Begin your sole proprietorship set-up.

Your business

Review & pay

Fee₹3,500· Filing in about a week; approvals on the regulators' timelines

Step 1 of 2

About you and your business

What you'll be doing, where you'll be, and whether GST is in or out.

Eligibility

Are you an Indian resident?

Yes, I'm an Indian resident

ii.

Business activity

What will you be doing?

Services

Tuition, salon, repair, designing, photography, etc.

Trading / Shop

Reselling goods you don't make yourself.

Manufacturing

Making products yourself, even at small scale.

Consulting

Advisory, training, professional consulting.

E-commerce

Selling on Amazon, Flipkart, your own site, etc.

Freelance / Independent professional

Writing, software, design, for clients globally.

Something else

We'll discuss the fit during the setup form.

iii.

Location

Which state will you operate from?

Each state runs its own Shop & Establishment portal. We file in Maharashtra.

Why we ask this

A sole proprietorship isn't a separately registered entity in law, you are the business. You'll pick a trade name (what customers see, like "Skystack Studio") separate from your legal name (the name on your PAN). Setting up means securing the operating registrations: Shop & Establishment (state law), Udyam (MSME, unlocks 45-day payment protection from corporate buyers), and GST (only if you cross the turnover threshold, sell across states, sell on e-commerce platforms, or want voluntary GST for B2B clients).

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