Build vs. Expanvia
The Company Is the Easy Part.Building the Business Is the Investment.
Texas charges a $300 state filing fee for an LLC certificate of formation. Legal formation is not the main economic barrier — building a functioning commercial and operational organization is.
What each model asks you to build
Same objective, two very different commitments.
Traditional
- Company formation
- Hiring
- Office
- Warehouse
- Logistics
- Systems
- Management
Expanvia
- Local presence
- Sales capability
- Customer service
- 4PL
- Warehouse network
- Reporting
- Scalable infrastructure
Illustrative annual cost of building yourself
Planning figures only. Actual costs vary by industry, staffing, location and operating model.
| Component | Annual budget |
|---|---|
| Sales / Business Development | $90,000 |
| Customer Service / Order Management | $45,000 |
| Logistics / Operations Coordination | $65,000 |
| Employer payroll costs & benefits | $45,000 |
| Office / flexible workspace | $15,000 |
| CRM / IT / communications | $10,000 |
| Accounting / legal / insurance | $15,000 |
| Travel & customer visits | $20,000 |
| Recruiting / training / miscellaneous | $10,000 |
| Illustrative annual cost | ~$315,000 |
Compensation context from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics employer cost data (Houston-Pasadena private-industry averages and national wholesale trade figures, March 2026). Illustrative planning context only.
Build yourself
$250K–$350K+
potential annual fixed operating cost
Expanvia Expand
Scoped to you
service fee + performance fee + third-party operating costs
Why spend $250K–$350K+ building an organization before you know how large your U.S. business can become?