How to Start an LLC and Remain Anonymous

Please consider that this article and the contents of this page are not legal or investment advise.  The content provided is based on life experience.  All information posted on this site is based on real life experience from the author and any information used should be consulted with an attorney or investment advisor. In the early 2000's I came across a business idea while I was working a low paying job.  The investment to start the company was minimal but did require quite a bit of my time but also required continued investment from what I was earning working for someone else.  I figured lets start slow, money was really tight and every penny counted.  I really couldn't afford to hire an attorney to start my LLC and I really didn't know how to start one in the first place.   So I began to ask my father who was an independent business owner at the time.  He told me that when forming a business you must fill out forms at the Secretary of State website (called arti