domain, forwarding and signatures, tested end to end.
   • SelfOperateBusiness phoneA business number with hours and missed-call handling, separate from your mobile.
3. 03

   Customer system

   The path a stranger walks from finding you to paying you.

   7 items
   • SelfOperateWebsiteBuilt for how your trade is found and hired, live on your domain.
   • SelfOperateLead captureEnquiry routes that reach you rather than a form that goes nowhere.
   • SelfOperateQuote and request formsThe fields your trade actually needs, including photos where they help.
   • SelfOperateCRMPipeline and customer records shaped around your services.
   • SelfOperateSchedulingBooking rules, buffers and calendar sync, tested with a real booking.
   • Founder ActionPaymentsWe configure checkout, deposits and payout. Identity verification with the processor is yours by law.
   • SelfOperateConfirmations and follow-upWhat the customer receives, when, and what you receive alongside it.
4. 04

   Operations

   What keeps the company running once customers arrive.

   6 items
   • SelfOperateWorkflowsHow an enquiry becomes a quote, a job, an invoice and a review.
   • SelfOperatePoliciesCancellation, rescheduling, deposits and what happens when a job goes wrong.
   • SelfOperateService and quote termsDrafted for your trade and attached where customers actually see them.
   • External providerBookkeeping setupAccount structure and categories prepared. The software subscription and any advice come from your accountant.
   • SelfOperateDocument organisationOne place for contracts, certificates, filings and photos, organised and yours.
   • SelfOperateCustomer communicationsThe templates you would otherwise rewrite from scratch every week.
5. 05

   Local and launch presence

   Being findable in the places your customers actually look.

   6 items
   • Founder ActionGoogle Business ProfileWe prepare the full profile. Google verifies ownership with you directly, usually by post or video.
   • SelfOperateMaps and local presenceService area, hours and categories set so you appear for the right searches.
   • SelfOperateLocal search basicsPage structure, titles and service pages that a search engine can actually read.
   • SelfOperateListing consistencyOne name, one address, one number, everywhere. The commonest quiet ranking problem.
   • SelfOperateAnalyticsConfigured and receiving, so you know which work brings enquiries.
   • SelfOperateLaunch starter setupThe first review requests, the first listings, the first thing to tell existing customers.
6. 06

   Proof and ownership

   Evidence that it works, and a record that it is yours.

   6 items
   • SelfOperateContinuous verificationEach connection tested as it is made, not in a single pass at the end.
   • SelfOperateFounder Action recordEvery action you completed, when, and what it unlocked.
   • SelfOperateOwnership recordsWhat you own, where it lives, and how to move it elsewhere.
   • SelfOperateCredentials and account ownershipEvery account in your name, with you as the owner rather than us.
   • SelfOperateEvidence logEvery check, its result and its timestamp, handed over with the company.
   • SelfOperateExport and handoffA full export you can take anywhere, prepared before you ask for it.

SelfOperate is not a law firm, an accountant, an insurer, a bank, a registered agent or a filing authority. We do not give legal or tax advice, and we do not file on your behalf where the law requires you.