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(HwO) lists 41 skilled crafts and trades you may only pursue on a self-employed basis once you are entered in the Register of Crafts Businesses.  \nTo qualify for entry in the Register of Crafts Businesses you or your operations manager must have the relevant master craftsman qualification or an engineering diploma, be a state-qualified technician or a trained foreman in the respective trade.  \nWhat if you have none of the abovementioned qualifications?  \nIt might be possible for you to obtain an exemption or the authorisation to practice a particular occupation.  \nWe will be happy to advise you whether you fulfil the necessary requirements!  \nPlease contact:  \nSara Lorenzen +49 461 866–116  \n[s.lorenzen@hwk-flensburg.de](s.lorenzen@hwk-flensburg.de)  \n»  \nEverything can always be done better, than it is  \nbeing done..  \nHenry Ford, entrepreneur  \n«  \nStarting a new business in thenon-regulated or craft-like sector  \nThe Trade and Crafts Code (HwO) also provides possibilities for entrepreneurs who are not qualified master craftsmen to be self-employed in certain occupations.  \nAnnex B1 to the HwO (see page 9) contains a list of the so-called non-regulated occupations. It is possible to complete master craftsman training for these occupations, but this is not compulsory in order to start your own business.  \nAnnex B2 to the HwO (see page 10) contains a list of the so-called “craft-like”trades in which you can work on a self-  \nemployed basis without having to fulfil special admission requirements.  \nContact your Chamber of Skilled Crafts to clarify at an early stage what activities you can or cannot pursue on a self-employed basis.  \nWhat’s also important: In addition to sound professional knowledge in the sector in which you wish to provide services it is equally important to at least have basic knowledge of commercial and legal issues.  \nHere are some important terms with which you should be familiar in your capacity as an entrepreneur:  \n■ Legal form  \n■ Accounting  \n■ Financial planning (BWA) and annual financial statements (Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss Account or Net Income Accounts)  \n■ Quotations  \n■ Invoicing  \n■ VAT (VAT registration, for construction services, input tax deduction)  \n■ Income tax registration  \n■ Costing  \n■ Reporting and record-keeping requirements  \n■ Warranty obligations  \n■ General Terms and Conditions  \nSource: Handwerkskammer Hildesheim-Südniedersachsen  \nThe following also applies to the skilled crafts sector: It is increasingly important to be well-prepared.  \nHere are a few important aspects  \nRegistration formalities  \n■ Registering your business with the competent local authority  \n■ Chamber of Skilled Crafts Your local Chamber of Skilled Crafts will provide you with the necessary forms  \n■ Tax Office: possibly via your tax advisor  \n■ Berufsgenossenschaft (Employers’ Liability Insurance Association) Registration is obligatory within one week  \n■ If applicable: Landesamt für Gesundheit und Arbeitssicherheit (State Authority for Health and Occupational Safety)  \n■ If applicable: Handelsregistergericht (Commercial Court)  \n■ If applicable: Bauamt (Building Authority) due to a change in designated use  \nReporting requirements of Social Insurance Institutions  \n■ Health insurance: private and statutory for entrepreneurs  \n■ German Pension Insurance: pension insurance for entrepreneurs  \n■ If you have employees: Agenturfür Arbeit (Employment Agency), Health Insurance, ZVK Wiesbaden (Supplementary Pension Fund– important for all firms in the construction and assembly sector)  \nStart-up advice  \nFree advice for start-ups  \nThe Chamber of Skilled Crafts provides start-ups with individual advice free of charge. 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