Richmond County · county seat Augusta
Richmond County business formation: LLCs and corporations in Augusta and beyond
Cyber and defense work tied to Fort Eisenhower, medical services, and golf-season hospitality around the Masters. Your Georgia company is filed once with the Secretary of State on eCorp ($110), then licensed locally. Augusta and Richmond County share a consolidated government, so most businesses license through Augusta's business license office.
Heads up: we are an independent company that prepares and submits Georgia filings for owners. We are not the Secretary of State and we do not give legal advice. Every state charge passes through at the exact amount the state bills, and anyone can file directly on eCorp for no service fee.
Heads up: we are an independent company that prepares and submits Georgia filings for owners. We are not the Secretary of State and we do not give legal advice. Every state charge passes through at the exact amount the state bills, and anyone can file directly on eCorp for no service fee.
Your local license in Richmond County
Augusta and Richmond County share a consolidated government, so most businesses license through Augusta's business license office. Hephzibah and Blythe handle their own.
Cities we see most
Augusta · Hephzibah · Blythe
City guides: Augusta business license
What Richmond owners should know
- Government contractors register in SAM.gov with the exact legal name on the Articles, so get the name right the first time.
- Masters week short-term rentals are usually local-permit matters, not state filings.
- South Carolina owners across the river forming here need a Georgia registered agent address.
Worked example: A veteran-owned cybersecurity consultancy near Fort Eisenhower
Entity: Georgia LLC (O.C.G.A. Title 14, Ch. 11)
| Corp USA Complete package | $479 |
| Georgia state filing fee | $110 |
| Day-one total | $589 |
Next spring: a $60 annual registration (January 1 to April 1). Local certificate fees are set by each city or the county and are not included.
Heads up: we are an independent company that prepares and submits Georgia filings for owners. We are not the Secretary of State and we do not give legal advice. Every state charge passes through at the exact amount the state bills, and anyone can file directly on eCorp for no service fee.
Publishing a Richmond corporation notice
An LLC like this one skips the newspaper. If you incorporate instead, the notice goes to the Augusta Chronicle (confirm with the Augusta superior court clerk) for $40.
Georgia Corporations Division guidanceRichmond questions
I live in South Carolina but work in Augusta. Can I form a Georgia LLC?
Yes. Members can live anywhere; the LLC just needs a registered agent at a Georgia street address.
SourceIs the consolidated Augusta government the licensing office for all of Richmond County?
For most addresses, yes. Hephzibah and Blythe are separate municipalities with their own licensing.
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