DOES ANYONE KNOW NOTM??

There's a few loopholes here: Reregistering doesn't say much - I have had to change my business name twice, I unregistered for GST (after stupidly signing up for it), and it looks like I will have to reregister my company soon to make sure it is legitimately a NFP. Since when is it a crime to have two partners with dissimilar names? In the days of hyphenation and not taking on your husband's name, why in the world would a company have to have similar names in partners? (Of course, I know nothing of the company or who the partners are purporting themselves to be) And $900 is a lot of money in the arts. I can't afford to register as a Pty Ltd company, and I know most people would rather spend the money on other things. Just because they're not Pty Ltd, does not make them a dodgy business. It just means all they can afford is a business name. Smaller companies do this because a registered company (like a Pty Ltd) also requires a lot more administration requirements, like having a board of directors, an annual report, AGMs, etc. I am the sole person who runs my company, with two volunteers - should I shell out $900 to create a whole load of paperwork for myself, given that I am losing money on my company anyway? Business models depend on all sorts of things, especially in the arts. (Again, I know nothing of this company, so if I'm wrong...) The Prompt Copy Networking emerging theatre professionals www.thepromptcopy.com Sticky Apple Legs http://stickyapplelegs.artsblogs.com