Are you allowed to form an LLC and start an online business while employed at a bank/PE firm?

Looking to start an e-commerce business that in no way conflicts with my role in PE but I have no idea what the rules are with regards to outside business activities. Anything to be worried about if I form an LLC under my own name? I guess I'll have to dive into the HR portal but thought I'd ask here anyway.

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As mentioned above, you need to report it as an OBA. E-commerce shouldn't be an issue at all. There are regulatory provisions about ensuring sufficient time and attention is dedicated to your day job, so you might get a second glance if it's something that takes up a decent amount of time, but I would still expect you to get the go-ahead from compliance. Bigger issues tend to be when capital raising gets involved - obviously you can't run a competing PE business, but seemingly innocuous things like forming a joint LLC to buy a rental property or bringing in a partner to finance your inventory can sometimes run afoul of trigger happy regulators.

You should be completely fine, just make sure you go through the appropriate channels and documentation

 

Depends on the firm. This would be a question for your boss/HR to get total clarify.

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