Richard, I am not a MN LLC, nor a legal expert, but I am a MN Corp. When weighing the options, I did learn that LLC status is governed by the state and can be quite different in each. This link might help - it's the LLC regulation set for MN: http://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/322B/index.html You can also access all of the MN state LLC forms here: http://www.sos.state.mn.us/business/llc.html <not legal advice> If MN is not friendly to foreign ownership, you might try to find a state that is friendly then file foreign corporation status (outside of the home state) with the state you want to do business in. </not legal advice> Best of luck to you! Kimberly