H 1-B for a small sized start-up company

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I am a citizen of United States of America and own a small sized company which is an LLC. This company is 3 years old and very much active with good amount of projects in hand. I have a job and also have identified a candidate for the same. The offer which I have made to this candidate is scheduled to commence this year December and would like to file for H 1-B Anticipatory Visa. Since the H 1-B quota for 2012 is getting filled very quick, I thought I should talk to a consultant to mobilize the candidate's H 1-B. This would be my first H 1-B filing.

Hence, my questions are,

1. Are there any legal boundaries that I must be aware of?
   
2. Are we (Employer & Candidate) expected to be aware of any pre-requisites?
   
3. Will the H 1-B filing for the first time from a small start-up company be smoother?
   
4. For a smooth process of H 1-B, what are those measures needed to be considered before and after filing for H 1-B?
   
5. What is expected while filing H 1-B Anticipatory Visa?
   
6. To expect a positive response on filing H 1-B, what are the documents to be ready with while filing the application?
   
7. If the employer has identified any unique skill-set in the chosen candidate, what are the qualification documents are a must to be produced?
   
8. Please advice any vital aspects to be aware of based on the above paragraph.
   

Thank you!!

[JoeF]

What do you mean with "anticipatory visa"? There is no such term.

An H1 is an H1 is an H1.

I suggest you contact an immigration lawyer about filing an H1, since it is obvious that you don't have experience with it.