Illegal ways to earn money. The largest illegal business

It's no secret that illegal business is thriving nowadays. Drug trafficking alone accounts for a huge sector of the collective black market economy, accounting for $600 billion annually - approximately 70 percent of the income of all criminal organizations in the world. In addition, approximately one and a half trillion dollars in drug profits are laundered through legal businesses every year, amounting to approximately 5 percent of the Earth's gross domestic product. If five percent doesn't seem like a lot, consider that we're talking about money received every year around the world, and it's not a drop in the bucket.

Among other branches of the global criminal industry, you can find some very unusual black markets - some of them seem like urban legends, others involve trading in completely legal services, and in total they make incredible amounts of money for the share of each criminal involved. Below are ten of the strangest illegal trades.

10. Primates

Many species of wildlife suffer from poaching and illegal trade, but primates, especially chimpanzees and orangutans, are among the most commonly abducted, and there's a reason whole line reasons. Not only are they stolen and sold for food in some countries (yes, some people eat them), they are often used in biomedical research as test subjects, and are also sold as pets to the entertainment industry. Despite the fact that thousands of primates are legally imported into the United States every year, mainly for research purposes, which in itself is quite reprehensible - about 3,000 more monkeys are stolen and sometimes acquired legally, even if the means by which they were caught, against the law.

In fact, the United States is one of the few countries where keeping hominids, or great apes, is legal. Just over 100 great apes are kept as pets in the United States. In Indonesia, exactly where poachers operate, as punishment for keeping such monkeys, they simply slap the hands, and the animal itself, as a rule, is simply taken away.

This is a big part of the problem - according to a recent UN report, since 2005, more than 22,000 monkeys have been lost either to poaching or because they died in the process of poaching. During all this time, as many as 27 arrests related to poaching were made in Africa and Asia, and less than a quarter of the people detained were brought to justice. It's no surprise that monkey poaching makes up a huge portion of the illegal wildlife trade, bringing in more than $10 billion every year.

9. Timber


While the legal timber industry has long sought to reduce its recognized potential for environmental damage, the illegal version of the industry has become an incredibly widespread problem. According to statistics, in the United States alone, the amount of lost revenue from illegal tree cutting is $1 billion annually. In countries such as Brazil and Peru, approximately 80 percent of all timber production is illegal. Economic losses around the world amount to about $10 billion a year, and that's just the monetary impact of illegal tree felling.

Obviously, illegal timber production is not subject to government oversight rules designed to protect the environment and minimize damage in areas that need protection. Clear-cutting is one of the leading causes of global climate change and recent research has shown the very real possibility that tropical forest wildlife could be driven to the brink of extinction within the next hundred years by illegal logging and global climate change. But even more alarming is the fact that the illegal timber industry not only does not slow down, but even tries to compete with other branches illegal trade such as drug trafficking. If you imagine bags of cocaine transported in the trunks of illegally felled trees, then the picture is correct.

Illegal timber accounts for approximately 30 percent of the global timber trade and generates approximately $10-$15 billion annually for criminal organizations involved.

8. Organs


If this sounds a little far-fetched or like something out of a horror movie, you'll be surprised to know that organ trafficking is very real - and a huge business.

The vast majority of illegally removed organs are kidneys, since a person only needs one to survive. Some desperate "donors" agree to an illegal operation for as little as $5,000, and equally desperate patients pay forty or fifty times that amount for a kidney - about $200,000 or more. This phenomenon is widespread in Middle Eastern and Asian countries such as the Philippines, India and Pakistan - they have very rich markets. China actually sells the organs of executed prisoners, and is the only country in the world that does so. China executes approximately 4,500 prisoners each year, and many experts say these executions are carried out specifically to harvest organs.

While many people are willing to give up their organs for cash, many others are tricked into organ harvesting operations or forced to undergo unnecessary surgeries in which their organs are harvested without their knowledge. Recent studies by the World Health Organization have shown that the number of illegal transactions reaches up to 10,000 per year, making this a potentially multi-billion dollar illegal industry on the black market.

7. Snake skin


The trade in python skins is supposedly very tightly controlled. The number of these animals is constantly decreasing, and the demand for their skins is constantly growing, especially in Europe, where the demand for designer bags and shoes made from python skin has increased dramatically over the past few years. last years. Even in California, where sales of python skins and parts have been illegal since 1970, snakeskin clothing items can still be purchased at some upscale boutiques. Apparently, some traders either deliberately ignore the law or are not actually aware of it.

Unfortunately, the use of skin from illegally killed animals brings a lot of money to those involved in this trade, and this thriving criminal business threatens to outgrow the legal trade in the skin of these animals. Although regulations exist to combat the illegal trade in python skins and, if followed, would be very effective, in most regions where poaching is rampant, these regulations are ignored. As silly as it may seem, this business thrives in large part due to people's perception of snakes as not-so-nice creatures. However, they are one of the most important parts of their ecosystems, and their extermination now could lead to their complete extinction.

Believe it or not, the annual trade in python skins is approximately a billion dollars worldwide, with half or more than half of this income coming from the illegal trade, and criminal organizations taking more and more of this income every year.

6. Sperm


This is a very recent phenomenon, however, online sales of human sperm have skyrocketed in recent years. And while this may seem fairly harmless, and even beneficial, for those who are having trouble conceiving, there are serious complications that lawmakers have failed to adequately address.

Legitimate sperm donors undergo strict tests to minimize genetic defects, health problems and the like. The main problem with individuals simply selling their sperm directly to buyers is the apparent lack of control, since the vast majority of "donors" are not medically tested and the recipients have no way of knowing what they are getting. Not to mention the thousands of infectious diseases that are transmitted through human sperm, and this is no longer a joke.

Although there are some laws regulating the sale of sperm or eggs, many websites that have appeared since Lately, very difficult to pursue in judicial procedure- they operate under the guise of social networks or dating sites, which just introduce people to each other and receive payment for it. Calculating the global profit of this industry for the year is not at all easy. One couple of British men were able to sell their sperm to 800 women and make over a quarter of a million pounds within a few years by offering this type of service to women.

5. Abalone or abalone


Abalones are edible sea snails known as "pargo snapper" in Australia and "reef king" in New Zealand. They are a delicacy in these regions, as well as in Chile, France and several Asian countries. Regulations governing their collection are either negligible or non-existent almost everywhere except South Africa, which is exactly where the problem lies.

Seafood is a major part of the South African industry and abalone is the most expensive product produced by the industry. In 1995, 615 tonnes of abalone were harvested in South Africa, but by 2008 the harvest had dropped sharply to 75 tonnes, and the South African government imposed a ban on abalone fishing that year, fearing the population would be completely wiped out. Incredible drop in population size over such a period short term almost entirely due to illegal fishing, which in turn has had an impact on the South African economy.

Population declines have been just as severe, if not worse, in Northern California and other abalone-producing regions where illegal trade has flourished. Authorities have begun imposing hefty fines, up to $40,000, on sellers of illegal shellfish, but because illegal shellfish harvesting has proven so lucrative, it has been nearly impossible to stop. Despite the fact that there is no exact data on the amount of profit from the illegal trade, it can be said with certainty that the price of red abalone reaches up to one hundred dollars per piece.

4. Bear organs


Black bear gall bladders, and the bile that is extracted from them, are widely used and have been used in Asian medicine for centuries. Bear bile is supposedly a panacea for all diseases, ranging from ophthalmological diseases to cancer and AIDS, and “supposedly” is used here because medical research has clearly shown that bear bile does not have any medicinal properties. Despite this, the illegal trade in this product continues - and its scale is simply amazing.

Not only are bears hunted to remove their gall bladders and other body parts, but many Asian countries are home to illegal "bear farms" that look as gruesome as they sound. The bears are kept in small pens, fed irregularly and not allowed to hibernate. Their bile is constantly "milked" surgically, and after a certain period of time they are killed and their gallbladder is removed.

What's incredible is that even though this deplorable activity is completely illegal, selling the products it produces is completely legal in many markets, including the US, New York. It was recently discovered that 20% of markets that sell Asian products openly sell bile and gall bladders from bears. The illegal trade in bear parts generates a staggering $2 billion in revenue each year.

3. Caviar


Most of us know two things about caviar: first, it is very expensive and second, it is a fish egg that rich people love to eat. While the idea of ​​black market caviar seems a little silly, the trade has serious consequences - mainly on the global sturgeon population, which has declined by 90 percent since 1970 due to overfishing.

A global ban on wild caviar (as opposed to caviar from farmed sturgeon) imposed in the mid-2000s did not have the desired effect of protecting the population, and may have actually encouraged increased sales of caviar on the black market. In 2006, the Pew Institute for Ocean Science called sturgeon "the world's most endangered resource wildlife in the world".

The sad thing is that sturgeon have lived on our planet for 200 million years, outliving the dinosaurs with whom they once shared the planet, but this phenomenon poses a serious threat to their continued existence. Of course, the demand for caviar is here to stay, but with an illegal trade worth three-quarters of a billion dollars a year, wild sturgeon may soon be gone.

2. Liquor smuggling


In many Middle Eastern and Eastern European countries where alcohol is still banned or tightly controlled, markets for surrogate alcohol products are thriving. Some of the consequences, as well as some of the measures taken by the government to crack down on illegal liquor, are enough to boggle the minds of those of us who are used to having a glass of wine with dinner or a couple of beers with friends as a matter of course.

In countries like Iran and Iraq, where liquor is illegal, producing alcohol carries dozens of lashes along with standard fines and prison sentences. However, despite this, the market for smuggled alcoholic beverages is booming so much that smugglers believe that the game is worth the candle. Moreover, the demand for alcohol in these countries is so high that the Iranian factories that produce alcohol were actually forced by the government to add a substance to it that makes the alcohol too bitter, which just proved once again that people who want to get drunk will do anything. risks to do this.

This trend is most horrifyingly reflected in two recent cases mass deaths caused by smuggled alcohol in the Czech Republic (20 killed, dozens poisoned) and India (102 dead). Again, accurate annual profit data is difficult to collect due to poor reporting in these countries. However, for example, in the US state of Virginia, where alcohol is completely legal, according to statistics, up to 20 million dollars are lost due to whiskey smuggling and this is just the tip of a huge iceberg.

1. Newborn babies


In terms of global annual revenue, human trafficking ranks only second only to the illegal drug trade. Nearly three-quarters of this trade is for what you might expect - sex, and much of the rest is slave labor, but black market adoptions are also slowly becoming a serious problem. In addition to unlicensed adoption agencies, as one might expect, there have been cases of adoptive parents simply selling legally adopted children for profit.

These markets tend to be unconnected but isolated and opportunistic - as is the case in southern Brazil, home to large numbers of blue-eyed and blond-haired descendants of German immigrants. This area of ​​Brazil is a kind of farm to meet the demand for just such children, coming from Western countries. In Russia and other countries of Eastern Europe black adoption markets arose for the same reason as in Brazil - the demand for white, light-eyed children, but in China there is simply an excess of girls. They turn a blind eye to their adoption, since such a number of girls are not needed due to cultural and political reasons.

These types of black markets, while seemingly well-intentioned, also help enrich criminal organizations that engage in a variety of illegal activities. And, despite the fact that trafficking in newborn babies is only part of the illegal human trade, the total profit from this trade brings criminal organizations about $32 billion.

Many of us periodically provide some services to our friends (or their acquaintances): help with repairs, get a haircut, order some goods via the Internet, sew a dress or repair a car. And they do this for a certain reward. And if such a business clearly goes beyond a small part-time job and begins to generate significant profits, it can be classified as an illegal business. Not only the tax authorities, but also the police and other structures may be seriously interested in this activity.

You also need to know that to perform some types of work it is not enough to register as an individual entrepreneur or open a company - you will also need a special permit (license). This applies to medical and cosmetic services, passenger transportation, design work, etc. Running such a business without completing all the necessary documents is a much more serious offense than simply being an unregistered business.

Letter of the law

Entrepreneurial, in accordance with the Civil Code, is an activity that is carried out with the aim of systematically generating profit at one’s own risk. Profit can be made by carrying out work, selling goods, leasing property, providing paid services. A citizen conducting commercial activities must register as an entrepreneur.

As we can see, the main differences between a private transaction between citizens and entrepreneurship are the systematic nature of the activity and the extraction of profit. Thus, a one-time sales transaction or a one-time service provided for compensation cannot be considered illegal business activity. But if done twice or more during the year, they become systematic and fall under the definition of commercial activity.

However, if we are talking about selling a product at the cost for which it was purchased (or less), this will in any case be considered a private matter: there is no profit. Such activities cannot be considered entrepreneurial, even if carried out systematically.

Illegal business in Russia is considered:

1. Commercial activity that is carried out without registration of an individual business or legal entity. This also includes activities documented with violations or with indications in registration documents false data.
2. Business activities carried out without a license, if required.
3. Gross violations of licensing requirements.
4. Doing business illegally can cause serious trouble for an entrepreneur. For this offense, the legislation provides for three types of liability: tax, administrative and even criminal.

Administrative responsibility

The Code of Administrative Violations for conducting illegal commercial activities provides for the following penalties:

1. For activities that are not registered in accordance with the established procedure (individual entrepreneur or LLC), a fine of 500 to 2000 rubles is imposed.
2. For carrying out those types of activities that are subject to mandatory licensing, without the appropriate permits, fines may be imposed: for individuals - from 1 to 2.5 thousand rubles, for officials - 4-5 thousand rubles, for legal entities - 40-50 thousand rubles. In this case, unlicensed products and means of their production may be confiscated.
3. If there is a license, but the licensing requirements are violated, this is also fraught with penalties: for citizens - in the amount of 1.5-2.5 thousand rubles, for officials - 3-4 thousand rubles, for organizations - from 30 to 40 thousand . rubles.
4. If the licensing conditions are grossly violated, business activities may be suspended for 90 days; the fine in this case is 4–5 thousand rubles for individuals and officials, and 40–50 thousand rubles for organizations.

The fact of illegal business can be established by:

• tax office,
• antimonopoly committee,
• consumer market supervisory authorities,
• police,
• prosecutor's office

A protocol on violations can be drawn up as a result of verification activities: inspection of the premises, making test purchases, etc. The reason for such an inspection may be any signal that illegal business activity is being conducted or irregularities in work are being committed.

Cases of illegal business are considered by a magistrate at the place of its implementation or at the place of residence of the offender. Such a case must be considered within two months after the relevant protocol is drawn up. If this does not happen, the case should be closed. If the protocol is drawn up with violations, there are contradictions and inaccuracies in it, the violator can avoid punishment: while the protocol is being reissued and errors are corrected, the period allotted for bringing to justice may expire.

Criminal liability

In some cases, illegal business activities can lead to criminal liability. This happens if the state, organizations or individuals suffer serious damage as a result of such activities, or when the entrepreneur receives large profits from illegal business. A large amount (both damage and profit) is considered to be an amount of 250 thousand rubles, and an especially large amount – from 1 million rubles.

In this case, the illegal entrepreneur will face punishment in accordance with the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation:

1. Causing damage on a large scale is punishable by a fine of up to 300 thousand rubles or in the amount of the offender’s earnings for 2 years, 180-240 hours of compulsory labor or imprisonment for 4-6 months.
2. Damage on an especially large scale or the same actions committed by a group of persons entails a fine of 100–500 thousand rubles or in the amount of earnings for 3 years or imprisonment for up to 5 years with payment to the state of 80 thousand rubles or in the amount of the convicted person’s income for 6 months.

The prosecutor's office or the police must prove the fact of causing damage or generating large profits. It must be said that it is quite difficult to detect an offense that would be subject to criminal sanctions: test purchases are usually made for small amounts, and therefore they cannot become evidence of excess profits.

Responsibility for illegal business conducted by a commercial organization falls entirely on its leader. The following will not be held criminally liable:

• citizens who have entered into employment contract with an illegal entrepreneur and acting within the framework of this agreement;
• owners of real estate for rent, regardless of the amount of income.

There are also circumstances that can mitigate criminal penalties. These include the positive characteristics of the perpetrator, as well as the uniqueness of the case of bringing him to justice.

In addition to the very fact of illegal business activity, I can hold an entrepreneur criminally liable for:

• using other people's trademarks without appropriate permissions or providing deliberately false information about the origin of the goods;
• production, sale, purchase of counterfeit products.

Tax liability

Sanctions for commercial activities without registration are regulated by Articles 116 and 117 of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation. They involve the collection of taxes not received by the state and fines for evasion of these taxes.

1. An entrepreneur who is not registered with the Federal Tax Service is fined an amount of 10% of the income he receives (at least 20 thousand rubles). This punishment is applied if, at the time of the tax audit, registration documents have not been submitted to the tax office at all.
2. Conducting commercial activities without registration for 90 days or more is punishable by a fine of 20% of income (but not less than 40 thousand rubles).
3. The fine for late registration of a business with the Federal Tax Service is 5 thousand rubles. If the delay in registration is more than 90 days, a fine of 10 thousand rubles will be charged. Such penalties apply if registration documents are submitted after the first revenue, but before the tax audit. Late registration is considered from the moment of first revenue.

In addition to fines for lack of state registration or late registration, the tax office may assess additional unpaid taxes. In this case, the illegal businessman will need to pay personal income tax (NDFL) on the entire amount of income, the receipt of which will be proven. To this should be added all penalties for late payment of taxes and a possible fine for non-payment - it is 20% of the additional assessed amount.

All these sanctions are applied to the violator only by court decision.

As we see, liability for illegal entrepreneurial activity can be quite serious. Besides, tax authorities They are quite actively collecting information about “illegals,” so it will be quite difficult to hide their activities from the concerned services.

In some cases, registration can be avoided. For example, if your business is to provide services to enterprises and organizations, you can document this cooperation (conclude a contract agreement or a one-time employment contract).

It is not necessary to register as an entrepreneur for those who rent out housing: it is enough to conclude an agreement with the tenant and pay personal income tax (personal income tax). In this case, you only need to submit a declaration to the Federal Tax Service annually.

However, if you are seriously planning to engage in entrepreneurial activity, you should not delay with its official registration: for a serious entrepreneur there is nothing more important than business reputation, and troubles with government agencies can serve a disservice here.

The most profitable business in the world: 3 determining factors + 3 profitable business areas in Russia + Top 7 ideas from around the world.

Every aspiring businessman at the start asks the question, what is the most profitable business in the world?

We will try to answer it by identifying the areas of entrepreneurial activity that are considered the most promising.

By what criteria can a business be called the most profitable?

Before determining the main directions, it is necessary to identify factors indicating that the business idea will be profitable:

Speedy return on investment.

This fact plays a significant role.

A profitable business is a project in which investments pay off in the shortest possible time.

Increased demand.

The success of a business depends on many factors.

It is impossible to name ideas that will give a 100% guarantee of success.

But it is possible to identify such goods or services, the demand for which is initially at a high level.

As a rule, we are talking about essential items.

Minimal investments in raw materials and production.

It is logical that the less finance an entrepreneur needs to invest in a business, the more benefits he will receive.

This is especially important when there is a link to the exchange rate.

If you already have your own business and it has at least two of these signs, you can rejoice - your business is potentially profitable.

What if you are just taking your first steps and don’t yet know which direction to go?

A review of the most popular ones will help you make a choice. profitable ideas in different areas of business.

Small Business: Review of Profitable Ideas

Almost all newcomers start with a small business.

It requires a relatively small investment, a modest material base (premises, staff, equipment).

It’s easy to register such activities – you can do it on your own, even without a legal education.

Therefore, it is obvious that we should consider the most profitable ideas from this area of ​​business activity.

a) Essential goods and services are a profitable business even during a crisis

Let's remember one of the factors that determines the profitability of a business: .

Areas that are related to satisfying primary human needs remain relevant even in times of financial crisis.

As you can see, food, clothing and shoes are what people spend their income on first.

It is worth adding that the cost of medicines is small only because ordinary family they are purchased relatively infrequently (unless there are members with chronic diseases).

However, pharmaceuticals are also essential goods.

If the need arises, people are ready to “give their last”, but buy the necessary pills and the like.

Conclusion: potentially profitable business– grocery store, pharmacy kiosk, clothing and footwear trade.

b) Auto repair shop - a profitable business idea

After some time, every car requires repairs or routine inspection.

Therefore, repair shops can also be classified as services for which the demand is initially high.

Thanks to this, you do not have to convince the client that visiting an auto repair shop is what he needs by listing the benefits for the person.

It's enough to stand out among your competitors.

A service station can offer a number of basic services:

• cleaning injectors;
• repair and inspection of electrical equipment;
• repair of fuel and brake systems;
• replacing spark plugs;
• headlight adjustment

And this is only a part of the possible services.

And if you open a car wash next to the service station, the business will be doubly profitable.

Among the advantages of the business, it is also worth noting that in addition to a large service station with a large capital investment, you can open a simple mobile tire service.

And such a business will still be profitable and in demand.

Still in doubt? Pay attention to the “age” statistics on cars in Russia:

c) How profitable is the vending business?

There is a lot of debate regarding the profitability of the vending business.

On the one hand, it exactly corresponds to one of the factors of a profitable business given at the beginning of the text: the entrepreneur is not required to make a large investment - it is enough to spend money on the purchase and installation of a miracle machine, and only replenish consumables from time to time.

Moreover, if they previously offered short list services, now you can do literally anything with their help:

• sell coffee, tea, and other drinks;
• sell food products;
• replenish mobile phone accounts, electronic wallets;
• pay utilities and much more.

Why is it controversial that this business is profitable?

Please note the distribution of vending machines across Russia:

As you can see, Moscow and St. Petersburg are open to innovation, and people do not find the use of automatic machines repellent.

While in other cities, there is mainly demand only for payment and coffee machines.

Accordingly, there is high competition in these areas of business.

If you take your place, successfully choosing the location of the device, you have the opportunity to become the owner of a very profitable business:

Top 7 most profitable business ideas in the world

As already mentioned, it is impossible to determine the most profitable business in the world that provides a 100% guarantee of success.

However, it is quite possible to conduct a thorough analysis of existing entrepreneurial trends in order to get inspired.

That is why we will look at the top 10 business ideas, the implementation of which brought their founders wealth and recognition in the world. Who are these people?

1) Profitable online store “Amazon”

This ranking opens with Jeffrey Bezos, a businessman from the United States who is considered one of the richest people on the planet.

His capital is $70.3 billion.

This fortune was brought to him by the name “Amazon”.

A profitable business was based on selling books via the Internet.

The interesting thing is that only $300,000 of the initial investment was invested in the idea.

Unexpectedly for Jeffrey himself, after some time, the project began to bring in huge capital.

Thanks to this, the opportunity opened up to expand activities.

Now this online store is known throughout the world: https://www.amazon.com/.

2) The sweet kingdom of Michel Ferrero.

“Silver” goes to the Ferrero company, the founder of which is Italian businessman Michel Ferrero.

According to Forbes, Michel Ferrero's capital is 600 billion rubles.

What brought such success to the businessman?

A regular chocolate butter that became something new and magical in the grocery industry during that era.

On this moment Ferrero produces products from equally well-known brands:

• "Ferrero Rochen";
• "Tic-Tac";
• "Raffaello"
• “Kinder surprise” and others.

Russians can learn more about the business on the website: https://www.ferrero.ru/

3) Idea on billion: storage cells.

Bronze goes to South American businessman Brad Hughes. He earned his capital (about 200 billion rubles) thanks to a business that now seems commonplace.

We are talking about storing things in a certain place (along highways) for a certain fee.

Thanks to the Public Storage company, it has become possible to store your belongings in specially designated safe places in more than thirty countries around the world.

If you need services of this nature or are interested in business details, visit the company’s official website: https://www.publicstorage.com/.

4) Can toys be profitable?

American businessman Ty Warner earned his capital of 146 billion rubles thanks to a project that can easily be included in the ideas of himself profitable business in the world.

His fortune is based on making Beanie Babies.

This product is produced in single copies and has the status of a collector's item, so it is very expensive.

Buying one such toy can cost 10,000 – 60,000 rubles, while the cost of creating it does not exceed 600 rubles.

Secret of success?

Exclusivity!

Warner toys cannot be found in regular stores.

And even more so, you will not find two identical copies.

5) How to become billionaires through one product?

The names Dietrich Mateschitz and Kaleo Juvidiha should be familiar to nocturnalists, athletes and young people who like to consume energy drinks from time to time.

The fact is that they are the creators of the world-famous energy drink “Red Bull”.

The drink has a rather simple composition:

• water;
• glucose;
• caffeine;
• vitamin B.

But this was enough for the idea to earn the title of one of the most profitable business options in the world and brought its creators recognition and capital of 110 billion rubles.

6) Another profitable business on sweets

Brothers Paul and Hans Reigel invented chewable gum candies in various shapes and flavors.

Hans came up with 260 types of these sweets!

Sweets are made almost all over the world.

Each of the founders, thanks to this idea, has a capital of about 1.5 billion dollars.

7) Profitable business on regular coffee

To achieve this, Schultz opened a line of coffee shops.

Currently, the Starbucks chain consists of 12,000 stores!

The capital earned from this profitable business is $1.1 billion.

Official website of the company: https://www.starbucks.com/

And to open your own profitable business, use the tips from the video:

How to make your business profitable?

If for some reason your business does not generate the desired income, pay attention to the following ways to make it profitable:

1. Make a graph of expenses and profits - this will allow you to determine which area of ​​​​the business is stealing the most. Try to reduce it.
2. Constantly improve your own qualifications and the interest of your subordinates in their work.
3. Carry out a set of measures to prevent theft at work.
4. Divide the business into segments, and identify a responsible person in each area.
5. Launch a PR company to attract more clients.
6. Buy new, better equipment.
7. Raise workers' wages - this will help provoke greater returns on their part;
8. Secure all company data held electronically. This will save you from financial losses in the future.

To sum it up, we can say that the most profitable business in the world is the one that you put your heart and hard work into.

Nothing is given for nothing; you have to work at every task.

Remember that there is always a place for young entrepreneurs!

Therefore, you should implement your bold ideas for a profitable business without any fear.

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Illegal business is a fairly common offense in the field of small business. This is due to the fact that every novice businessman acts on the principle “as long as there is no line of clients in front of the door, there is no need to officially register the business.”

There is a cold economic calculation in this: if there is no profit, there is nothing with which to pay taxes and other payments. And if a business is registered, they will have to be paid in any case, even if the personal business is at a loss. On the one hand, the state understands this, therefore existing legislation allows a novice entrepreneur to take the first steps in his business without registration legally. But the problem is that the line between legal activity, violation and even crime in this area is very thin. Where is the line of legality?

Illegal business concept

To understand what illegal business activity is, you need to define its legal form. Entrepreneurial activity is a systematic activity based on one’s own planning, capital and risks, aimed at making a profit.

Consequently, illegal business activity is the activity described above, carried out completely or partially outside the legal framework. Moreover, its illegality can be expressed by various factors.

Types of illegal entrepreneurship

A business will be considered illegal if the actual business activity carried out is outside the legal framework, or it is associated with the use or circulation of prohibited goods. For example, organizing human trafficking is an illegal business. In this case, illegality is determined by the essence of the acts carried out.

Business activity will be illegal even if it is carried out without registration in established by law order, without obtaining the appropriate licenses and permits, or in case of systematic violation of established license conditions or norms. So, if a citizen sells firecrackers in a crossing, he is carrying out an illegal business for several reasons at once: he is operating without registration, in an unspecified place, without a license. At the same time private medical clinic, registered in accordance with the procedure established by law, licensed, but practicing childbirth at home, will also be outside the legal framework, since it violates the licensing conditions.

Subjects of illegal entrepreneurship

Legal business entities can be private entrepreneurs and commercial organizations, as well as state and municipal enterprises.

Subjects of illegal economic activities can be much more wide circle persons Thus, an illegal business can be carried out by an individual who is not an individual entrepreneur, political parties and others non-profit organizations who are prohibited from doing business, subjects of government powers ( government bodies authorities and local governments, as well as officials).

A special subject of illegal business is organized group persons who bear more severe and necessarily criminal liability for such activities.

Responsibility for illegal business

If a business falls under the definition of “illegal business activity,” punishment can befall its owners at any time. An illegal businessman may be subject to both administrative and criminal liability, as well as liability for civil obligations.

The basis for bringing to administrative responsibility is the very fact of violation of the procedure for conducting one’s own business. To bring to criminal liability, the fact of causing significant damage to the state or citizens in the form of exposing them to danger or causing losses is important.

Civil liability is a derivative of administrative or criminal liability and can arise only when victims privately apply to court.

Administrative responsibility for illegal entrepreneurship

The least socially dangerous illegal business activity falls under administrative responsibility. The Code of Administrative Offenses provides for a fine for such business with or without confiscation of the means of carrying out such an offense.

Persons guilty of such offenses are brought to administrative responsibility solely upon the fact of their commission. That is, for example, a woman in a passage sells flowers, and law enforcement agencies or the tax inspectorate have established that this woman does this regularly, and is not an individual entrepreneur or someone else’s employee.

In this case, such a businessman is held accountable. It does not matter how much profit she received during the month or the entire period of activity. The severity of liability depends on whether the person is involved for the first time or is a persistent violator of the law.

The police, prosecutor's office, federal tax service, and licensing authorities can bring administrative liability. The punishment itself is established only by the court in accordance with Part 1 of Art. 14.1 of the Code of Administrative Offences. The administrative fine for illegal business is up to 2 thousand rubles.

Criminal liability for illegal business

Article 171 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation “Illegal entrepreneurship” establishes criminal liability for illegal business. Punishment for such an act is possible only if you receive a profit from it in excess of 250,000 rubles, or for organizing your own business without registering and obtaining permits, if this leads to harm to people.

They are also subject to criminal liability for carrying out prohibited activities or trafficking in prohibited goods. That is, for any act, the practice of which constitutes a separate crime. Thus, any economic activity outside the legal framework, the income from which exceeds 250,000 rubles is criminally punishable. Also, human traffickers, drug dealers and other criminal elements who regularly violate criminal law to make a profit cannot avoid criminal liability for such business.

That is, in fact, employees of an officially registered company can also be brought to criminal liability for illegal business if it carries out its activities in an illegal way.

Criminal liability can be expressed in either a fine with confiscation or imprisonment. A fine for illegal business activity and confiscation are usually faced by those evading registration, and imprisonment is imposed on illegal businessmen and organizers of shadow companies whose actions cause damage to their clients or endanger them (for example, illegal medical practice).

Illegal business and paying taxes

One of the factors in bringing an illegal entrepreneur to justice is making a profit that is not taxed. But what if the shady businessman pays taxes? The fact is that one-time or non-permanent activities without official registration The Federal Tax Service does not classify it as illegal business activity, but in this case the person carrying out such activity must declare his income and pay tax on it.

Let's say that an individual carried out an intermittent activity, paid taxes regularly, but over time the business activities became more and more frequent and eventually became systematic. At the same time, business activity is not illegal in nature (for example, trading in seeds) and does not require licenses or other permits.

Will such a person be held accountable for illegal business? On the one hand, the law does not provide leniency for such persons. On the other hand, if you pay taxes, the Federal Tax Service will always know whether such actions are carried out systematically or not. Therefore, when income begins to increase, an individual will most likely receive a warning to register. If you ignore the warning, the shady businessman will rightly receive his administrative fine.

As for criminal liability, such a businessman simply will not have time to earn 250,000 rubles, since he will be fined under an administrative article, after which he will register without hesitation. If he continues to violate the law again, then criminal liability will certainly arise, naturally and fairly. It follows from this that a private individual who regularly pays taxes is unlikely to receive a subpoena out of the blue. But citizens whose illegal business activities flourish in the shadows risk being punished to the fullest extent of the law.

Civil liability for illegal business

The detection of an illegal business by regulatory authorities will certainly lead to its termination and the recognition of all agreements concluded within its framework as illegal. In this case, the illegal entrepreneur has civil obligations to his clients, namely: to return the funds received, as well as to pay the penalty provided for by civil law.

In this case, responsibility will fall on the shoulders not only of the person who directly accepted the money, but also of everyone involved in organizing the illegal business. Request a refund Money and compensation, the counterparties of the illegal businessman can within three years from the moment they learned about his work outside the legal field. Customers who received the expected service or product, but are dissatisfied with its quality, can also request a refund. However, they can also present their claims within three years.

Civil liability may affect not only a legal entity as a subject of an offense, but also its founders for illegal participation in business activities, although in fact they could only receive dividends. The liability of the founders is limited to their shares or the amount established by the charter.

Actions that entail recognition of business activities as illegal

A legal business may be considered illegal if it is canceled state registration individual entrepreneur or legal entity, and will also be declared invalid constituent documents, licenses and permits. The fact is that such actions mean that the enterprise or individual entrepreneur has never operated legally. Thus, if such illegal businessmen violated someone’s rights through their actions, then they can be held accountable for illegal business. Responsibility in this case is expressed in the fact that all transactions made by such a business entity may be declared invalid by a court decision.

How to write a complaint against an illegal businessman

It makes sense to write a complaint against an illegal businessman when you want him to stop his activities. If you just want compensation for moral and material damage, then such a complaint will not help. But if an illegal entrepreneur violates public order and rules for the operation of premises, for example, placing production in a residential building and thereby jeopardizing the safety of residents and disturbing a quiet way of life, then it makes sense to write a complaint to the competent authorities that illegal business activities are being carried out.

Where to complain in this case? Such appeals are considered by the police, the prosecutor's office, the Federal Tax Service, as well as licensing authorities. Choosing the right body to file a complaint is very important in order to avoid being rejected due to lack of necessary jurisdiction to consider it. The police are considering complaints against such illegal businessmen as traders in passages, moonshine producers, etc. The Federal Tax Service authorities consider similar complaints regarding illegal entrepreneurs, whose illegality is associated with the lack of registration or a certain permit document issued by the Federal Tax Service, or those with significant shadow profits. Based on this specificity, you can write complaints to the tax authorities if you know exactly what the violations of such a businessman are, and not just because his activities interfere with you in some way.

Licensing authorities consider complaints only regarding compliance with licensing conditions, as well as the conduct of business without licenses. Here, too, it is unlikely that a citizen living or working in the neighborhood can know that the suspected businessman has one or another permit. If the businessman violating your rights is not so small, or his illegality is not so obvious that the police will consider the case, or you have already received a refusal, you should contact the prosecutor's office. You can write a complaint to the prosecutor's office regardless of the nature of the illegal business activity. The mechanism for considering appeals, complaints and applications by the prosecutor's office provides for redirecting the application to the authorities of the relevant jurisdiction. Therefore, if you do not know where to write a complaint, it is better to go there.

You can complain about illegal business by writing a statement about the commission of a crime. You need to write a complaint if an illegal business, in your opinion, violates your legal rights or simply interferes with your normal way of life. In this case, the complaint must describe the factual circumstances that indicate a violation of your rights. If you know for sure that the actions of a shady businessman fall under the qualifications of a criminal article, you can write a statement about the commission of a crime.

In this case, large-scale illegal business activity is implied. The Criminal Code of the Russian Federation and the Code of Criminal Procedure of the Russian Federation require adherence to certain rules when drawing up an application. Firstly, in such a statement you need to write which article of the criminal code the activities of your offender fall under, in addition, you need to correctly describe his activities to confirm the qualification of an illegal act. In addition, you will need supporting documents and, most importantly, confirmation that such activities cause damage to you personally. In the petition part of both the complaint and the statement of crime, you should write what you are asking the control authority to do. In the header of the document you must indicate your passport and contact information with a phone number.

Appealing decisions and protocols on bringing to justice for illegal economic activities

Bringing an illegal businessman to justice requires careful preparation and collection of documents, therefore, if a law enforcement or regulatory authority nevertheless decides to bring charges, it must have strong evidence. The established facts are documented in an inspection report from the collection authorities. Based on the act, a protocol is drawn up, with which such a body has every chance of winning in court.

Therefore, the protocol must be appealed before it is presented in court by a law enforcement or regulatory agency. The appeal takes place in the manner prescribed by the Administrative Code. You can appeal only the protocol, although you will need to refer to the lack of proof of the circumstances specified in the report. The act itself cannot be challenged, because this document only confirms that a law enforcement or regulatory agency conducted an inspection and formed its subjective opinion about the activities of the person being inspected at a certain point in time.

Based on the results of the review, the court may cancel the protocol or leave it in force. Cancellation of the protocol releases the person from liability. It is recommended to first appeal the decision or protocol to a higher authority. In this way, on the one hand, you can save on legal costs, and on the other, you can find out from a higher authority what documents it, and therefore the court, is ready to accept as evidence of innocence.

If the conduct of illegal business activities has led to the opening of a criminal case, trial cannot be avoided. It is almost impossible to defend yourself in criminal proceedings, so you will have to hire a lawyer who will study the case and protect the interests of the offender as much as possible. In this case, you need to hire a lawyer immediately after receiving the first summons from the police or prosecutor's office. In rare cases, law enforcement agencies themselves close cases before they go to trial if the defense's arguments are constructive and convincing.

Summarizing all of the above, we can come to the conclusion that illegal business activities are dangerous, since you can fall out of favor with the law and even end up behind bars. At the same time, you can run your own business for years without knowing about the possible consequences until violations are discovered. In addition, illegal entrepreneurship negatively affects the business reputation of a businessman and can even cause him to be ousted from the market by dissatisfied individuals and competitors. Both a large illegal enterprise and a simple merchant on the move can be held accountable for illegal business activities. Therefore, it is better to take care of registering your business and obtaining all permits in advance.

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The tax office is rarely interested in small things, but if it has already reached large volumes, then everything needs to be done according to the rules, but then it will have the money for it, so there won’t be any special problems. You need to believe in yourself! 10/11/2017 13:10:27, Anonymous - I wish her only success

I'll add one more thing. While she hangs her ears, hoping that her ex’s conscience will awaken, he just goes around her ears. And if 3 years pass from the moment of divorce, then that’s it, the train has left, the statute of limitations has expired and she will not share the loan debt at least in half with him. Therefore, Nadezhda - straight away and quickly with documents to the court for the division of property (debts are also divided in the most beautiful way, as they wrote in previous comments) - it can ONLY be done within 3 years from the date of divorce. Therefore, no rosy fantasies about negotiations with your ex, a trial and only a trial. And then, when he finds out about the trial, do not fall for any of his promises to resolve everything out of court. Because only a court decision will be a sufficient document for the bank to demand only half of the debt from Nadya. If your head is in the clouds, you will have to repay the entire amount. Again, there is a bankruptcy procedure - we need to study this possibility, it may be useful. And there is also debt restructuring (repayment in smaller payments over a longer period of time) at the bank by agreement due to difficult life circumstances. And there is also debt refinancing - that is, take out a loan from another bank at a lower interest rate and repay the loan from this one. Nadezhda needs to act, and not expect unusual decency from ex-husband. What are you speaking about? My ex called me and said that I stole my hair dryer from him (in fact, he used a less cultured word to define this obvious act of vandalism and theft of mine), and this was almost a year after the divorce. And you are talking about 500 thousand. Yes, he won’t pay it himself, doesn’t she understand? But a court decision is a court decision and you can’t argue against it, it will divide their responsibility, and let him take his share as he wants - he pays, he doesn’t pay, it will be only his problems. Here! 10/11/2017 13:37:24, Anonymous - I wish her only success