In the recent years Slovenia has been trying to create an attractive environment for foreign businessmen. Some of the Slovenian laws allow to facilitate and simplify formalities connected with business arrangement and conduction of business in Slovenia by foreign citizens.

All the sectors of the Slovenian economy are open to foreign investments however some business areas restrict the maximum allowable ownership ratio. For instance, the foreigners don’t have the right to:
- own more than 10% of the shares of the fund management companies that are specialized at country privatization projects;
- own more that 49% of the shares of the country audit companies;
- own more than 20% of the shares of the country investment funds management companies;
- own more than 33% of the shares of TV, broadcasting and publishing companies;
- insurance companies with the control stock belonging to foreigners may not render reassurance services.

The most common types of business ownership for foreigners in Slovenia are:
Druzba z ornejeno odgovornostjo – d.o.o. – Closed Limited Liability Company
Delniska druzba – d.d. – Open Joint-stock company
Komanditna druzba - k.d. – Limited Liability Partnership
Druzba z neomejeno odgovornostjo – d.n.o. – Unlimited Liability Partnership
Komanditna delniska druzba k.d.d. – Limited partnership by shares
Foreign Company Business Unit

The above said types of business ownership in Slovenia can be compared according to the following characteristics:
Druzba z neomejeno odgovornostjo – d.n.o.
Unlimited Liability Partnership
Authorized capital - No
At least 2 founder members

Komanditna delniska druzba - k.d.d.
Limited partnership by shares
General partner with unlimited liability.
Limited partners with limited liabilities.
Authorized capital - No
At least 2 founder members

Delniska druzba – d.d.
Open Joint-stock company
Authorized capital – approximately 17 000 EUR
At least 5 shareholders.

Druzba z ornejeno odgovornostjo – d.o.o.
Closed Limited Liability Company
Authorized capital - approximately 8 000 EUR
At least 1 shareholder
50 shareholders at maximum.

Komanditna delniska druzba - k.d.d.
Limited partnership by shares
At least one partner with unlimited liability.
Other partners do not have liability for debts and liabilities of the partnership
Authorized capital - No
Issue of shares - Possible
At least 5 founder members.

Registration procedures: LLC or JSC.
The list of compulsory documents required for company registration in Slovenia depends on the type of business ownership one is going to establish – LLC (Limited Liability Company) or JSC (Joint Stock Company).

The compulsory documents required for company registration in Slovenia:
1.Registration of a company by an individual:
• Passport
• The founding company’s letter of attorney issued to a person signing the
foundation charter of the new company
• Application form

2.Registration of a company by a legal entity:
• The registration certificate of the founding company translated into Slovene;
• The legalized agreement of incorporation in Slovenia.
• The founding company’s letter of attorney issued to a person signing the
foundation charter of the new company

The common company registration period in Slovenia is 1 month but urgent registration is also possible (2-3 weeks).
The price of the company registration in Slovenia depends of the type of business ownership:
Registration of LLC (Limited Liability Company): 2500 Euro
Registration of JSC (Joint Stock Company): 4000 Euro
Possible assistance at opening bank accounts in Slovenian banks.