| The Delaware Division of Corporations is the state | | | | Delaware General Corporation Law is supposed to be |
| government arm that takes care of matters pertaining | | | | the most advanced and flexible business statute in the |
| to the incorporation of businesses in the state of | | | | U.S. An important institution emphasized by the Division |
| Delaware. The Division of Corporations also assists in | | | | of Corporations is the Delaware Court of Chancery, |
| filing corporate, Delaware uniform commercial code, | | | | which is a court that is more than two centuries old |
| and tax documents. The Division has a list of | | | | and handles corporate cases. The court has been |
| prominent government officials, starting with the | | | | credited with writing important modern U.S. corporate |
| Secretary of State, who are available to answer | | | | case laws. |
| questions and hear comments. | | | | The Division of Corporations is staffed with trained |
| The Division of Corporations serves as the first stop | | | | personnel who are adept at working in tandem with |
| for businesses intending to do business in Delaware. | | | | modern state-of-the-art business techniques. This has |
| The Division has a well-functioning website which | | | | helped Delaware attract business investments from |
| details the information, forms, and links needed for | | | | around the nation and across the world. More than half |
| corporations to learn more about the regulatory | | | | of the publicly traded corporations in the U.S. and 60% |
| practices and business culture in Delaware. The | | | | of Fortune 500 companies are registered in Delaware. |