Setting up an ecommerce business comes with its own set of challenges and opportunities. Along with the intricate business strategy and planned details, you most certainly need a team of skilled experts who can take care of the technical aspect of your site.
Running an ecommerce business, and ensuring that all customer orders are dispatched on time and paid for, accordingly, is a trying ordeal and it is great to have as many hands on deck as possible. Some entrepreneurs include their friends in their business to help them take care of the different business operations, while others prefer to set up and manage a family run ecommerce business, which will prove to be an asset for all.
A family ecommerce business is a great way to setup an enterprise where everyone can contribute to take the family business forward. While a family ecommerce business is indeed a great opportunity for many, there are still some things which you will need to keep into account to make sure that your venture is a success. These things are,
Determine Business Structure
One of the most important elements of a business is its type of structure. In Australia, businesses can be a sole proprietorship, partnership, a company as well as a discretionary trust or family enterprise. The family or discretionary trust business structure is one which is ideal if you plan on setting up an ecommerce enterprise.
This business structure ensures great flexibility for the distribution of income, and also holds your business qualified to enjoy different tax benefits. It depends upon the structure details you decide, and you can split the family income with all the members who can gradually become beneficiaries of the trust. Each member will have to make tax payments on the amount of income they receive.