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Creating startup company as a student

I am 14 years old student living in Ukraine. I have my own idea that I want to realise: run my own business and sell my product(s) worldwide. I want to create an accessory for iOS devices. I have experience as an iOS developer and worked with embedded computing development boards such as Arduino and LaunchPad. I want to use Apple’s HomeKit. To developer iOS application for HomeKit-enabled accessory I only need Apple Developer Program, which I have. But to develop HomeKit hardware, I need Apple MFI license. It is available only for officially registered companies and need validations. So my question is:

  1. Is there any official way to register company to a person with NO age of majority? If yes, how much does it cost and what is procedure of doing that?
  2. Is there any website like Kickstarter available in Ukraine and available for students?

Answer 5743

You have two problems:

  1. Underage: in most places, anything you sign is void and doesn’t count. Just find a proxy, typically a parent, to handle the paperwork, and do all the rest of the work yourself.
  2. Ukraine: there are currently restrictions that prevent many companies from doing business with Ukraine. Not sure how to work around it. You could try to incorporate somewhere else, if that’s possible.

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