On this page you will find information about:

1. Formulate your idea!
2. Test your idea
3. Bounce your idea off someone
4. Make a budget
5. Importing?
6. Your team!
7. Plan your marketing!
8. Finance your start
9. Do you need any special permits for your business?
10. Chose your form of business
11. What will your business be called?
12. Start and register your business at verksamt.se
13. Register your trademark!
14. Apply for tax
15. Register for VAT
16. Calculate your tax
17. Insure your business!
18. Launch your product or service!
19. Work like mad
20. Get your business up and running!
21. Bookkeeping
22. Pay your tax and VAT
23. Employ staff
24. Expand your network
25. Sustainable business
26. Security – if life takes a new turn
27. Evaluate your business plan and budget
28. When your first years is up
29. Grow your business
30. Export your goods och services
31. Finance your business growth

Step 1. Formulate your idea!

Write down your idea and begin a business plan.

Business idea

Step 2. Test your idea

Conduct a market survey to find out who your customers are.

Step 3. Bounce your idea off someone

Get help from an advisor and people in your networks.

Step 4. Make a budget

• Start-up budget
• Profit/ loss budget
• Liquidity budget

Make a budget

Step 5. Importing?

Check with customers what it costs!

Import and export

Step 6. Your team!

Find people to work or collaborate with.

Step 7. Plan your marketing!

Step 8. Finance your start

• Your own money
• Bank
• Almi

Financing your start

Step 9. Do you need any special permits for your business?

Apply in good times!

Find permits

Step 10. Chose your form of business

With others

Limited company, economic association trading partnership, limited partnership.

Alone

Limited company, sole trader.

When you´re chosen the form for your business, your are ready to start!

Different business types

Step 11. What will your business be called?

Your business name is your display window. It makes it easier for customers to finns you.

Protect your company name

Step 12. Start and register your business at verksamt.se

Business registration and tax

Step 13. Register your trademark!

The Swedish Intellectual Property Office (PRV) can help you.

Applying for a trademark at the Swedish Intellectual Property Office (PRV)

Trademarks

Step 14. Apply for tax

You can do this at verksamt.se using e-identification.

Business registration and tax

Step 15. Register for VAT

Find out how to report VAT at The Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket)

VAT

Step 16. Calculate your tax

Estimate how much income tax and employer´s contributions you should pay.

Step 17. Insure your business!

Insurance

Step 18. Launch your product or service!

Step 19. Work like mad

Step 20. Get your business up and running!

Marketing

Reach more people and get new customers through  social media.

Your market

Sell

Don´t forget to send invoices in good time.

Invoice

Step 21. Bookkeeping

How is your business doing so far?

Accounting

Step 22. Pay your tax and VAT

• Learn how VAT works
• Report and pay
• How much is your own money?

Business registration and tax

VAT

Step 23. Employ staff

Get help from Arbetsförmedlingen when recruiting.

Keep an eye on:

• Employer´s contributions and taxes
• Insurances
• Employment contracts.

Employing staff

Step 24. Expand your network

Step 25. Sustainable business

Be responsible and work for a positive impact.

Sustainable business

Step 26. Security – if life takes a new turn

• If you get sick
• If you are going to become a parent
• Living with a disability

Step 27. Evaluate your business plan and budget

Anything I can improve?

Step 28. When your first years is up

• Close accounts for the year.
• Submit your tax return and pay tax in time to Skatteverket.
• Submit your annual report to Bolagsverket.

Step 29. Grow your business 

Establish in a new market and expand your customer base.

Step 30. Export your goods och services

Take your business to the world.

Import and export

Step 31. Finance your business growth

• Venture capital – find an external financer and partner.
• Apply for public funding.
• Crowdfunding.

Financing your start

Good Luck!

The world is now at your feet!