California Department of Corporations - If you're incorporating a new business, this is an excellent web resource.

For example, many new corporations that issue stock to the founding shareholders will need to file what's called a "25102(f) notice" -- to claim an exemption under California securities law. This site has links for you to file such a notice online (<a href="http://www.corp.ca.gov/loen/loen.htm&quot; target="_blank">http://www.corp.ca.gov/loen/loen.htm&lt;/a&gt;).

Another good resource for new incorporators is the Secretary of State web site (<a href="http://www.ss.ca.gov/business/business.htm&quot; target="_blank">http://www.ss.ca.gov/business/business.htm&lt;/a&gt;).