Friday, October 30, 2015

How to start a business in Malaysia

How to start a business in Malaysia

We shall guide you how to start a business in Malaysia as foreign investor. To start business in Malaysia  it's need to decide which business is it to be registered ? There are some key notes should keep in mind as legal process, market area, competition, expected return time etc. Legal process includes business registration such as obtaining incorporation, trade permission, income tax verification, office agreement copy (virtual office some time), industry area, lease of lands or spaces etc.
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Market analysis can be dome through online and physical contact with market analytical company in Malaysia. Product competition is part of market analysis. Area of market can be select as assumption on business ideas.

How much initial deposit is required and how much are going to deposit first year ? How much at second year and third year ? Now it's need to calculate when can be started return from business. 

You may ask for how to start a business in Malaysia as foreigner? 

  1. Hire the right consultant
  2. Rent an office
  3. Hire Company Secretary
  4. Name approval
  5. Paid up capital
  6. Company Registartion
  7. Bank account
  8. Income Tax certificate
  9. WRT License
  10. Halal License

Hire the right consultant
(we guide the foreign investors how to start a business in Malaysia)
First and the most important job as foreign investor are hiring a right consultant who may guide to invest in Malaysia. You may search in Google to find the consultant who serve company registration in Malaysia for foreigner/ business setup job in Malaysia. Its need proper guide line from the beginning to end of formalities starting a business in Malaysia. You may do the following to find the right consultant:- Email the consultant and ask to guide you setting up a company in Malaysia, talk to them over phone, visit their office in Malaysia, know their experience on this field.
Rent an office
(we guide the foreign investors how to start a business in Malaysia)

You need an address to register a new company in Malaysia. As foreigner you may use office address of the consultant who is assigned to co-operate you. Once company registration formalities are done may rent your own office. In that case you may rent virtual office at low budget. No service is free there so, talk to the consultant to show your total cost of starting a business in Malaysia.
Hire Company Secretary

As law of Malaysia, each company shall appoint Company Secretary who will work as safe guard of your company. Company Secretary is a qualified member of Chartered Secretary, Malaysia and he/ she is legally authorized to forward your papers to SSM for registration of company.
Name approval
(we guide the foreign investors how to start a business in Malaysia)

Company is identified as name and so, you have to choice multiple names and one name will be approved from proposed name. They use word SDN. BHD. Instead of private limited. So, your company name will look XYZ SDB. BHD. Company name is active for 90 days only. You have to pay fees to apply of company name.
Paid up capital
(we guide the foreign investors how to start a business in Malaysia)

We suggest fixing paid up capital of RM 500,000 and above to start a new business in Malaysia. Unless you maintain said amount will face lots of problem doing business. But, you may open a company maintaining paid up capital at any amount.
Company Registration

It will take 3-5 days maximum to register a new company from SSM. You have to sign on particular forms 24, 48 A, 49, 44 and MoA, AoA as directors of the company. All required papers will be prepared by consultant or company secretary. You may check government fees on authorized capital.
Bank account
(we guide the foreign investors how to start a business in Malaysia)

Once company is registered talk to bank to open business account. If the directors hold social pass is makes problem to open bank account. We shall guide to open business account in Malaysia at foreign or local bank.
Income Tax certificate

You may order your consultant or company secretary to get income tax certificate from Inland Revenue Board, Malaysia. You may charged an amount of cost to have tax certificate.
WRT License

Wholesale and retail trade license is required to start a business in Malaysia. Talk to the consultant to arrange the license for your business.
Halal License

If your business is related of restaurant, frozen, chips, homemade food, grains and others are applicable to have Halal license.

Starting a business in Malaysia


Manpower cost and offices expenses shall be included of investment cost. Do you need investor visa and work permit ? If so, another issue of capital RM 100,000 , other than US$ 2000 to US$ 5000 is enough to complete whole legal process to be started the business. 

Do you know how many days are required to starting a new business in Malaysia? As my view, it may take 30 to 45 days if the consultant is supported by the investors financially and documentary. 

Business ideas of Malaysia
Getting business ideas of Malaysia the investors are requested to contact the experts of SFM CONSULTING FIRM SDN. BHD. for company registration in Malaysia



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Tuesday, October 27, 2015

How to start a business in Sri Lanka

How to start a business in Sri Lanka

How to start a business in Sri Lanka as foreign investors and business ideas of Sri Lanka are discussed. Starting a business in Sri Lanka should consider many issues of business environment.
How to start a business in Sri Lanka

Starting a business in Sri Lanka as foreign investors


Foreign entrepreneurs can register a business as law of state depositing amount of US$ ten million. Government encourages foreign businessmen to invest and start business. Starting a business in Sri Lanka as overseas entrepreneurs may contact the lawyer, consulting firm to guide in proper way.

Branch Office


Branch office of foreign companies can be registered and purchase property too as local investors if require shake of business.

Liaison /Representative Office

· Monitor business activities & research 

· Finance ministry of state is authority to approve representative office

Subsidiary business setup in Sri Lanka


Subsidiary or share holding business entity can be incorporated where a business entity shall be holding part of shares of new company or can be registered a full hundred % ownership.

Business can be permitted for industrial or general as ideas of foreign businessmen.


Tax incentives facilities of Sri Lanka


Income tax incentive opportunity is available for the foreign businessmen on certain goods of manufacturing, industry and others as law and policy of government. Nonresident shall pay the tax to government after calculation of expenses and income of business. Royalty can be received as 


Bilateral agreement countries can start business between themselves grabbing opportunity of taxation or low paid taxation as terms of agreement. Moreover treaty countries can have opportunity to starting business gaining revenue more than general investment countries.

Procedure of starting a business in Sri Lanka


· Unmatched business name confirmation

· C. Secretary and board of directors consent letter

· Register business from registrar of state

· A notice shown as public announcement 

· Tax confirmation from revenue office of government

· Value Added Tax (VAT) collection

· Government fees of stump and other fees confirmation

· Share issuance clearance 

· Apply for clearance of labor department


As BOI instruction foreign businessmen can start a business as hundred %.

Starting a business in Sri Lanka


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