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Practical takes on coworking, managed offices, virtual offices, hybrid work and everything in between, from the team that helps thousands of companies pick their workspace.
Virtual Office for Company Registration: What the Registrar Accepts
You can register a company at a virtual office, and thousands do. Here is the paperwork the Registrar wants, what INC-22 is, and the mistake that gets applications marked defective.
Virtual Office, Coworking Address or Home: Which One for Your Registration?
Three ways to give your company an address, from free to ₹8,000 a month. What each one survives, from a GST officer at the door to an investor running diligence.
Multi State GST for Amazon and Flipkart Sellers: VPOB and APOB Explained
If your stock sits in a fulfilment centre in another state, you need a GST number in that state. You do not need an office there. Here is how sellers do it for about ₹2,000 a month.
Virtual Office Prices in India: What You Should Pay, City by City
Between ₹1,500 and ₹2,300 a month in most cities, and Mumbai is the outlier at ₹2,319. Median prices from 407 virtual offices, plus the three things that move the number.
Can You Register Your Company at Your Home Address?
Yes, and thousands of Indian companies do. You need a No Objection Certificate and a recent utility bill. Here is what it costs you later, and the four moments it stops working.
Virtual Office for GST Registration: Documents, Cost and How It Works
About ₹1,800 a month, three documents and a fortnight. What a virtual office actually gives you for GST, where applications get rejected, and when it is the wrong answer.
The First 10 Things to Do After Registering Your Startup
The certificate of incorporation is not the finish line. Two filings have hard deadlines of 30 and 180 days, and missing them costs ₹50,000 plus ₹1,000 a day per director.
DPIIT Startup Recognition: What It Is and What You Actually Get
It is free, it takes about two weeks, and it is the gate to a three year tax holiday, an 80% rebate on patent fees and government tenders you would otherwise be locked out of. Here is how to apply.
How to Hire Your First Employee Without an HR Team
An appointment letter is now legally mandatory, ESI kicks in at ten people and PF at twenty. Everything a founder needs to do before employee number one starts, in order.