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Support, grant,
and community
information for
your next business.

Support, grant, and community information for your next business.

Incorporate digitally within three days. The profit tax for your first year is 0% and only 5% after up to annual revenue of € 300,000.

A guide for incorporating in 3 working days.

1

Create a personal bank account. Find a list of options here.

2

Get your documents certified by a notary. Find a list of notaries here.

3

Incorporate your company within the registry center. Do this online or by visiting their location.

That’s all it takes. Lithuania is welcoming businesses for a better future together.​​

Talk to enterprises
that support new businesses.

Kultūros fabrikas KuFa

Join a business incubator in creative industries. Attend community networking events, workshops, creative hackathons, and more.

  • Marketing consulting
  • Financial consulting
  • Coworking space
  • Legal consulting
  • Mentorship

Coworking space Spiečius

Spiečius is a community for digital and creative industry innovators that run SMEs younger than 5 years. 

  • Guidance on developing a digital or creative business
  • Advice on corporate social business
  • Access to a network of mentors
  • Free workspace and setup

Innovation Agency Lithuania

It’s a government-founded business development agency. They help with entrepreneurial initiatives, sustainable business growth, integrating into the startup ecosystem, and exports. 

  • International event opportunities in creative industries
  • Becoming a part of a network for social businesses
  • Accessing a network of business consultants
  • Getting free consulting on business start-up
  • Joining the Startup Lithuania ecosystem
  • Accessing a network of mentors
  • Export-related consulting

Join like-minded peers in coworking spaces.

Light House Coworking

It’s one of the largest coworking spaces in the Baltics. Suitable both for living and working, it operates 24/7. You’ll get access to event spaces, private offices, a gym, a cafe, living chambers, and, of course, a coworking — all under one roof. 

Kultūros Fabrikas KuFa

Slash coworking slash accelerator, KuFa supports its members by offering free seminars, creative workshops, conferences, creative hackathons, business luncheons, cultural events, art expos, and more

Klaipėda science and technology park KSTP

Here, you’ll find both — shared coworking and rental office space. They offer various opportunities for scientific research and experimental development (SRED) services.

See Klaipėda’s corporate real estate map.

Our map is regularly updated and shows available office space, event halls, and coworking spaces. This is where you’ll also find commercial-purpose real estate for purchase and development project proposals that await investments.

See Klaipėda’s corporate real estate map.

Our map is regularly updated and shows available office space, event halls, and coworking spaces. This is where you’ll also find commercial-purpose real estate for purchase and development project proposals that await investments.

Choose wisely.
Your taxes depend on it.

Below, we explore the taxes that apply to different modes of conducting business.

  • Corporate profit tax — 15%
    * if you have under ten employees and your revenue does not exceed €300,000, your profit tax will be 0% for the first year and 5% after that.
  • Corporate dividend payout tax — 15%
    * unless a foreign company owns at least 10% of shares with voter rights. Then, a 0% dividend payout tax applies.
  • Value-added tax (VAT) — 21%*
    * for books, public transport, and hospitality services, it is 9%; for pharmaceuticals, drugs, and products that help the disabled, VAT is 5%
  • Land tax — 0.09-4% in Klaipėda.
  • Real estate tax — 0.05-3% in Klaipėda.
  • Employees – 20% 
    Or 32% if annual income exceeds the NIA by at least 84 times.
  • Self-employed – 15% 
    (without pension accrual in pillar I and II funds). 10% of income is tax-deductible.
  • Learn more
  • For employees – 21.27% or 14.29% of salary.
    Employer share is (1.77%) and employee share is (19.5%) under an open-ended contract without accrual of pension.
    Or employer share is (1.77%) and foreign employee share is (12.52%) with a working visa under an employment contract.
  • For the self-employed – 12.52% 
    Plus mandatory social insurance, which is €50.95/month. 10% of income is tax-deductible for the self-employed.
  • Learn more

Choose wisely.
Your taxes depend on it.

Below, we explore the taxes that apply to different modes of conducting business.

  • Corporate profit tax — 15%
    * if you have under ten employees and your revenue does not exceed €300,000, your profit tax will be 0% for the first year and 5% after that.
  • Corporate dividend payout tax — 15%
    * unless a foreign company owns at least 10% of shares with voter rights. Then, a 0% dividend payout tax applies.
  • Value-added tax (VAT) — 21%*
    * for books, public transport, and hospitality services, it is 9%; for pharmaceuticals, drugs, and products that help the disabled, VAT is 5%
  • Land tax — 0.09-4% in Klaipėda.
  • Real estate tax — 0.05-3% in Klaipėda.
  • Employees – 20% 
    Or 32% if annual income exceeds the NIA by at least 84 times.
  • Self-employed – 15% 
    (without pension accrual in pillar I and II funds). 10% of income is tax-deductible.
  • Learn more
  • For employees – 21.27% or 14.29% of salary.
    Employer share is (1.77%) and employee share is (19.5%) under an open-ended contract without accrual of pension.
    Or employer share is (1.77%) and foreign employee share is (12.52%) with a working visa under an employment contract.
  • For the self-employed – 12.52% 
    Plus mandatory social insurance, which is €50.95/month. 10% of income is tax-deductible for the self-employed.
  • Learn more

Financial and other support measures.

  • Klaipeda City Municipality Support for Small and Medium Businesses funds under two programs:
    1. Cost Reimbursement: 3 measures to reimburse businesses for costs incurred in the last 12 months of operation. More information: info@klaipedaid.lt
    2. Partial financing: business projects representing Klaipeda (priority for projects with innovative ideas and those implemented while collaborating with other businesses) are reimbursed up to EUR 15 000.
    3. You can apply for these grants annually. Reach out to
  • The Employment Service Measure for Self-Employment. This program is intended for the unemployed from vulnerable groups (this includes the disabled, persons under 29, and persons over 45) who want to start a business. Learn more
  • Business Lighthouse: project “Cooperation Development of Shared Information Network in the Klaipėda Region” is an initiative by the Local Action Group of Integrated Territorial Investment in Klaipeda City. The main goals of the project: to train, inform and consult and to encourage residents of the target territory of Klaipeda to start their own business. 
    Reach out to
  • You can read about the Local Action Group of the Integrated Territorial Investment of Klaipėda city here
  • European Union Business Support helps you choose the most appropriate source of funding for your business. Reach out to
  • Employment Services: business support from Employment Services. Learn more
  • Calls for businesses in R&D field. Learn more
  • Support for businesses working with innovations. Learn more

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