# Starting a business in Taiwan **URL:** \ **Category:** Money\ **Created:** [July 7, 2011, 8:26am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/starting-a-business-in-taiwan/65964 "2011-07-07T08:26:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mattyj](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/f14d63/32.png) [@mattyj](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/mattyj)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2011, 8:26am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/starting-a-business-in-taiwan/65964/1 "2011-07-07T08:26:50Z")
Hey Everyone, I’m sure there’s a thread somewhere about this, but I can’t seem to find one. How does one go about starting a business in Taiwan? More importantly, where does one (that would be me, in this example 😃) go to find information from the horses’s mouth, preferably in English? Additionally, does anybody have any pointers or first-hand experience that they could pass on? Thanks in advance! Matt ---
**Author:** ![TheLostSwede](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@TheLostSwede](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/TheLostSwede)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2011, 8:32am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/starting-a-business-in-taiwan/65964/2 "2011-07-07T08:32:08Z")
I’d suggest getting in touch with JusRegal [jusregal.com/English.htm](http://www.jusregal.com/English.htm) It all depends on what type of business you want to set up really, but there’s some information on their website with regards to requirements on your side. ---
**Author:** ![mattyj](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/f14d63/32.png) [@mattyj](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/mattyj)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2011, 8:51am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/starting-a-business-in-taiwan/65964/3 "2011-07-07T08:51:23Z")
LostSwede, Thanks a bunch – that’s really helpful. Now hopefully somebody will come along whose brain I might be able to pick just a bit, and then I’ll be good to go! Thanks, man! ---
**Author:** ![Adam\_CLO](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/adam_clo/32/175407_2.png) [@Adam\_CLO](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Adam_CLO)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2011, 9:16am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/starting-a-business-in-taiwan/65964/4 "2011-07-07T09:16:25Z")
You can find a whole forum of topics dedicated to this question here: [viewforum.php?f=88](http://forumosa.com/taiwan/viewforum.php?f=88) If you tell us your location and type of business, chances are good that are others here who can provide you with more information. ---
**Author:** ![mattyj](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/f14d63/32.png) [@mattyj](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/mattyj)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2011, 5:40pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/starting-a-business-in-taiwan/65964/5 "2011-07-07T17:40:55Z")
I’m starting in the United States, coming to Taiwan in late August. I’ve got a small academic editing business, with most of my clients being international graduate students. But I haven’t registered any trademark or set up a limited liability. So unfortunately, I think it’s probably too late to get all of that together before I come to Taiwan. Am I right? If I were able to get my affairs in order here in the States before arriving in Taiwan, would I be able to do the necessary visa juggling after arrival? And with a small business, what are the capital requirements? Since I operate out of my own home here, I’ve got low overhead, but also haven’t built up a much of a capital reserve. ---
**Author:** ![TheLostSwede](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@TheLostSwede](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/TheLostSwede)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2011, 6:08pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/starting-a-business-in-taiwan/65964/6 "2011-07-07T18:08:50Z")
This would be a good read and the most affordable way of doing things for you [Llary's (almost) Complete Guide to Rep. Office Registration](http://tw.forumosa.com/t/llarys-almost-complete-guide-to-rep-office-registration/24171/1) ---
**Author:** ![mattyj](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/f14d63/32.png) [@mattyj](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/mattyj)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2011, 11:11pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/starting-a-business-in-taiwan/65964/7 "2011-07-07T23:11:20Z")
Wowsers – good info! Thanks!