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*You must have the skill [[Corporation Management (Skill Group)|Corporation Management]] at level 1 or higher;

*You must have 1,599,800 isk in your wallet;

*You must be docked at a station. The station where the corporation is created will be listed as its Headquarters. Moving the Headquarters later is only possible under certain conditions (which will be covered below), so take a moment to consider where you will create your corporation.

*If you are in a player corporation, you may not have roles assigned to you. If you have roles, you must remove them (by right-clicking your portrait in chat and selecting 'drop roles'); if you are a CEO, you need to resign first (see below). In both cases, you will be able to create a corporation 24 hours later.

(For completeness sake, you may also not have an active [[Timers|session timer]]. Since session timers only last 30 seconds, you can just wait it out if you encounter this.)

==== The corp creation window ====

To start a new corporation, open the corporation window, select the "home" tab, and within that tab the "details" tab. At the bottom there will be a button "create corporation". You will get the options to:

To start a new corporation, open the corporation window by clicking the button in the sidebar menu, select the "home" tab, and within that tab the "details" tab. At the bottom there will be a button "create corporation". You will get the options to:

*~~select~~ a logo

*'''Select a logo.''' A corporation logo consists of three layers; each layer can have a pattern or item and a colour. Different patterns or items can be combined by giving two layers the same colour. Play around a bit to get a good-looking logo. Something to consider when designing the logo is what your corporation's main activity will be. An industrial corporation for instance may want to avoid using a pirate-like logo.

*~~choose~~ a name

*'''Choose a name.''' The minimum length of a corporation name is 4 characters, and it may only contain letters, numbers, spaces, and dots (also known as full stop or period). The corporation name may not the same as the name of any other ''currently active'' corporation or alliance. It can be the same as the name of a closed corporation.

*choose a ~~ticker~~ (~~use~~ the ~~button to get~~ a ticker ~~suggested)~~. The corporation ticker is used as a short name for the ~~corp~~, for instance~~ ~~in space behind ships, wrecks and containers belonging to your corporation.

*'''Choose a ticker.''' The corporation ticker is used as a short name for the corporation, for instance in space behind ships, wrecks and containers belonging to your corporation. The maximum length of a ticker is 5 characters, again only with letters, numbers, spaces, and dots. Unlike the corporation name, the ticker has to be unique - it may not be the same as the ticker of any other corporation or alliance, past or present. This can make it quite hard to find a good ticker. Playing around with spaces and dots may help. The "Ticker" button suggests a ticker for you if you can't think of one.

*~~set~~ a tax rate

*'''Set a tax rate.''' The tax rate determines what percentage of bounties and mission rewards generated by corporation members will be transferred to the corporation wallet. The rate can be anywhere from 0% to 100%, but a high tax rate might deter people from joining. Most corporations have a tax rate between 5% and 10%.

*~~enter~~ a ~~url~~ to your ~~corp~~ website (if you have one)

*'''Enter a URL''' to your corporation website (if you have one). If you don't have a website, remove the "http://" which is in the box by default. If it is not removed, it will be displayed as the corporation's website.

*~~enter~~ a ~~corp~~ description

*'''Enter a description.''' The description of the corporation can contain up to 4000 characters. Note that the description will be publicly viewable ingame, on EVE Gate, and on third-party websites. Giving some information on what the corporation does is a good idea, but don't be too specific (Listing "''Mining every Friday at 1900 in Rancer''" would be a bad idea). Many corporations list diplomatic contacts in their description.

~~The corp~~ name and ticker can ~~not~~ be changed ~~later; all other~~ settings can be changed quite easily later, so don't worry if you're not sure what to put there.

Apart from the corporation name and ticker (which can never be changed), these settings can be changed quite easily later, so don't worry if you're not sure what to put there.

==== First things to do ====

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 *You must have the skill [[Corporation Management (Skill Group)|Corporation Management]] at level 1 or higher;
 *You must have 1,599,800 isk in your wallet;
+*You must be docked at a station. The station where the corporation is created will be listed as its Headquarters. Moving the Headquarters later is only possible under certain conditions (which will be covered below), so take a moment to consider where you will create your corporation.
 *If you are in a player corporation, you may not have roles assigned to you. If you have roles, you must remove them (by right-clicking your portrait in chat and selecting 'drop roles'); if you are a CEO, you need to resign first (see below). In both cases, you will be able to create a corporation 24 hours later.
+(For completeness sake, you may also not have an active [[Timers|session timer]]. Since session timers only last 30 seconds, you can just wait it out if you encounter this.)
 ==== The corp creation window  ====
-To start a new corporation, open the corporation window, select the "home" tab, and within that tab the "details" tab. At the bottom there will be a button "create corporation". You will get the options to:
+To start a new corporation, open the corporation window by clicking the button in the sidebar menu, select the "home" tab, and within that tab the "details" tab. At the bottom there will be a button "create corporation". You will get the options to:
-*select a logo
+*'''Select a logo.''' A corporation logo consists of three layers; each layer can have a pattern or item and a colour. Different patterns or items can be combined by giving two layers the same colour. Play around a bit to get a good-looking logo. Something to consider when designing the logo is what your corporation's main activity will be. An industrial corporation for instance may want to avoid using a pirate-like logo.
-*choose a name
+*'''Choose a name.''' The minimum length of a corporation name is 4 characters, and it may only contain letters, numbers, spaces, and dots (also known as full stop or period). The corporation name may not the same as the name of any other ''currently active'' corporation or alliance. It can be the same as the name of a closed corporation.
-*choose a ticker (use the button to get a ticker suggested). The corporation ticker is used as a short name for the corp, for instance&nbsp;in space behind ships, wrecks and containers belonging to your corporation.
+*'''Choose a ticker.''' The corporation ticker is used as a short name for the corporation, for instance in space behind ships, wrecks and containers belonging to your corporation. The maximum length of a ticker is 5 characters, again only with letters, numbers, spaces, and dots. Unlike the corporation name, the ticker has to be unique - it may not be the same as the ticker of any other corporation or alliance, past or present. This can make it quite hard to find a good ticker. Playing around with spaces and dots may help. The "Ticker" button suggests a ticker for you if you can't think of one.
-*set a tax rate
+*'''Set a tax rate.''' The tax rate determines what percentage of bounties and mission rewards generated by corporation members will be transferred to the corporation wallet. The rate can be anywhere from 0% to 100%, but a high tax rate might deter people from joining. Most corporations have a tax rate between 5% and 10%.
-*enter a url to your corp website (if you have one)
+*'''Enter a URL''' to your corporation website (if you have one). If you don't have a website, remove the "http://" which is in the box by default. If it is not removed, it will be displayed as the corporation's website.
-*enter a corp description
+*'''Enter a description.''' The description of the corporation can contain up to 4000 characters. Note that the description will be publicly viewable ingame, on EVE Gate, and on third-party websites. Giving some information on what the corporation does is a good idea, but don't be too specific (Listing "''Mining every Friday at 1900 in Rancer''" would be a bad idea). Many corporations list diplomatic contacts in their description.
-The corp name and ticker can not be changed later; all other settings can be changed quite easily later, so don't worry if you're not sure what to put there.
+Apart from the corporation name and ticker (which can never be changed), these settings can be changed quite easily later, so don't worry if you're not sure what to put there.
 ==== First things to do  ====