Don't be the offshore sucker.🦆💸

Want to know when you're paying more than you should for an offshore... or worse, paying less and buying a giant problem? There is an industry of "company factories" out there that loves the unaware client. Let's open the black box of offshore costs and traps.

The real price of registration

The naked truth: government costs, processes, and annual fees to register an offshore range from 200 to 2,000 dollars, depending on the jurisdiction. It rarely goes beyond that. If your fixed government maintenance cost is exploding without explanation, you may be overcharged without knowing it.

The "entry price" trap

Many firms use a low registration price to lure you in. It is shelf selling. They hand you the company number and leave you adrift. No compliance, no support for opening a bank account, no accounting.

The result? Your account is closed within three months, you pay fines for late filings, and the cheap option becomes very expensive.

The cascade of "tied sales"

After you buy the company, the festival of extra fees begins: want the EIN? Pay. Want the Operating Agreement? Pay more. Need a "Good Standing" certificate? Another bill. They slice the service into dozens of items that should be a single framework, charging you five times the original amount.

The 1,000% markup

Many lawyers, accountants, and specialized boutiques charge absurd markups, reaching 10 times the real cost of the operation, just for "intermediation." They sell bureaucracy as if it were intelligence. Charging for expertise is fair; charging a 1,000% margin on top of government fees is a lack of transparency.

The Startaway model

At Startaway, we play clean. We charge a fair price for government costs, our rigorous compliance, and the technology that automates your management. You pay for our expertise and the safety of having a structure that actually works, from Canada to Hong Kong.

No hidden fees, no sliced-up selling. Intelligence applied to your wealth.