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Reach your customers where they actually open.

Send branded email campaigns and SMS broadcasts. Templates auto-themed to your brand. List management, deliverability, unsubscribe handling, segmentation, all built in.

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220,000+
Businesses served
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BBB rated, SOC 2 II
$0
Hidden fees
What it is

Email & SMS Marketing, plainly.

Email and SMS are the highest-use channels for repeat customer purchase. A list of 500 engaged customers, properly managed, returns more revenue than 50,000 social followers. The mechanics are well-understood: send relevant content, segment by behavior, time it right, keep deliverability clean.

Our marketing tool is built into the platform: contacts come from your CRM (no list import drama), templates pull from your brand kit (every email is on-brand), and sends go through dedicated IPs warmed up for your domain (deliverability stays high).

For SMS, we handle the A2P 10DLC registration with carriers (a hard requirement since 2023), TCPA compliance (opt-in language, opt-out keywords), and per-state messaging law variations. Send broadcast SMS to opted-in lists, transactional SMS for order updates, and triggered SMS based on behavior.

Who this is for

Common situations.

E-commerceAbandoned cart, post-purchase, win-back campaigns. The highest-ROI channel for repeat.
Restaurants and localWeekly specials, event invites, loyalty programs.
Professional servicesNewsletter to past clients, referral asks, seasonal reminders.
Personal brandsNewsletter-led businesses. Substack-quality without the platform tax.
B2B SaaSDrip campaigns, onboarding sequences, expansion outreach.
Multi-brand operatorsSeparate lists per brand, separate sending reputations.
What we'll set up for you

A clean handoff, in four steps.

You give us the basics. We handle the state, the IRS, and the compliance clock so you can focus on the business.

01 · Name + Brand

A name that's actually available.

Real-time check against the state register, USPTO trademark database, and matching domains.

02 · State filing

Filed with the Secretary of State.

We submit your Articles, pay the state fee on your behalf, and return the stamped certificate.

03 · Federal IDs

EIN + the right tax setup.

Federal Employer ID with the IRS, plus state tax accounts when your business needs them.

04 · Stay compliant

Registered Agent + deadline tracking.

Your agent on file in every state, with every renewal and annual report tracked in one calendar.

How it works

Four steps. We handle the rest.

Step 1
Build listImport contacts, add forms to your site, segment by behavior.
Step 2
ComposeBrand-themed template, drag-and-drop editor.
Step 3
Send or scheduleOne-time send, scheduled, or triggered automation.
Step 4
MeasureOpen, click, revenue per campaign. Iterate.
Side by side

How we compare.

MailchimpKlaviyoConvertKitFile.Business
Monthly cost$13+$35+$25+$19 / free Growth
Brand-themed templatesnononoyes
SMS includedadd-onadd-onnoincluded
A2P 10DLC handledadd-onadd-onn/aincluded
Single bill with formationnononoyes

Based on publicly listed pricing and feature pages as of 2026. Competitor names are trademarks of their respective owners.

FAQ

Common questions.

What marketing help does File.Business offer?
We offer tools and an AI marketing agent that help small businesses produce content, email, social posts, and outreach, in their own brand voice, so marketing gets done consistently without a full agency. It complements the entity, compliance, and back-office work we handle. See the marketing agent.
Do I need marketing help right after forming my business?
Often the priority right after forming is the foundation, the entity, EIN, bank account, and compliance, but consistent marketing is what brings customers, so once the basics are set, marketing becomes central to growth. We keep your foundation handled so you can focus on reaching customers.
How does an AI marketing agent work?
It learns your business, industry, brand voice, and audience from samples of your existing content, then drafts email, social, and blog content in that voice, with you reviewing and approving before anything publishes. See the marketing agent for how it integrates with your platforms.
Will marketing content match my brand?
Yes: the agent is trained on your existing copy, website, past emails, and posts, so it learns your tone, vocabulary, and formatting and generates new content that sounds like you rather than generic filler. We flag how brand-voice training works so the output is genuinely yours.
What platforms does the marketing tooling support?
Common email platforms like Mailchimp and Klaviyo, social channels like LinkedIn and X through schedulers, and site platforms like WordPress and Webflow, with more added over time. See the marketing agent for current integrations so it fits the tools you already use.
Does it post automatically?
Only with your approval by default: the agent drafts and you review, with optional auto-posting for trusted, repetitive use cases like scheduled posts, so you keep control over what represents your brand. We flag how approval works so automation never publishes something you have not seen.
How does marketing fit with the rest of my business setup?
It sits alongside the entity, compliance, and back-office pieces as part of running the business, and File.Business aims to handle the operational foundation so your energy goes to customers. We keep your entity and compliance organized so marketing is not competing with paperwork for your time.
Is this a replacement for a marketing agency?
For many small businesses it reduces or delays the need for an agency by making consistent content production affordable, though complex campaigns may still warrant specialists. We flag where the tooling fits so you get consistent marketing without overpaying for what you can handle in-house.
Can File.Business help me market my business?
We provide marketing tooling and an AI marketing agent trained on your brand, and keep your entity and compliance foundation handled, so you can produce consistent content and focus your time on customers rather than on both paperwork and a blank page.

Send a campaign in about 5 minutes.

Tell us a few details. We do the rest. You get a single dashboard for everything.

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How it works

How we deliver, end-to-end.

Four-step path from request to confirmation. State and IRS turnaround varies; our steps run in parallel where possible to compress the timeline.

1

Intake + scope

You tell us what you need through a short intake form (or a call for complex matters). We confirm scope, surface any gating issues (deadlines, missing documents, entity status), and quote any state fees that pass through at cost.

2

Prepare + verify

Our specialists draft the filing, verify entity details against state databases, run internal QA, and route any items needing your sign-off. You see drafts before anything gets submitted.

3

File with the authority

We submit directly to the state Secretary of State, FinCEN, IRS, USPTO, or whichever authority your filing requires. We pay state fees at cost and track the submission identifier in your account.

4

Confirmation + vault

Stamped certificate, IRS notice, or filing receipt arrives in your SOC 2 encrypted document vault the moment we receive it. Next filing deadline auto-added to your compliance calendar where applicable.

Why File.Business

Built on the same infrastructure used by 220,000+ businesses.

SOC 2 Type II audited

Independent annual security audit covering access control, change management, incident response, and data handling. Current report on request.

All 51 US jurisdictions

Every state plus DC plus Puerto Rico - direct filings, not third-party reseller. We hold registered-agent qualifications in every state we operate.

Deadline guarantee

If we miss a filing deadline on a service you pay us to manage, we pay the state penalty. Specific to each plan and the filings it includes.

4.9 from 8,200+ verified reviews

Independently verified by Trustpilot + Google + our own NPS infrastructure. Customer success team within reach by email, chat, or phone.

60-day money-back promise

Change your mind in the first 60 days and we refund our service fee in full. State filing fees pass through at cost and are non-refundable once paid to the state.

E&O insured

Errors and omissions coverage protects you from service errors. Carrier and certificate available on request for enterprise clients.

SOC 2 Type II audited
220,000+ businesses. 60-day money-back. State fees passed through at cost.
Your operating system, not a transaction
Every deadline auto-tracked across your entities. Compliance Score visible year-round.
Transparent pricing
No hidden fees. No upsells at checkout. State fees disclosed upfront.

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