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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
Email:
Phone:
Fee:
EC$125.00
Hours:
9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Process:
Complete the
Business Name Search
process.
On approval of the Business Name Search, complete the
Business Registration Form (Application for Registration by a Firm) ? Form 2
.
Complete the
Statutory Declaration Form (Form 11)
and have this Statutory Declaration notarised by an Attorney-at-Law or a Justice of the Peace.
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).
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.
Download Forms
Form 2 - Application for Business Registration by a Firm
Form 11- Statutory Declaration for Business Name
Download Legislation
Registration of Business Names Act (Cap 13.03)
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