Legal forms of business enterprise
Limited company (Ltd.)
WhatA 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
WhereHITRO.HR
e-mail: info@hitro.hr
tel: 0800 0080
Hitro.hr offices: https://goo.gl/uG2c0b
Simple limited company (j.d.o.o., simple Ltd.)
WhatA 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
WhereHITRO.HR
e-mail: info@hitro.hr
tel: 0800 0080
Hitro.hr offices: https://goo.gl/uG2c0b
Sole proprietorship (Craft)
WhatA 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.
WhereRegistering a craft business (sole proprietorship):
HITRO.HR
e-mail: info@hitro.hr
tel: 0800 0080
Hitro.hr offices: https://goo.gl/uG2c0b
Freelance (independent) professions
WhatFreelance (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)
WhereRegistering as a freelancer:
Tax authority offices: https://goo.gl/IqcCk5
Cooperative
WhatA 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
WhatSelf-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”.