Business Names also known as a sole proprietorship (one-man business) registered by one (1) person who takes all business decisions and all liabilities are unlimited i.e. makes profits alone and bears losses alone.
Procedure for registration:
- A search for availability of the name must be conducted
- Applicant may pick up a prescribed Form A from the in-house bank or download file below
- Submit completed and signed Form A at the Business Names Registration Counter for Verification and Capturing
- Pay processing fee of GHS 130 at the in-house bank
- VIP service cost of GHS 650 in addition to the processing fees (optional)
- Registrar Examines, Approves and Issues: Certificate of Registration and Certified True Copy(CTC) of Form A
- Mandatory renewal of registered name each year at a fee of GHS 70 ( or pay by using USSD *222#)
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