Any business activity, whether online or physical, requires that you operate under a professional status. If you sell goods or services to customers, you must legally register as a business.
You will find below the links to the competent organizations in each country to start the process:
- Australia - https://asic.gov.au/
- Austria - https://investinaustria.at/fr/
- Belgium - https://belgianchambers.be/fr/
- Canada - https://www.canada.ca/fr/services/entreprises/lancer.html
- Denmark - https://datacvr.virk.dk/data/
- Finland - https://www.businessfinland.fi/en/do-business-with-finland/startup-in-finland/setting-up-a-business
- Germany - https://www.doingbusiness.org/en/data/exploreeconomies/germany/starting-a-business - https://www.handelsregister.de/rp_web/welcome.do?language=fr&sec_ip=124.183.190.118 - https://www.unternehmensregister.de/ureg/?submitaction=language&language=fr
- Iceland - https://island.is/en/starting-a-business
- Ireland - https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employment/types_of_employment/self_employment/sources_information_on_starting_business.html
- Italy - https://www.registroimprese.it/ - https://www.esteri.it/mae/en
- Luxembourg - https://www.cc.lu/accueil/ - https://www.houseofentrepreneurship.lu/
- Netherlands - https://www.kvk.nl/english/
- New Zealand - https://www.newzealandchambers.co.nz/
- Norway - https://www.altinn.no/en/
- Portugal - https://www.irn.mj.pt/sections/irn/a_registral/rnpc
- Spain - http://www.rmc.es/Home.aspx - https://www.agenciatributaria.es/ - https://paeelectronico.es/es-es/Paginas/PagInicio.aspx
- Sweden - https://www.bolagsverket.se/en - https://www.scb.se/en/
- Switzerland - https://www.sihk.ch/?lang=fr
- UK - https://www.gov.uk/set-up-sole-trader - https://www.gov.uk/browse/business
- USA - https://www.usa-corporate.com/start-a-new-business/ - https://dor.wa.gov/open-business/choose-ownership-structure - https://dor.wa.gov/open-business/choose-ownership-structure/compare-business-structures -
☝️ Good to Know
With the Amazon Partners and Evolup affiliate program, you can start as an individual.
In this case, Amazon will pay you the amount of your commissions in Amazon gift certificates.
If you set up a business later, you can change your Amazon Partners account information and, if you wish, the way Amazon pays you your commissions.
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