The process of establishing a company

1. Business idea

2. Learning about funding possibilities

• Enterprise Estonia http://www.eas.ee/
• Estonian Unemployment Insurance Fund www.tootukassa.ee
• Estonian Agricultural Registers and Information Board http://www.pria.ee/
• Environmental Investment Centre http://www.kik.ee/
• KredEx http://www.kredex.ee/
• Tallinn Enterprise Board www.tallinn.ee

3. Choosing the right legal form

• http://www.investinestonia.com/en/establishing-a-company/legal-form

4. Choosing and checking the business name

• Central Commercial Register https://ariregister.rik.ee/nimeparing.py

5. Verification of foundation documents by the notary OR Electronic filing request to Commercial Register

• Chamber of Notaries www.notar.ee
• OR Company Registration Portal https://ettevotjaportaal.rik.ee/?chlang=eng Estonian citizens can access the portal by ID-card, Mobil-ID or via bank-link. Portuguese, Finnish and Belgian citizens can access the portal by ID-card and Lithuanian citizens by Mobile-ID. It takes only 20 minutes to establish a company online!

• Information on activities for which a license is required from the Register of Economic Activities

7. Entry in the Commercial Register

• Registry departments of courts http://www.just.ee/7714

8. Registration in the local tax office

• Estonian Tax and Customs Board http://www.emta.ee/

9. Registration of employees in the Estonian Health Insurance Fund and in the Labour Inspectorate (if necessary)

• Estonian Health Insurance Fund http://www.haigekassa.ee/
• Labour Inspectorate http://www.fi.ee/

10. Registration in the Register of Economic Activities (if necessary)

• Register of Economic Activities http://mtr.mkm.ee/