Registration of a sole proprietorship company ENK

Registration of a sole proprietorship company ENK

If you're here, it means you want to set up a sole proprietorship in Norway - congratulations! With our help, the entire procedure will run smoothly and hassle-free.

What are the characteristics of a sole proprietorship in Norway?

A sole proprietorship (ENK – enkeltpersonforetak) is the simplest form of running a business in Norway. The registration itself is quick and cheap (free of charge if you have good knowledge of the Norwegian language and the applicable rules). When registering this form of business, there is no obligation to pay the share capital as in the case of an AS company.

As private entrepreneurs, we have the right to withdraw all company income without any problems to our private account. In a sole proprietorship company, we can also easily employ employees. Running a business does not prohibit us from working under an employment contract - we can combine both activities!

However, it should be remembered that this form of business also has its drawbacks: first of all, if a sole proprietorship is our only source of income, we lose access to benefits such as dagpenger, i.e. unemployment benefits. Other benefits also have separate rules for self-employed people and standard workers. There is also the fact that we are responsible for the company's finances and liabilities with all our private assets.

Required documents

To set up a company we need:

• Data for Altinn (or we submit the application in paper form - then you must also order an application for a D-number)
• Suggested company name (it must include your name)
• Information about activities
• When are you going to start your business?
• Company address (this could be your home address)

What does the service include?

The service includes:

• contact regarding registration of a sole proprietorship company
• completing and sending an application for registration of a sole proprietorship to the Norwegian office
• information about the waiting time and further procedure
• help in case of problems with registering ENK