TIPS ON STARTING YOUR BUSINESS IN ALBERTA
Registering a trade name is easy and cheap in Alberta:
choose 3 names
go to the local Registries office
the search to see if your chosen name is available costs *$16.05
registration costs *$20.70
Incorporation has never been easier for a small business in Alberta
choose 3 names
go to the local Registries office
to register a numbered company costs *$207.00
if you want your company to have a name then a search is necessary to see if your chosen name is available, cost *$56.75
file the papers in a safe place
*The cost may vary slightly but shouldn't be much more unless you want a complicated share structure when you should be seeing a lawyer and/or a chartered accountant.
Business Cards can be as easy as getting them printed or as cheap as printing your own.
go to the local stationery store
buy a pack of business cards with pre-printed backgrounds (A4)
open Microsoft Word, click on tools the "envelopes & labels"
follow the instructions (look up business cards on the help feature)
give out to anybody who even looks as though they're interested
get fed up and get some printed, taking in your own as a sample
Bank Accounts may only be opened in a business name if you can prove you have a business.
those papers you filed in a safe place? take them to the bank as proof that you have a business
be prepared to pay a fee each month but sometimes the first few months are free so ask
look for the bank that gives you what you need, especially if your customers are not all located in Canada
Accounting for a business need not be frightening.
e-mail me at rhc@shoeboxaccounting.net and ask
have your accounts cleaned up for you & throw away the shoe box
make arrangements for accounting one day a week or one day a month, whichever suits your business
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