January 18th, 2010
Most businesses require a trading licence (these are covered by the Licences Act). There are three types of licence — National Licences, Trading Licences and Occupational Licences.
There are also local variations, usually depending on municipal requirements, so you should check first with the Receiver of Revenue, and then with the zoning department of your local municipality. Read the rest of this entry »
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Corporation Law, Home Based Business |
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Posted by arlene
January 18th, 2010
There are several ways in which you may need to protect your interests by ensuring the exclusivity of your product.
In some instances, where you’ve invented a unique gadget or perhaps a tool, you should consider patenting your product. A patent would protect you from unfair and/or unlawful competition. Read the rest of this entry »
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Intellectual Property, Tax |
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Posted by arlene
November 29th, 2009
In franchising, you copy someone else’s business, with their full approval and support, under a licence agreement called a franchise. In this the franchise-giver (the franchisor) allows you to use their trade name, provides training and back-up, and gives their expertise with all its benefits. In exchange, you as the franchisee have to pay the franchisor an initial fee, then ongoing royalties. The major advantage of this method is that you get into business more quickly and possibly with less risk. Read the rest of this entry »
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Advertising, Franchising, Legal, VAT, financial |
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Posted by lekker
November 5th, 2008
For many people, the idea of a business is ruled by the images that come to mind when they think of various companies they’ve worked for in the past. Unfortunately, it’s this picture that most often intimidates new entrepreneurs who want to get their own businesses off the ground: either they think they need everything a larger, more established business has before they can open their doors, from fancy networked telephone systems to a professionally decorated office, and spend way too much to start, or they become overwhelmed at the amount of money they think they need to open their doors, and never do so because they figure they’ll never be able to come up with that kind of money. Read the rest of this entry »
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Advertising, Budgeting, Business Plans, Corporation Law |
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Posted by arlene
October 24th, 2008

To get started on your quest, first call your town clerk to see what you need to do to make your business legal on a local basis. The clerk will also be able to lead you to state offices so you know what you’ll have to do with the state government.
Here’s a rundown on some of the things you’ll have to take care of in order to start your business off on the right foot. Read the rest of this entry »
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Corporation Law, Home Based Business, Intellectual Property, Legal, Sales, Tax |
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Posted by arlene