Business Guide

Mo i Rana is known for creative ideas and thoughts with its social and cultural life across industries in the market development. This is why we have made a short business guide about how you can start up your own business. 

National Information resources and key links

It is recommended to use these information resources with key links listed below to read and learn about how you start up a business in terms of guidelines and requirements and resources for future business owners in Norway. 

The Brønnøysund Register Centre

The Brønnøysund Register Centre is the Norwegian government agency responsible for public registrations and digital exchange of information in Norway. This means that they are responsible for registration about information regarding organisational forms and types, annual accounts, registration of mortgages, registration of hunters, marriage settlement, register search, and other products and services connected to public registrations in Norway. Use this website to find information and guidance about guidelines when you are starting up a business in Norway.

The Norwegian Tax Administration 

The Norwegian Tax Administration (Skatteetaten) arranges courses for people who would like to start up a business in Norway. These courses are free of charge held nationwide for people in Norway. 

Innovation Norway

Innovation Norway is the Norwegian Government's most important instrument for innovation and development of Norwegian enterprises and industry. They support and help new businesses develop according to needs in Norway. 

Invest in Norway

Invest in Norway is a website owned and maintained by Innovation Norway with the purpose of supporting foreign businesses with information and guidance about establishing a business in Norway. 

Work in Norway

On the website Work in Norway you can find the official guide to working in Norway including starting a business.

Local Information services and key links 

Here you will find local information services and key links about starting up a business in Mo i Rana and Helgeland.

Kunnskapsparken Helgeland 

The Knowledge Park in Helgeland or Kunnskapsparken Helgeland in Norwegian is an innovation company which works with growth and development in the Helgeland region. They can contribute with guidance, network, capital, and other facilities for start-ups.

VÆXT Mo i Rana

VÆXT is an office arena for networking, sharing, and socialization in an inspiring environment in Mo I Rana. Here you can rent small and big offices in different price ranges, but still have a social environment, where they also host breakfasts and seminars occasionally.

Online courses about Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Norway

Interested in learning about innovation and entrepreneurship in Norway? Check out the webportal to Innovation Norway where you will find free online courses about these two topics. 

One recommandation is the online course about Immigrant Entrepreneurship in Norwayby Innovation Norway. This online course is free and open to everyone. 

Another recommandation is the online course about From Idea to Market by Innovation Norway to learn about how to create a business out from an idea. This is free and open as well.