How To Register A Business Name Botswana
An application form must be completed by every company wishing to be a member of business botswana.
How to register a business name botswana. The act is still on notice. Your national id for local citizens or passport for foreign citizens form 1 for the company name. One is reserving your business name and the second is company registration. All businesses in botswana need to be registered with the registrar of companies and intellectual property rocip. Consequences of non re registration 6.
On the 12 th april 2018 the national assembly passed the registration of business names re registration act no 26 of 2018 the act. You can apply for a business name and other key business registrations through the business registration service. An australian business number abn or ready to apply for one. Register your business name. Legal rsm botswana professional services proprietary limited rsm botswana professional services proprietary limited is a member of the rsm network and trades as rsm botswana.
Registration carries a fee of p360. Company formation in botswana involves 2 procedures to be followed. Identified your business structure. Form rbn 1a for business name. Apply to the companies and intellectual property authority cipa proposing 3 prospective company names.
Search for names can be done online at the database of the ministry of trade and industry. The process is as follows. The act is meant to ensure an effective way of doing business by enabling already registered businesses and companies to re register business names online. Each member of the rsm network is an independent accounting and advisory firm each of which practices in its own right. From the information supplied by the applicant business botswana is able to.
Membership of business botswana is voluntary and is open to registered companies associations organizations in both the private and parastatal sectors of the economy. Reservation of company or business name. Reservation of company business name and submission of incorporation documents as described below. Before setting up your company in botswana you need to reserve your business name for which you would require the following documents. Payment of reservation fee of p20 00 p pula.