HOW TO APPLY

1. Search for Business Name
   • Identify at least 3 name options.
   • Fill in a Name Reservation form, which can be obtained from the physical One Stop Centre (OSC) at Uganda Investment Authority (UIA); the Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB) offices or portal; or at the Uganda Bookshop.
   • Submit a filled form with proof of payment Cost: UGX 2200 paid to URSB bank account which can be obtain at ant bank
   • The officer carrying out the registration will then carry out the name search and reservation then reserve your business name within 1 day
     
2. Reserve the Business Name
   • To reserve a company name, the entrepreneur submits the Business Name Reservation Form to the assessment window of the Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB).and pay the name reservation fees Cost: UGX 20,000 paid at the (URSB) bank account which can be obtain at ant bank
   • Upon payment of the required fee, the suggested name is subjected to a search in the business registry database. If the name passes the similarity, defensive, offensive, and desirability tests, it is reserved for a period of 30 days. There are name-reservation books where the entrepreneur can search and check whether the desired name was approved or rejected and for what reasons. This process takes a period within 2-4 days
     
3. Issue of business certificate
   • Your business will be registered on which you will receive a certificate of business name registration and its number

• Company name
• Accurately filled Assessment forms
• Valid Identification document(National ID card, passport

Uganda Investment Authority,
Uganda Business Facilitation Centre Plot 1,
Baskerville Avenue, Kololo,
Floors 1,6 and 7
Kampala , Uganda
P.O. Box 7418
Kampala , Uganda
Phone: +256 41 4301000
info@ugandainvest.go
Website: Link

Uganda Registration Services Bureau - Head Office,
Uganda Business Facilitation Centre
Plot 1 Baskerville Avenue,
Kololo,
Kampala
Toll Free: 0800 100 006
Call Center: +256 417 338 100
Phone: +256 414 233 219 / 0417338000
Fax: +256 414 250 712
Email: ursb@ursb.go.ug (General Correspondences)
Email: helpdesk@ursb.go.ug (For Enquiries)
Website:Link

• Citizens and foreigner investors who wish invest in Uganda by opening a company

• Company/business name search registration fees - ug.x2, 200
• Reservation of the name fees - ugx.20, 000

• Valid is Forever until the owners decide to De-register or dissolve the company

URSB COMPANY REGISTRATION FORMS

Please attach sample completed documents which would help other people who would like to follow this procedure.

• 2 -3 working days

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications. 
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type="website">video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites.
Please remove the "&" inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver, 
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
e.g In the following url "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M" Video ID is "Y0US7oR_t3M". 
	

Types of business names that get rejected:

• immoral names
• vulgar names
• names similar to existing ones by spelling or pronunciation,
• names associated with government or countries,
• Abbreviations.

• Name of the company/business
• Type of business (public or private company)
• Operating location address of the business
• Email address/number of the applicant

• Registering your business/company is a legal requirement as stipulated by the Uganda company act, in which guidelines the manner and activities to operate the company

BENEFITS OF REGISTERING A COMPANY

• Obtain legal Identity/status
• Safeguard your business name by acquiring a trade name.
• Access opportunities like loans, tenders, financing etc.
• Business formalization creates more employment opportunities through business expansion.
• Enables registration for licenses e.g Investment, trading and taxation licenses.
• Better marketing and advertising opportunities for increased clientele
• Improved competitiveness in the regional market

Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

Registering a new company
Business registration Fees
URSB
Uganda revenue authority
Uganda Portal Website

More information which might help people.