NC business opportunity bonds.
$1,000, issued instantly.
North Carolina requires a business opportunity seller to post a $50,000 bond (or trust account) in favor of the State when registering with the Secretary of State. Ours is $1,000 — set by our carrier's rate book for this bond, identical for every seller. A soft credit check may apply — never a hard inquiry — and the bond e-signs in 1–2 business days.
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Three steps to registered.
Your Secretary of State registration is waiting on this bond. Here's the entire process — no broker phone tag:
Apply once, online
Business details, owner information, effective date. That is the application — the only extra step is a one-time consent to a soft credit pull.
Reviewed & approved
Most of these clear quickly; if underwriting needs anything, you hear from an underwriter within 48 hours. Any credit check that runs is a soft pull that never affects your score.
E-sign & file with the Secretary of State
Pay online and receive the executed bond, ready to file with your business opportunity registration. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
North Carolina regulates the sale of business opportunities under the Business Opportunity Sales Act (G.S. Chapter 66, Article 19). A seller who solicits or sells a covered business opportunity must register with the Secretary of State and provide security — a $50,000 bond or trust account in favor of the State.
The bond is a purchaser-protection guarantee: it stands behind your compliance with the Act and your contracts. If a seller commits fraud, misrepresents the opportunity, or breaches the purchase agreement, a harmed purchaser can recover against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Sellers who follow the Act and honor their contracts treat the bond as a registration formality, not a risk.
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Five minutes. The whole thing.
These are the actual underwriting fields, including a one-time consent to a soft credit check. Submit once and your bond is typically issued within 1–2 business days.
Start the application →Common questions.
If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
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The Secretary of State is waiting on one document.
$1,000, five-minute application, e-signed bond in 1–2 business days. Free until issued.