Business Rocket Review

Friday, July 11th

2025 Business Startup Service Reviews

Business Rocket

• Offers LLC formation plans ranging from $0 to $249
• Provides services for setting up various types of businesses, including LLCs, corporations, non-profits, sole proprietorships, and partnerships
• Assists with obtaining important licenses for business operation
• Provides website design services to enhance online presence
• Partners with MerchantChimp to provide merchant services with discounted processing rates
• Offers customer service from 9 am to 5:30 pm Pacific time, Monday to Friday

Business Rocket is a company that was established 15 years ago by a group of entrepreneurs, lawyers, accountants, consultants, and business managers. Their aim is to make the process of starting and running a successful business easier and more cost-effective. Their goal is to help anyone with a business idea bring it to life in the marketplace.

Lowest price guarantee is probably lip-service

Business Rocket offers services for setting up various types of businesses, including LLCs, corporations, non-profits, sole proprietorships, and partnerships. While they proclaim in bold that they have the "lowest price guaranteed", we found no explanation about what steps customers can take if they find a cheaper alternative service.

$0 to $249 for LLC formation

Business Rocket has three LLC Pricing Plans:

• Starter ($0): Includes state LLC registration and organizational document preparation. This plan is suitable for you if you are a professional who can handle IRS Tax Registration and Operating Agreement creation independently.
• Essentials ($146, discounted from $327): This comprehensive package provides you with IRS Tax Registration and essential internal documents necessary for your business operations. You'll receive a free registered agent service for one year (priced at $149/year thereafter), their Lifetime Compliance Guard, an operating agreement, a company meeting document, a bank resolution agreement, and EIN registration (+$79 if you don't have a Social Security Number). However, you may want to know that a few customers who purchased this package reported being told by Business Rocket later that they needed to purchase the EIN separately for another $79, despite it being clearly advertised as included.
• Supreme ($249, discounted from $425): Ideal for customers seeking quick registration and easy yearly maintenance. This package includes everything in the Essentials plan, along with one free year of annual compliance filing ($99/year after), expedited filing, and a one-on-one meeting with a Tax Concierge.

Separate plan for Sole Proprietorship, DBA, and Partnership formation

If you're thinking about setting up a Sole Proprietorship, Business Rocket offers two pricing plans. The first option costs $79 and includes verifying your business name's availability and registering it with the state. However, this doesn't cover IRS tax registration or the documents you'll need for dealing with banks and vendors. The second option costs $147, discounted from $195, and it includes everything in the first plan plus IRS tax registration. This will also give you all the necessary paperwork to do business with vendors and banks. The same pricing structure ($79 for a basic plan, $147 for all the bells and whistles) applies to Business Rocket's Partnership and DBA formation services.

Turnaround time is ambiguous and costs are artificially high

Business Rocket processes filings in 7-9 days, or 2-4 days if you pay for Rush Processing. They claim to process your documents the fastest in the nation, but that's obviously false when some of their business startup competitors process in just 1 day without extra charges. They charge $49 for Rush Processing, saying it's worth $150. However, to form a business yourself in Wisconsin (the state we're using as the example in all of our comparisons) expedited filing only costs $25. What's with the $125 markup? Also, there's some ambiguity about what Business Rocket means when they talk about processing. Some business startup services differentiate between processing time (how long it takes them to prepare your documents to send to the Secretary of State after you submit them) and filing time (how long it takes for the Secretary of State to review, approve, and officially record your documents). So, Business Rocket might process your documents in 2-4 days, but it could still take the state an additional 2-3 weeks to form your business. We don't really know, because Business Rocket doesn't clarify.

Licensing assistance

In addition to business formation, Business Rocket can help you get various important licenses for your business. If you run a charter bus or limo service, you'll need a TCP License. For transporting goods or passengers for money, you'll need a Motor Carrier Permit (MTR License). Lawyers practicing in California need a CalBar License, and those in other states need a Bar License. Car dealers must get a Dealer Occupational License. If your business involves commercial vehicles, you'll need a USDOT number. Business Rocket also helps with compliance for these licenses, making sure your business meets all the legal requirements.

Grow your business through Business Rocket's partnership with MerchantChimp

Business Rocket can also help your business grow and stay organized with various services. To help your business grow, they offer website design to create a professional online presence. They also provide merchant services through a partnership with MerchantChimp, which offers clear rates and fast deposits for credit card processing. This partnership gives small businesses discounted processing rates and quick access to their funds, which could help you minimize your operational costs and reinvest more back into your business.

Free year of compliance monitoring

For managing your business, Business Rocket provides tax services and bookkeeping to keep your finances in order. They can assist with ownership changes and help if you need to close your business. They also offer free compliance monitoring for the first year ($99 thereafter) to make sure your business follows all regulations and can help you get a seller's permit to legally sell products.

Poor communication and managing of sensitive data

Business Rocket isn't rated by the Better Business Bureau, but they have received complaints there. These complaints range from customers being told they need to purchase additional services via email, to issues with customer support not correctly closing accounts - leading to unexpected and costly charges that Business Rocket refused to refund. Some customers have also expressed concerns about how sensitive information is collected. For instance, one customer received a text from an unknown number asking for their social security number, which was later confirmed to be from Business Rocket. Business Rocket provides customer service from 9 am to 5:30 pm Pacific time, Monday to Friday. However, some customers have reported being no-showed for prearranged consultations and not receiving timely email responses.

Not worth your time

We wouldn't recommend Business Rocket for your business startup needs. They are dishonest about their pricing, their customer support can be hit-or-miss, and they're likely to spam your email trying to convince you to purchase unnecessary add-on services. Try one of our higher-rated business startup services instead.