While reading one night, the genesis of an idea began to form in my mind. What if I started my own business? I love reading so why not start with something I love? It was then I decided to form my sole trader business. I needed some more information and quickly got out of bed and googled "forming a business entity". The wealth of information I accessed was overwhelming.
After reading I decided to access the Ministry of Legal Affairs Company Registry website at
http://www.legalaffairs.gov.tt/companiesForms.htm to download the forms needed to register as a sole trader. The first form I needed to fill out was form 25 application for name search and name reservation. After filling out this form and taking it to the Ministry of Legal Affairs a search was done as to whether anyone else had the same name as the one I wanted to use. The original name I wanted to use was JenNa Book and Stationery Loft. The Jen was from my first name and the Na from my last name but this name was rejected by the officer as it was close to another business name. After trying many names, I finally settled on using my full name. In my next post I will speak about how I completed registration and upload a copy of my registration certificate.
