How to start with self-employment?
Select your business idea
In Slovakia, there are three basic types of trade licences:
- free
- craft-related or professional
- fixed
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Choose your place of business
A business address is an address that is used to designate your principal place of business and that is stated at the Trade Licensing Register. Self-employed, who are running their business from home, can use the permanent residence address or any other address.
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Choose your business name
Your business name plays a role in almost every aspect of your business, so you want it to be a good one. Self-employed are trading under their own personal name – first name and surname.
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Register at the Trade Licensing Office
Each person who wants to conduct trade in the Slovak republic has to apply for the Trade License at the Trade Licensing Office.
You can apply for trade license:
- personally
- electronically (online)
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