1. Choose the form of the company:
An ordinary limited liability company has a minimum registered capital of 30,000 yuan and requires 2 (or more) shareholders.
Starting from January 2006, the new company law stipulates that one shareholder is allowed to register a limited liability company. This special limited liability company is also called a "one-person limited liability company" (but there will be no "one-person" in the company name, and it will not appear on the license. It will be marked as "natural person sole proprietorship"), with a minimum registered capital of 100,000 yuan.
If you start a business with others, you can consider the first type, an ordinary limited liability company.
2. Steps to register a company:
1. Name verification: Go to the Industrial and Commercial Bureau to get an "Enterprise (trade name) name pre-approval application form" and fill in the information you are going to get. The company name will be searched online by the Industry and Commerce Bureau (Intranet of the Industry and Commerce Bureau) to see if there are any duplicate names. If there are no duplicate names, you can use this name and a "Notice of Pre-approval of Enterprise (Trade Size) Name" will be issued. The handling fee for this step is 50 yuan.
2. Rent:
Rent an office in a special office building. If you have your own factory or office, you can do it. Some places do not allow working in residential buildings.
After renting, you must sign a rental contract and ask the landlord to provide a copy of the property certificate.
3. Write the "Articles of Association":
You can download a sample of the "Articles of Association" from the website of the Industrial and Commercial Bureau, and just modify it. The articles of association conclude with the signatures of all shareholders.
4. Engrave a private seal:
Go to the street where seals are carved and engrave a private seal and tell them to engrave a corporate private seal (square). The cost is about 20 yuan.
5. Go to an accounting firm to get a "Bank Inquiry Letter":
Contact an accounting firm and get a "Bank Inquiry Letter" (must be the original, accountant Stamped by the firm). If you are unclear, you can read the classified ads in the newspaper. There are many advertisements for accounting firms.
6. Go to the bank to open a company capital verification account:
All shareholders bring their share of the money to the bank, the company's articles of association, the verification notice issued by the Industrial and Commercial Bureau, Go to the bank to open a company account with the legal representative's private seal, ID card, money for capital verification, and a blank inquiry letter form. You need to tell the bank that you are opening a capital verification account. After opening the company account, each shareholder deposits corresponding money into the company account according to the amount of his own investment.
The bank will issue a payment note to each shareholder and stamp the bank's seal on the inquiry letter.
Note: The Company Law stipulates that when registering a company, investors (shareholders) must pay sufficient capital, which can be in the form of loans (that is, RMB), or in kind (such as cars), Investment in real estate, intellectual property, etc. What you go to the bank to do is only the monetary investment part. If you have physical objects, real estate, etc. as investment, you need to go to an accounting firm to appraise its value before investing at its actual value, which is troublesome. Therefore, it is recommended that you directly use money to invest. The company It doesn’t matter what method you use to get the money, whether it’s your own or borrowed, as long as you pay the capital in full.
7. Apply for capital verification report:
Take the shareholder payment note issued by the bank, the inquiry letter stamped by the bank, as well as the company's articles of association, verification notice, rent contract, A copy of the real estate certificate, and go to an accounting firm to apply for a capital verification report. The general fee is about 500 yuan (registered capital below 500,000 yuan).
8. If the business scope involves the approval of relevant departments, you must go to the relevant departments to apply for pre-licensing. For example, go to the Health Bureau to apply for a health license, go to the Public Security Bureau to apply for a special industry license, go to the Food and Drug Administration to apply for a medical device license, etc.
9. Register a company:
Go to the Industrial and Commercial Bureau to obtain various forms for company establishment and registration, including establishment registration application form, list of shareholders (initiators), supervision status of directors and managers, legal persons Representative registration form, designated representative or authorized agent registration form. After filling it out, submit it to the Industrial and Commercial Bureau together with the verification notice, company articles of association, rent contract, copy of the real estate certificate, capital verification report and pre-licensing. The license can be collected in about 3 working days.
This fee is about 1,000 yuan.