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How to Register a Business Name

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For most of the businesses, we start we need to register the same with the government. Naming the business is first step towards registration of the business. Business name is a platform we will use to transact with other members of the community. It is important as we open bank account, engage in transactions with other parties, receive and make payments etc. All these tasks need proper name of the business.

The Business Name

Personal names are generally used as legal names of business in case of sole proprietorship. But in some instants people use different name for their business. These are called DBA (Doing Business As) or fictitious names. Naming the business using such conventions means creating a business brand. This is the same trick as business incorporated as partnership firms or LLC (Limited Liability Company). For example we can name a super store as “Banana Super Store” instead of “John William”.

If the type of business is a partnership, the business is registered by the name under which the partnership firm is registered. If we are using a company or a corporation as our business platform to start our business, we have to register the name of our company or corporation registered with the government.

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7 Myths About Opening a Swiss Bank Account

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Mention Swiss bank account and heads turn and people tend to get more attentive. First thing that comes to mind is filthy rich people. Swiss bank accounts are usually associated with drug and corruption money due to popular media and fictional movies. This lead me into a quest for truth among all the myths surrounding Swiss bank accounts. It was only a matter of understanding Swiss people and their legal and banking system. All myths evaporated as facts came forward to clear the mist. let me share what I found about Swiss bank accounts.

Swiss Bank Account

Only millionaires can have Swiss bank accounts

This is most popular of the myths. It is not true that Swiss Accounts are only for very rich people. In fact most of the people holding Swiss Bank accounts are not leading industrialists or movie stars. It is everyday people. businessmen, IT professionals, engineers, doctors and government employees etc. Gone are the days when Swiss bank accounts were only for rich.

Barrier to entry are considerably low. Minimum amount to open an account in Swiss Bank is just 5000 Swiss Franc. There are even Swiss accounts available where you don’t need to maintain a minimum balance.

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