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Hi guys , I want to start Ecommerce business ,in which there would be a WEBSITE  and a shopping cart ,user can buy any items in this ,  I want to ask that Wether I have to take any licence for opening this business or just register the website with a hosting plane and a shopping facility .

How should I start ?

  If I have to take any license , whome should I contact ?

any help would be higly appreciated .
As far as I know, all you'd need to do, if you want to do it officially, would be to register your business name. You don't need a license to set up an ecomm site. You just need to PURCHASE a domain and web hosting, and then of course get the site designed. Ecommerce web design is probably the most expensive to get done but if you have something people will buy, that shouldn't matter.Hi

Yes I Kpac is right you dont need a license, but you will need to pay taxes on all the money you collect, more if you USE a credit card merchan. I recomend prestashop.

If you have any questions you can contact me Thank you JAM , Thank you JAM1978 , this was a crucial info

Quote from: jam1978 on November 12, 2010, 05:43:27 PM

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Yes I Kpac is right you dont need a license, but you will need to pay taxes on all the money you collect, more if you use a credit card merchan. I recomend prestashop.

If you have any questions you can contact me
Yes Prestashop is a great SOLUTION. It's will respond to your needs.
Well if you're serious about growing your business (and its not just a hobby) you should definitely start out with a license.  I'm not sure where you're from, but in the U.S. you need a license to be ABLE to operate under any name other than your own personal name. 

Especially if you're going to accept credit cards.

If you accept only Paypal, you might be able to get around this, as you can pretty much select any business name to operate under with Paypal. (but your paypal account still as to be associated with a bank account, which ideally would be a business bank account).  Mingling your business funds with your personal funds can get complicated!

If you're just experimenting with a business, then maybe you can just start out without any type of licensing.  But what if you've already started operating under a name and you finally go to register it (when you get serious about your business) and you find out that that name is already taken/registered? 

Best register it now.




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