Business structures

Understand the key differences between business structures, so you can decide which structure is right for your business.

Register your business

Starting a business in Cambodia is a fairly straightforward procedure. To do business legally, you must first register with MoC business registration. Now, the service is done online. You can start reserving a name before registering your business or start registering your business right away.

Why to register?
In order to set up a business in the Kingdom of Cambodia, you need to register your business either as a sole proprietorship, partnership, private limited company, public limited company, or foreign company. It is very easy to register your business online. All you need to do is to fill in the required information and documents and to pay the required registration fee before submitting to the business registration official to be reviewed. On approval of the application, the company will be incorporated immediately and certificate of incorporation issued.

Choosing your business structure

When you start a business, you need to decide on its structure. Your business structure identifies how you operate as a trading business. Learn more about the different business structures and how to choose the right one for your business.

For Sole Proprietorship

Step 1: General Information

  • Proposed name
  • Business activities

Step 2: Addresses and Contacts Information

Step 3: Owner Information

For Private limited company/Public limited company/Foreign company: Branch and Representative office

Step 1: General Information

  • Proposed name
  • Business activities
  • Share Par Value
  • Number of Employees

Step 2: Addresses and Contacts Information

Step 3: Directors Information

Step 4: Share & Shareholders Information

For Partnerships (General partnership/Limited partnership)

Step 1: General Information

  • Proposed name
  • Business activities
  • Number of Employees

Step 2: Addresses and Contacts Information

Step 3: Partner Information

Step 4: Manager Information

With Qbiz Solution Co.,Ltd., we can help you with the whole company registration process from scratch. Our company registration package will include the following:

  • Researching & Register Your Company Name
  • Preparation of Memorandum and Articles of Association (M&A)
  • Get approval for Company Certificate from Ministry of Commerce (MOC)
  • Get Official Stamp for Your Company
  • Register Patient for Your Company
  • Register VAT Tax for Your Company
  • Free Registration Consultancy

Guide to starting a business

Before you start your business

Check if you’re ready

  • Starting a business requires a lot of effort and commitment. It’s important to know what’s involved and if you’re suited to business and self-employment.
  • We recommend you take some time to critically evaluate yourself and the challenges of owning a business. See if you’re ready to start a business.

Analyse your business idea

  • It’s important to research and analyse your business idea and consider its potential.

Some questions to ask yourself are:

  • Is there a want or need for your product or service?
  • How hard will it be to develop your idea?
  • Is your idea financially viable?
  • How will you protect your idea?
  • Who are your competitors?

Researching your business idea involves gathering, analyzing and evaluating information to that will also help you write your business goals.

Do you have a business or a hobby?

Work out if your activities are that of a business or a hobby. There are different tax, insurance and legal obligations depending on what you are.

If you are unsure, read our information on the difference between a business and a hobby.

The 10 Steps to start your business:

1. Make key decisions

The decisions you make early on can affect many areas of your business, including the licenses you need, how much tax you pay and the volume of paperwork required.

 Decide on a business structure

2. Plan your business

You’ve analyzed your idea and yourself. Next you can plan your future and see how it all comes together.

3. Help for your business

Find resources to help you with your business, from general business advice to finance assistance and support for your mental health and wellbeing.

4. Register your business

To make it official, you’ll need to register. This makes sure your business gets taxed at the right rate, avoids penalties and protects your brand and ideas.

5. Prepare your finances

It’s essential to take charge of your business finances and know how to manage your cash flow. It could make or break your business. If you need help, consider speaking to a financial adviser.

6. Know the law

Finding out your business isn’t entirely above board can cost you time and money. Start off strong by setting up and protecting your business legally. Consider speaking to a legal professional to help you along the way.

7. Protect your business

You invest too much time and money in your business to lose it. Protect your investment by planning ahead.

8. Prepare for tax

Getting on top of your taxes now can make things easier in the long run. It can help you avoid penalties and make sure your business is taxed at the correct rate.

9. Set up operations

Setting up your business operations properly will save you trouble in the long run, and give you more time to focus on running your business.

10. Market your business

Promote your business and brand to your target audience to grow your customer base.

Teaching an Elephant to Dance-Empowering Change in Your Organization – Part 1

“But, we’ve always done it that way,”

Shackled, like powerful elephants, to the past, organizations rob themselves of the ingenuity required to meet new competitive challenges and escape the “re” dimension trap of “re-engineering, re-organization and re-structuring that concentrate on short term fixes rather than long term solutions.

Elephant is a practical, hands-on guide for creating the right change in any organization, large or small, corporate or governmental, manufacturing or service based. Filled with illuminating case studies, it shows how to devise new corporate visions and strategies… how to overcome inertia .. and how to form labor-management partnerships. Clear, authoritative, practical and inspiring, Elephant provides a step-by-step guide for making the impossible happen.

Organizations are like elephants-Slow to change

“Trainers shackle young elephants with heavy chains to deeply embedded stakes? As time passes, the elephant learns to stay in its place and change does not occur.”