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Life events

Starting a business

Get registered, licensed and open legally.

Your steps

Do them in this order. Skip any that don’t apply to you.

1 Get business advice and training (JBDC)Free advice and a business plan before you start 2 Register a business or companyOne form registers you with COJ, TAJ, NIS, NHT and HEART 3 Get a trade licence for your businessBefore you open a shop 4 Change how a building is used (planning permission)Running it from your house or changing a building 5 Get a food handler’s permitFood businesses: you and your staff 6 Get a spirit licence to sell alcoholIf you will sell alcohol 7 Get a fire safety inspection for your businessFor shops, offices and public buildings 8 Register your business for GCTOnce sales reach $10 million a year 9 Get a work permit for a foreign workerOnly if hiring someone from overseas

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