Templates and tools
Helpful tools and templates make your job easier! Here are some useful links to various tools, templates and websites.
Business
Summary of who the shareholders are
Download shareholder register (doc)
By signing a duty of confidentiality statement, the participant undertakes to observe a full duty of confidentiality vis-à-vis third parties in regard to business or company secrets or other information.
Download the declaration of confidentiality (pdf)
The general meeting book of minutes is a very important document about the business’ situation and position.
Download the general meeting book of minutes (pdf)
Checklist of important items which we advise you outline in the agreement.
Checklist for entering into shareholder agreements (pdf) (in Norwegian only)
Memorandum of association and articles of association for forming a private limited company (AS).
Download founding document and articles of association (docx) (in Norwegian only)
Employment conditions
When you have employees, they must have a written employment contract.
When an employment relationship ends, the employee is entitled to an employment reference.
Download employment reference (pdf)
Must be completed before an employer decides to terminate an employee’s contract.
Download summons to discussion meeting (pdf)
Termination of employment must always be made in writing.
You must give 14 days’ notice to employees being put on a leave of absence.
Registration and deletion of business information.
Useful links
Government information about starting and running a business.
Norwegian Labour Inspection Authority
Information about matters related to employment.
Registration and deletion of business information.
The Research Council of Norway
Information about support for research and innovation projects.
Information about support for marketing research and commercialisation projects.
Legathåndboken (Norwegian grants handbook)
Overview of more than 2 000 grants.
NAV (the Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration)
Unemployment benefit in the start-up phase.
The registry for Norwegian domain names.
Norwegian Industrial Property Office
Rights to trademarks, designs and patents in Norway
The Norwegian Tax Administration
Information about deadlines and certificates, free course etc.
The SkatteFUNN Tax Incentive Scheme
Tax deduction scheme