Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Norwegian term or phrase:
enkeltsmannsforetak
English translation:
sole proprietorship/self-employed business
Added to glossary by
brigidm
Aug 23, 2006 12:16
17 yrs ago
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Norwegian term
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Native in: Norwegian 
, English
Works in: English to Norwegian, Norwegian to English
enkeltsmannsforetak
Norwegian to English
Bus/Financial
Business/Commerce (general)
I am translating a merger document and need an English term.
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sole proprietorship/self-employed business
The first is used by Brønnøysundregisteret, the second on Bedin's website. Depends on how official your context is, really.
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Comment: "Thank you for this. I alreday had sole proprietorship but think I will add self-employed business in this particular context. Very grateful!"
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Carole Hognestad
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Professional, fast, and affordable rates
Native in: English
Works in: Norwegian to English
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sole trader
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Tore Bjerkek
: true, but you should use sole proprietorsip on this side of the Atlantic
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: This is the right term in British English (http://www.scottish-enterprise.com/sedotcom_home/services-to... ; sole proprietorship in the States- see also http://www.state.nj.us/njbiz/s_typebiz.shtml
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Christine Andersen
Denmark
Denmark
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Denmark
the message, not just the words
Native in: English (Variant: UK) 
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one-man business / one-man operation
For the absolutely literal alternative
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lone (X)
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Per Bergvall
: Somebody should mention that this is a politically outdated term, amd the fashionable term nowadays is enkeltpersonforetak. This is the smallest, simplest entry you can make into the Norwegian business registry.
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I did wonder whether the English should be 'one person', but the normal attitude is that 'man has embraced woman since time immemorial' :-D at least in official, semi-legal contexts like this
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Tore Bjerkek
Canada
Canada
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Specializes in field
Canada
Accurate-Professional-Diverse Experience
Native in: Norwegian
Works in: English to Norwegian, Norwegian to English, Danish to English, and 1 more.
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sole proprietorship
It depends on where the audience is located.
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Tara Chace
: If you want to target the 300 million English speakers in the United States, this is definitely the term to use.
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Per Bergvall
Norway
Norway
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Works in field
Norway
Automotive, PC, IT: Fast, high quality
Native in: Norwegian
Works in: English to Norwegian, Norwegian to English, German to Norwegian, and 3 more.
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165
individual business
Enkeltmannsforetak is now a politically outdated term, amd the crrently fashionable term is enkeltpersonforetak. This is the smallest, simplest entry you can make into the Norwegian business registry.
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Francis Gregson
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14 years' experience in oil industry
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Works in: English to Norwegian, Norwegian to English
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sole proprietorship
ref. Einar Hansen's 'Bedre engelsk forretningsspråk'
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