Looking for an LLC in California? Pop on over to the California Secretary of State and go to their business search tool. You just enter the name or entity number of the company you are looking for and it will quickly search the California corporation registry and return any matching results.

The results include:

• Entity Name
• Entity Number
• Date Filed
• Status
• Jurisdiction
• Entity Address
• Agent for Service of Process
• Agent Address

Looking to start a company in California? While in the past, this took a lot of paperwork, you can now just use an online service like incorporate.com or others to set up your LLC online in very little time.