Register a Business Name (by a Firm)

Description: A firm can register to carry out business under a business name. A 'firm' is an unincorporate body of two (2) or more individuals and/or corporations that have entered into partnership with one another with a view to carrying on business for profit.
Category: Business/Commerce
Office: Registry of Companies and Intellectual Property
Deadline Date: None
Processing Time: Two (2) business days
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Fee: EC$125.00
Hours: 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Process:
  1. Complete the Business Name Search process.

  2. On approval of the Business Name Search, complete the Business Registration Form (Application for Registration by a Firm) ? Form 2.

  3. Complete the Statutory Declaration Form (Form 11) and have this Statutory Declaration notarised by an Attorney-at-Law or a Justice of the Peace.

  4. Submit the following documents together with the requisite application fee and stamp to the Registry: (a) Approved Business Name Search Form; (b) Completed Business Registration Form (Form 2); and (c) Notarised Statutory Declaration Form (Form 11).

  5. The Certificate will be issued by the Registry
Requirements:
  • In addition to the above application fee, a stamp valued at EC$2.50 - purchased at any local post office - must also be submitted with the application.

  • Only the following can register a business name as a firm: (a) Two or more individuals, or (b)One individual and a company, or (c) O
  • Notes:
  • In addition to the above application fee, a stamp valued at EC$2.50 - purchased at any local post office - must also be submitted with the application.

  • Only the following can register a business name as a firm: (a) Two or more individuals, or (b)One individual and a company, or (c) One individual and more than one company, or (d) Two or more companies.

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