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Texas business opportunity seller bonds.
$250 flat.
A Texas seller who tells buyers they will earn a profit from a business opportunity must post a $25,000 bond with the Secretary of State. Ours is $250 flat — the price you see is the price you pay, identical for every seller. A quick soft credit check may apply — never a hard inquiry; the bond is issued when you pay.
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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.
Approved
Most are approved as soon as you apply. One soft credit pull, never a hard inquiry, and it never affects your score. If it needs a second look, one to two business days at most.
E-sign & file with the Secretary of State
Pay online and receive the executed bond ready to file with your business opportunity seller registration. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Texas regulates the sale of business opportunities under Business & Commerce Code Chapter 51. Before a principal seller represents that a buyer will earn or is assured of earning a profit from a business opportunity, the seller must obtain a $25,000 surety bond (or establish a trust account) in favor of the state, and file a copy with the Secretary of State.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the State of Texas together with harmed buyers (the protected parties). The bond stands behind your compliance with the business opportunity law and the terms of the contracts you sell.
It is not insurance for you — if a buyer is harmed by a violation and the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Sellers who disclose honestly and honor their contracts treat the bond as a registration formality, not a risk.
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Claims, renewal, filing, and what sets the price.
If a claim is made
A claim comes from the party the bond protects, the obligee named on the form, when the duty the bond guarantees is not met.
The surety investigates and pays a valid claim, up to the $25,000 bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The premium covers a one-year term from the effective date you choose; a longer term is the same price per year, chosen at checkout.
Renew before the expiry date to keep the bond in force: the license, permit or contract it backs expects continuous coverage.
How to file it
E-sign & file with the Secretary of State. Pay online and receive the executed bond ready to file with your business opportunity seller registration. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $250 at the $25,000 amount for every applicant: the carrier’s rate book prices this bond by the form, not by your credit or your business profile.
One soft credit pull, never a hard inquiry, and it never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual underwriting fields, including a one-time consent to a soft credit pull. Submit once and your bond is issued when you pay.
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$250 flat, short application, bond issued when you pay. Free until issued.