Starting your own business in Gibraltar can be a bit of a nightmare, so we’ve decided to put this guide up here for small business owners in Gibraltar.

These are the steps you will need to go through:

  1. Buy a business name for 20£ at the Companies House at the Arcade Center building on main street. 1st floor.
  2. Wait 2-3 days
  3. Collect your business name certificate at the Companies House at the Arcade Center building on main street. 1st floor.
  4. Go to the Income Tax Office at St. Jago’s Stone Block, 331 Main Street with your business name certificate
  5. Wait 1 week
  6. Go to the job center also called ETB(Education training board) and register yourself as self employed for 50£ and get your tax number at Unit 76/77 New Harbours
  7. Wait 1 week
  8. Go back to the job center also called ETB(Education training board) and collect your business certificate at Unit 76/77 New Harbours
  9. Wait 1-3 weeks on a package
  10. If you live in in Gibraltar you should get a self employed package sent to you with all the information
    and social contribution forms you need. If you are not living locally I think it can be arranged so you pick it up yourself.
  11. Contact us for discussing what we can do for your new business. Website, branding, marketing etc.