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Starting a business

Published 2008.08.30

Only for corporations: the Articles of Association must be drawn up by a notary.

To start a business, you must register it with:

  • the Chamber of Commerce [Camera di Commercio]
  • the VAT office (to obtain a VAT number) [Ufficio IVA]

Both must be done within 30 days of effectively starting the business.

Registration with the Chamber of Commerce can also be diversified, depending on the sector of business of the company (for example, in case of a trade, the applicant must register with the Trade Association) and in some cases it may be necessary to request authorization from a third party (such as the City or Region, for certain types of business or services).Finally, there are also cases in which certain technical requisites are necessary (such as a specific academic title or experience in a specific sector).

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