Legal forms of business enterprise

Limited company (Ltd.)

What

A limited company (Ltd.) is a company in which one or more physical or legal persons invest their initial contributions to the authorised capital. Advantages: accountability to the level of company capital and ease of accessing capital. Drawbacks: high initial costs (20,000 HRK of initial capital) and high establishment costs (around 4,000 HRK).

Establishing a Ltd. company: https://goo.gl/Xqqpf4

Where

HITRO.HR

web: https://goo.gl/J1I00j

e-mail: info@hitro.hr

tel: 0800 0080

Hitro.hr offices: https://goo.gl/uG2c0b

Simple limited company (j.d.o.o., simple Ltd.)

What

A simple limited company (j.d.o.o., simple Ltd.) is a company whose initial capital is 10,00 (ten) HRK. Advantages: low establishment costs (around 800 HRK) and no need for 20,000 HRK in initial capital. Drawbacks: strict legal regulations and complex winding-up procedure.

Establishing a simple Ltd. company: https://goo.gl/bPM5KX

Where

HITRO.HR

web: https://goo.gl/J1I00j

e-mail: info@hitro.hr

tel: 0800 0080

Hitro.hr offices: https://goo.gl/uG2c0b

Sole proprietorship (Craft)

What

A sole proprietorship (Craft) is an independent and continuous exercise of legitimate economic activities by physical persons for the purpose of creating a profit, which is accomplished by production, trade or provision of services on the market.

Where

Registering a craft business (sole proprietorship):

HITRO.HR

web: https://goo.gl/J1I00j

e-mail: info@hitro.hr

tel: 0800 0080

Hitro.hr offices: https://goo.gl/uG2c0b

Freelance (independent) professions

What

Freelance (independent) professions are professional activities of physical persons that represent their basic work. As a freelancer, you will be listed in the Register of taxpayers of income tax on the grounds of these activities. More on freelance professions: https://goo.gl/QGA0f9 (in Croatian only)

Where

Registering as a freelancer:

Tax authority offices: https://goo.gl/IqcCk5

Cooperative

What

A cooperative is a voluntary association of members of the cooperative, in which every member participates directly. It improves and protects its economic and other professional interests by conducting business collectively, on the principle of mutual aid, for the purpose of realising personal or common profit or other interests of the members of the cooperative, in line with the law and the rules of the cooperative.

Self-employment

What

Self-employment is starting your own business and earning a salary by operating a company. You can obtain more information on self-employment in “Work” – “Types of employment” – “Self-employment”.