Estonia's e-Business Register is an advanced and secured tool that allows entrepreneurs to register their new business online in just minutes, without ever having to go to a notary or government office.

List of functions:

• Register a new company over the internet
• Change data in the business register
• File annual reports
• Administrate members list of political parties
• Detailed inquires of other companies

In 2011 98,2% of all company submissions were made over the internet with e-Business Register

Company Registration

All it takes to register a company is an ID card, and ID card reader and an Internet connection. Here's how it's done:

• Step 1: The entrepreneur logs onto the portal using an ID card
• Step 2: He or she fills in the necessary information
• Step 3: The founder or founders electronically sign the documents
• Step 4: Fees and share capital are transferred through the Internet
• Step 5: The entrepreneur sends the application with just one click

All of the information is automatically sent to the courts and the Central Commercial Register, and a confirmation is received a few minutes later.

Cross-borders

Thanks to the introduction of cross-border digital signatures, Portuguese, Finnish, Belgian and Lithuanian citizens can also register their companies in Estonia and vice-versa. Potential users are up to 20 million.