could someone refer me to a site or something to get paperwork and a howto on doing an LLC in Tennessee

Nolo.com and your state government web site should be good places to start.

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finalsierra, here is a link that I go thru www.state.tn.us and clicking on the business link

It may be of assitance to you to become LLC

http://www.tennesseeanytime.org/main/business/support.html