Starting a business in Venezuela
Legal Forms of Companies
- Sociedad de Responsabilidad Limitada (SRL) is a Private Limited Company.
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Number of partners: Minimum 2 partners.
Capital (max/min): No minimum capital required. To be entirely subscribed.
Shareholders and liability: Liability is limited to the amount of capital contributed.
- Sociedad Anonima (SA) is a Public Limited Company.
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Number of partners: Minimum 2 partners.
Capital (max/min): No minimum capital required. To be entirely subscribed.
Shareholders and liability: Liability is limited to the amount of capital contributed.
- General Partnership
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Number of partners: Minimum 2 partners.
Capital (max/min): No minimum capital required.
Shareholders and liability: Joint and several liability.
- Limited Partnership
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Number of partners: Minimum 2 partners, one managing partner and one silent partner.
Capital (max/min): No minimum capital required.
Shareholders and liability: Joint and several liability for managing partners, limited to the contributions for silent partners.
Business Setup Procedures
Setting Up a Company |
Venezuela |
Latin America & Caribbean |
Procedures (number) |
20.0 |
8.0 |
Time (days) |
230.0 |
25.2 |
Source: Doing Business - Latest available data.
- The Competent Organisation
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A company must register with "Registro Mercantil" or "Trade Register" in the company's place of business: in order to find the right Trade Register, go to the Chamber of Commerce.
- For Further Information
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Consult Doing Business Website, to know about procedures to start a Business in Venezuela.
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