Choosing Legal Structure
The "right" legal structure for you must be determined based on a specific assessment of your circumstances; the various legal structures all have their advantages and disadvantages.
Planning and starting
Before start-up
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Personal clarification
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Plan your business start-up
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Do you have to ask permission?
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Business model
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Are you an employee or running a business?
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Hobby or commercial activity?
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Freelancers
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Have you been asked to register a business to get a job?
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Accounts - before start-up
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Avoid the pitfalls
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Prepare start-up budgets
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How can you finance the start-up phase?
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Your reporting obligations
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Do you need support for the start-up
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Calculation
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Startup Tutorial for Sole proprietorships
Choosing a name
A good business name can improve your company´s visibility. The name can be a deciding factor for your customers and others to remember you - and understand what you do.
Registration of the enterprise
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Starting and registering a sole proprietorship
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Starting and registering a private limited company (AS)
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Starting and registering a general partnership (ANS/DA)
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Starting and registering a cooperative (SA)
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Starting and registering a foundation
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Starting and registering an association
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Starting and registering a public limited company (ASA)
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Starting a Norwegian branch of a foreign company (NUF)
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Electronic signatures
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Certification of incorporation
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Organisation number
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Obligatory and voluntary registers
Protection of rights
Do you need assistance?
Our consultants are ready to answer your questions about starting a business in Norway. The service is free of charge. Opening hours: Monday – Friday 9am – 3pm (weekdays). If you write to us, we usually respond within one business day.
Callers from abroad, please call +47 75 00 62 34.
