Murray Gilford &
Associates, Inc.

"When tomorrow comes, it will be today. The future is now”



ACTIVITIES AND SERVICES

Murray Gilford & Associates, Inc. is a talented group of registered contractual lobbyists and public affairs consultants with over 60 years of combined advisory, implementation, and operational experience in the areas of Public Affairs, Political Grassroots Organization, Local, National Campaign Management, and Corporate Business Formation Services.

PUBLIC AFFAIRS

Strategic Public Relations and Corporate Planning are used to support the business objectives of an organization and show the organization’s value to its customer base. Strategic planning is also used to sell client messages and/or products by employing a variety of tactics.

African and Spanish American Public Affairs: Successful political, product, and service-marketing strategies, aimed at African and Spanish American consumers begin with personal experience. Cultural as well as environmental, these experiences are uniquely African and Spanish American. Services include developing marketing strategies, establishing, maintaining, and protecting our clients’ reputation. Enhance prestige and assist client in presenting a favorable (political, product, service) public image too two very similar yet distinct cultures. Clients include Corporations, Entrepreneurs, Governmental Agencies, Not-For Profit Organizations, Political Action Committees, Trade and Professional Associations.

Grant Research, Development, Preparation, Writing, & Submission: Governmental and Private Foundation Grant Research, and Preparation for Educational, Not-For Profit Organizations and Small Business Entrepreneurial needs. Annual Campaigns, Special Events Fundraising.

Registered Contractual Lobbyist: Lobbying means any legal action designed to influence decisions of government, governmental agencies, elected or appointed officials. Government depends on a constant flow of information and views from those who may be affected by its actions. In addition, those affected, have a right to know what is going on inside the system and depend upon lobbyist to inform them. Political Action Committees, Trade and Professional Associations, Institutions and individuals must deal with the system either because they have a specific concern (a need to make representations on a policy, bill or commercial decision) or because they want to inform or express concerns to legislators and officials before the need to lobby may arise. Lobbyists exist to facilitate this process.
Geographic Area: Local and National Level.


GRASS ROOTS ORGANIZATION

Demographic Research and Analysis: By analyzing research data and incorporating the results from that data with our understanding of Illinois’ political system and the key players of the two major political parties, we are able to provide our clients with strategic, public policy advice on whom to lobby, how, when and what for. Clients include Corporations, Entrepreneurs, Governmental Agencies, Not-For Profit Organizations, Political Action Committees, Trade and Professional Associations. Geographic Area: Illinois, Washington, D.C.


CORPORATE AFFAIRS

Incorporating in Illinois is more attractive than ever. Provisions to the Illinois Business Corporation Act allow for greater flexibility in the payment of dividends and other distributions of Illinois based companies.

Organizing Domestic and Foreign Business Corporations: under Illinois Business Corporation Act of 1983. Services include name availability check, preparation and filing of your Articles of Incorporation: Illinois Form BCA-2.10. IRS Form SS-4 (employer identification number), IRS Form 2553 S Corporation. Geographic Area: Illinois

Organizing Not-For Profit Corporations: under Illinois Not-For Profit, Revised Corporation Act of 1986. Services include name availability check, preparation and filing of Illinois Form NFP-102.10. Filing appropriate documents with local, county, state, and federal agencies. Including but not limited to: IRS Form 1023. Geographic Area: Illinois.

Registered Agent Services: Business Corporations in Illinois are required, to maintain a Registered Agent, within the state of Illinois. The name and address of the Registered Agent are placed into the articles of incorporation, so that corporations can receive important correspondence: legal notices and other documents. Many businesses choose to use the professional services of a Registered Agent, to make certain that important corporate, official state documents, service of process and tax notices are promptly forwarded too appropriate entity officials.
Geographic Area: Illinois, Washington, D.C.

www.murraygilford.com
Murray Gilford & Associates, Inc.
1330 Webford Drive*Des Plaines, IL. 60016
Email:murraygilford@comcast.ne
Phone: 847-849-6218
Fax: 847-824-8630
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