Paper Work & Hidden Costs When Finding Office Space in Hong Kong
There are many reasons to rent an office space for company operations, even though many companies have reduced their employee’s time working in an office ever since COVID-19 hit.
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Things To Know Before Renting Office Space in the UK
As a business owner, having your own space to run your business can be an exciting thought. However, renting your own office space is a huge decision, and one that requires much consideration and planning before implementation.
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3 Things To Consider Before Renting Your First Office Space
If you have always been working from home for your small business and are contemplating moving to a bigger space to accommodate your staff and to have a central office location, you may be looking out for office spaces to rent.
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Should I Close My Company or Make It Dormant?
Choosing between closing your company for good and making it dormant is a huge decision to make. Before taking that step, get to know what the consequences are for each decision. We’re here to help.
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Shopify Plans And Prices Analysis: Which Is The Best?
When you start an online business, you will definitely require a platform like Shopify for you to perform basic business operations. This article helps you to see which Shopify plan is best for the stage of the business you’re at.
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What an Invoice for E-commerce Businesses Needs To Have
For business owners who own and run an online store, you probably already know that invoices must be sent to your customers for the services you provide or the goods you sell, as a form of purchase proof.
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What You Need To Include In An Invoice for E-commerce
For business owners who own and run an online store, you probably already know that invoices must be sent to your customers for the services you provide or the goods you sell, as a form of purchase proof.
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What To Include in an E-commerce Invoice?
For business owners who own and run an online store, you probably already know that invoices must be sent to your customers for the services you provide or the goods you sell, as a form of purchase proof.
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How To Choose a Company Name for First Time Business Owners
If you’re setting up a company in the UK, one of the first steps to get your business up and running is to choose a name for your company. A company’s name and logo determines how your potential customers and partners view your company.
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How To Pick the Right Company Name
Choosing a business name is not that simple, and you may wreck your brains over choosing one, only to find out that ACRA did not approve its registration.
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What Are Directors' Duties In Hong Kong?
We bring you through what kind of directors there are, who can become a company director, a director’s duties and what the role entails.
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How To Transfer Shares As a Private Company
In a UK company, shares are often transferred from one shareholder to another. Depending on your business model and how you wish to proceed, you may want to issue, allocate, or transfer shares.
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What Are Directors' Duties In The UK?
We bring you through what kind of directors there are, who can become a company director, a director’s duties and what the role entails.
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The Best Way To Find and Sell Niche Products Online
Launching an online business is not an easy achievement, with increasingly more entrepreneurs entering the online market space. Competition is fierce, product ideas are saturated, and consumers are getting more well-versed in sieving out the best prices for online products.
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The Search for Niche Products and Getting Started Online
Launching an online business is not an easy achievement, with increasingly more entrepreneurs entering the online market space. Competition is fierce, product ideas are saturated, and consumers are getting more well-versed in sieving out the best prices for online products.
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Finding And Selling Niche Products Online
Launching an online business is not an easy achievement, with increasingly more entrepreneurs entering the online market space. Competition is fierce, product ideas are saturated, and consumers are getting more well-versed in sieving out the best prices for online products.
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What to Do If You Want To Change Your Financial Year End Date
Most business owners choose their financial year-end date based on the tax year, which runs from 6 April to 5 April of the following year. There is no hard rule that you have to use a stipulated year-end date. You have the power to choose any other date for your business year-end.
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A Guide to Dividend Payments for Small Businesses in the UK
Your main goal of opening a company in the UK should be to make profits, and depending on your corporate goals you may choose different ways to extract your financial earnings. One way is to distribute your profits to shareholders, also referred to as paying out dividends.
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What Happens When You Avoid Tax in Hong Kong? A Guide to Tax Evasion Penalties
Hong Kong is well-known for its simple and straightforward tax regime, which makes the country one of the best places you could start a business in. However, despite the favorable tax rates, there are still cases of tax evasion which leads to legal consequences.
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A Guide to Setting Up a Holding Company in the UK
A holding company follows the same incorporation process as a normal company, although it provides different purposes for business owners. Understand what a holding company is and the tax advantages of one.
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The Complete Guide to Setting Up A Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) Company
Using a special purpose vehicle structure to set up a company has been gaining popularity over the years, especially with property investors. However, beyond dabbling in property investments, there are also reasons why you may want to consider including setting up an SPV in your business planning.
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The Guide to Tax Deductions: Expenses You Can Write Off
In this article, we will go through what kind of business models will require you to pay tax, what counts as business expenses, what tax exemptions mean, and how to claim exemptions.
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Your New Entrepreneur’s Guide to Selling on Lazada, Qoo10, Carousell and Shopee
Today, we will go through the four biggest E-commerce platforms in Singapore - Lazada, Qoo10, Carousell and Shopee, to see how you can make full use of their platform to kickstart your business.
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What Is a Holding Company and How To Set Up One in Hong Kong?
Learn how to set up a holding company in Hong Kong. A holding company is a company that has a bunch of subsidiaries. It is still a business entity.
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Starting an E-commerce Business From Home: What You Need
How can I start a business from the comfort of my home? In this article, we explore how to take the digital and e-commerce route.
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The No-Nonsense Guide To Start an Online T-shirt Business
E-commerce is the way to go, with increasingly more people doing their shopping online instead of in physical shops. Here’s a quick guide for you to start one selling t-shirts.
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Getting Started With an E-Сommerce Business from Home
In this article, we will examine why going online can prove useful for your business
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Starting an E-commerce Business From Home
What good will going online do for me? In this article, we discuss how choosing to go online can work out to your advantage in the long run.
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T-shirt Business: How To Start One the Fuss-Free Way
People shop online more often than from traditional stores. Here’s a guide on how to get started with t-shirt selling.
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Starting Your T-shirt Business the No-Nonsense Way
Increasingly, people shop online rather than in offline stores. Here’s a guide on how to get started with selling t-shirts.
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What New Business Owners Need To Know About Companies Ordinance
In Hong Kong, the Companies Ordinance creates a legal framework for companies to be incorporated and operate. As your company would need to adhere to it, find out what it’s about.
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Things To Note When Issuing Shares in Hong Kong
If you plan to increase your company’s capital by selling part of your company through the issue of shares, there is some administrative work you need to do for existing and potential shareholders.
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Do I Need To File Income Tax in Singapore for My Employees Working Remotely Due to COVID-19?
What happens if your foreign employee was on a short-term business trip to Singapore and is unable to return to their resident country? Let’s find out.
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A Complete Guide to Selecting a Nominee Director
A nominee director allows you to have someone else’s name on the board instead. Find out the reasons companies choose a nominee director.
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A Guide to Issuing Share Certificates for Singapore Companies
If you are starting a new company, you will need to issue a share certificate when your company is being incorporated. This article will go through the information you need to prepare this document.
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5 Hong Kong Government Funds to Tap Into for Your Startup
The Hong Kong government has put in place a few financing schemes to support the growth of these smaller businesses through financing and loan guarantees. Find out more about them and if you are eligible to apply.
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Tech.Pass: What Tech Entrepreneurs Need to Know about this latest Work Pass in SG
A new work pass dedicated to foreign technological experts has been introduced in Singapore to enable “the movers and shakers of the tech world” to bring in their expertise and create disruptive innovation.
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Setting Up a Hong Kong Company as a Special Purpose Vehicle
Find out what a Special Purpose Vehicle or SPV is, and what are the things you need to have to set up this entity in Hong Kong.
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A Guide to Setting Up a Special Purpose Vehicle Entity
In the last few years, it has been getting really popular for startups to create a SPV to help with the company financing, to attract investors to invest funds and receive equity when investing in the startup. Find out how to get one set up.
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What to Do if you Need a Nominee Director for Your Company
Find out what you need to know if you need a nominee director, along with their roles, and what could go wrong in the process to avoid mistakes.
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Using a Virtual Office as My Registered Physical Address
As companies work remotely and borders are restricted, would virtual offices fulfil the requirement to open a company?
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What Does the Electronic Transactions Act Mean for Entrepreneurs?
What do the Electronic Transactions mean for businesses and SMEs? We go through 4 things that entrepreneurs should take a close look at.
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Choosing a Virtual Office Service for My Company
Are you considering reducing your expenses and wondering if a virtual office fulfils the requirements to set up a company? Read on.
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