Who we are
A consultancy built for the entrepreneurs Philadelphia is actually made of.
Layner Corporation was founded to solve a specific, frustrating problem: Pennsylvania and Philadelphia are harder places to start a business than Delaware or Florida — and the entrepreneurs most often told to just go file an LLC online are usually the ones who can least afford a mistake.
Immigrant founders, family-run shops, first-generation operators, and founders with complex business models get the worst version of generic formation services. Their documents come back wrong. Their EINs arrive on the wrong entity. Their payment accounts run into problems six months in because no one advised them on how to structure things properly from the start.
We built Layner to give that founder the same caliber of formation, licensing, and payment advisory that a Center City law firm gives its corporate clients — at a price that respects where most real businesses actually start.
How we work
We tell you the truth
Including 'you don't need that filing' or 'that LLC won't help you, here's why.' We'd rather lose a sale than sell you the wrong thing.
We finish what we start
Formation, EIN, operating agreement, BOI, BIRT, CAL, payment systems review — same team, single point of contact, until you're actually operating.
We respect your money
Most of our clients are putting their own money on the line. We price like we know that.
Ready to start, restart, or finally do it right?
Tell us about your business. We'll tell you exactly what you need, what it costs, and how long it takes — no upsell, no fluff.