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Employment vs Sole Trading - UK
In the UK, is it possible to be in full time employment and be a sole trader at the same time?
i.e. Work a full time job as an employee. Do contract work as a sole trader on evenings and weekends.
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Help me choosing my business name, I have a few options [closed]
I am planning to start my new business from where I will be proposing website / software / smartphone application / audio-visual (audio video programs and CDs) / development apart from proposing ...
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If I were to Create a couple of brands
Hello there I was just wondering if anybody can advise me on the following. I am a designer that can design and create a broad range of garments from swimwear and underwear to ball gowns and suits. I ...
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Consulting work while working on startup
As a single tech founder of a pre-revenue startup, is it a good idea to take on consulting projects using the same corporate entity or is it better to form a new company just for the consulting ...
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I want to make a free video introduction of my client's company. I just want to use images, text and little bit of effects and sound
I want to make a free video introduction of my client's company. I just want to use images, text and little bit of effects and sound.
Is there any free web based or anything, by which I can make it?
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Are cuss words always bad in domain/company names
So, I have an idea for a startup and have come up with what I consider to be an excellent name for it, however it contains a cuss word. Specifically "shit".
While I don't want to divulge the exact ...
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Director service contracts
The two of us are going to found a company and will work on all necessary tasks without taking pay at least for the first year. In this case, are we going to be Executive Directors? If so, will we ...
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Advice on the need for a foreign subsidiary
We'd like to startup a company that is seen as a UK company and be governed by UK laws, including Privacy laws. However, all of our operations, management and control will reside in Canada at least ...
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Workers of a subsidary purely work on products of the parent company
If the parent company wholly owns the subsidiary, could the employees of the subsidiary work on products of the parent company? Are special contracts needed?
Thanks
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A structure for satellite companies in overseas
Our company is looking to expand its presence in overseas market. Here are some of the facts that we have:
Selling a proven product in local market in overseas market.
Since the requirements might ...
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C-Corp vs LLC. How much more complex?
I am starting a technology business with my 50% partner. We are trying to decide between an LLC and a C-Corp. (We are in Michigan) In our case an S-Corp probably won't work too well. I've read a ...
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Downsides to setting up shell companies for sale?
I see plenty of shell companies for sale through reputable sellers: LLCs that have no tax ID number or bank account and that were established a few months to a few years ago. The market prices of ...
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How to solicit opinions about my chosen company name
I think that I've found the right company name, but I'm not sure about it.
I'll like to hear others opinion, and I don't know how to do it in order to protect the domanin name and to get ...
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Salary and profit distribution in game industry?
A couple years ago, I started a group/team of passionate people in game development. I was the one who had the idea to form a group that will (hopefully) later be a company/real studio. I was the one ...
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Starting an Australian company while living abroad?
How can an Australian citizen (or two) set up a company in Australia while living overseas?
Is it possible to pay a professional (e.g. lawyer/accountant) to fulfill the requirements of having "at ...
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How the director's should share the ownership
In a company with two directors, one is to be the head. Is it necessary that the head must have more shares as compared to the other for exercising his powers. Does a share ratio of 51:49 serves ...
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starting a small research company in india vs abroad
I am an engineering student with pretty good ideas and a good team of innovators.
I wish to start a small company to build prototypes.. and then think about large scale manufacturing. What is the ...
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Keep a company no longer active
Is it wise to keep a company that will no longer have any activity? and file zeroes on all its tax returns? Dissolving it might incur a higher one time cost. The company in question is a delaware c ...
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Can a person have the title of CEO if their company is unlicensed?
Just the question. I have a "company" which is basically just an online identity and is completely unlicensed (for the time being). Can I actually call myself the "CEO" of the company if it is ...
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How to bill customers in US/UK without having a company there?
I want to create a startup for US/UK based people, and then expand it to more countries.
I am a self-employed/freelancer in Spain.
I need to be able to bill my customers by credit card, so people ...
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How to incorporate a Delaware C-Corp for a startup with two founders?
My co-founder and I recently went through the process of incorporation. I just got back the documents for the filing of a Delaware C-Corp and noticed my lawyer setup my co-founder as director and that ...
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How do I shut down a C-Corp?
I created a C-Corp a year ago thinking that I needed a company when I really never did. I haven't ever done anything with it and haven't heard about it since I created it. I want to shut it down to ...
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Private company ownership
Is it possible to find out the owners of a private Delaware c-corp? Can company records be retrieved or purchased from the state government? If not the entire list, how about a partial list (>5% ...
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Why should I create LLC company?
I confess I don't quite understand the logic behind creating LLC company..
What are the befenits?
Should I do this now that my product(website) is still in development?
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The correct prefix for a UK UTR?
What's the correct country code/prefix for a UK unique taxpayer reference I should give in an invoice when supplying services overseas? I suppose it's simply UK, but I couldn't find anything about it ...
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Another company to managa activities of other company
I'm wondering if there is any limit of activities another company could carry out for my company? I have a limited company in the UK, live outside the UK, and would like another company or a ...
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What sort of business type is a video game company? Manufacturing?
I am a college student and I am supposed to be creating a business plan for a school project. I decided to create a faux video game company in order to satisfy the criteria of the project, but I've ...
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When must I turn my business idea into a formal Company?
I'm a programmer, I have an idea, I know how to implement it, it will be a website, and that site will be my business.
My question is very basic: where in timeline must I register my business as an ...
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Problem with Companies House agent
I'm really disappointed about services provided by the CH agent that registered my ltd in the UK. At the beginning, they misspelled my name and didn't answer to my e-mails regarding this issue. They ...
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What are the operating costs for a company in Hong Kong?
I am currently building an SaaS with freemium business model. For that part I would need to have a company which would receive recurring billing. Since this is the first time I am creating a company ...
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How to register an IT company in USA?
My brother-in-law in India wants to open(register) an IT company in US.
Is that possible? How?
And if now, then I'm here in US with a student visa. Can I register an IT company in USA and help him ...
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Company Names and Websites
I have been running a website for a month or so and as I now have some revenue coming through it, I have registered a limited company.
The company name is different from my website name, as I didn't ...
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Should I change my domain name if there is a company with the same name?
I recently registered a co.uk domain name which I was hoping to use as the site for an e-commerce business. After registering I checked companies house and found there is already a registered Ltd. ...
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How to calculate a company market value?
When an investor invests in a start up company, the investor will also ask how do you estimate the company's market value. How do you calculate this value? Does it require some professional accountant ...
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Registering a code-signing certificate on an alias name of the company
Our company is registered in Delaware with an office in New York State. We have acquired several code-signing certificates for the past 5 years, and the name of the company we requested to be "on ...
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Using Domain name in EULA of a software rather than my name in the Licensor field
I intend to sell a software solution.I have already registered a domain but i dont have a registered company.Can i use my website/domain name eg:myproduct.com for the licensor field in the EULA rather ...
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Frozen Homemade Food Business
I want to start up a frozen homemade food business. The food/meal should be just like we make at home. The sale will be like membership on the website. For example someone will buy dinner for 1 ...
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Starting an internet company in USA as a foreigner
I am a student in USA. And I have an idea for a startup. I have people with me (US Citizens) who are willing to help me establishing this company.So i am wondering now what do i need to do (legally) ...
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Semicolon in company name?
I have a great idea for a company name, but it requires the semicolon character ; in order to work. Do you think it would be possible to have a semicolon in the company name? I know dotcom-companies ...
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A day in the life of a CEO
Does anyone know of a book that details the typical day to day routine of a CEO of a company?
We all know the high level duties that a CEO must perform, but then I have yet to find good information ...
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Should I quit the company I founded?
I will try to make this short. About nine months ago my ex boss offered to invest in a company for me. Our relationship even when it was not romantic was deeply emotional. I care a lot about him as a ...
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How to verify online companies
Assume that I would like to join an affiliate network, but I can't find any reviews of them and Alexa shows that their domain exist for 2 months. In this case I should probably wait until they gain ...
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Registering a company in India with multiple activities
I am from Chennai, India. I'm planning to start a few different websites in sectors like recruitment, social networking, health care, IT solutions, matrimony, real estate, promotion of products, ...
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Can I myself have two contracts with my own UK ltd company?
I'm soon going to register a limited company in the UK. I know that any ltd company is a separate entity, and if I want to get paid from the company I'll have to be employed as its director. However, ...
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How to kick out useless person in startup
Our startup has a person who holds a very high percentage of the company's common stock.
We don't have any money yet, and we've been working for a year.
This guy has done an extremely minimal amount ...
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What actions are associated with registering a company/software name?
I live in Austria, Europe.
I am a software developer and I would like to distribute my software under the name of my company. So I consider the following:
I might want to register the name for my ...
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does anybody know of a non-us country with low cost of incorporation
so from what I've seen the US offers quite low incorporation cost (it appears that you can form an LLC just by a few hundred dollars)
my question is, is there any other country that satisfy these ...
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Choosing a company name
Location: UK
I'm thinking about going freelance and having a decent name, and in near future probably convert to a Limited company.
However I found on businesslink.gov.uk that the company name is ...
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Is it considered legal forming a business through your parents?
I'm 15, and an enthusiast programmer, I've built loads of web based applications, some of which have even been called useful after demo'ing them to others, apps that have not been created (atleast ...
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Small App Development company with only 1 other person. Is it an LLC or Corp or
I am trying to start up a two person company for App Development. However I want to make this "professional". I don't know if I'm supposed to register my company or how to even start. Am I an LLC or a ...
