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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>==Procedure==<br />
#'''Reservation of Business Name:'''<br />
##Complete and submit an Application for Reservation of a Name (Form 8). A link is provided under 'Documents to Use' section which you can use to download the form.<br />
##Wait for the Confirmation Notice, this will tell you whether your business name is approved or rejected.<br />
##If approved, you have ninety (90) days to register the name. <br />
#'''Registration:'''<br />
##To register a business name you must complete an application. A link is provided under 'Documents to Use' section which you can use to download the form.<br />
##Submit the completed form to the Office of Registrar General. Note: You may also register your business online by visiting Department of Registrar General's Website - [http://www.registrargeneral.gov.mw/cms/drg/index.html Link]. <br />
##Pay the registration fee.<br />
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==Required Documents==<br />
List down the documents required for successfully completing the procedure.<br />
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e.g.<br />
1. Proof of child birth from the Hospital.<br />
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==Office Locations & Contacts==<br />
'''Ministry of Industry & Trade''' <br> <br />
P.O. Box 30366<br><br />
City Centre Lilongwe Malawi <br><br />
Phone: +265 (0) 1 770 244/790 <br> <br />
Fax: +265 (0) 1 770 680 <br />
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'''Department of Registrar General''' <br />
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'''Blantyre''' <br> <br />
Fatima Arcade, Haile Selassie Road, P.O. Box 100,<br> <br />
Blantyre, Malawi<br />
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'''Lilongwe'''<br><br />
Pagat House Paul Kagame Road, P.O Box 1780,<br><br />
Lilongwe, Malawi<br />
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'''Contact Numbers:'''<br><br />
+265 1 824 355<br> <br />
+265 1 824 668<br> <br />
+265 1 824 785<br> <br />
+265 1 824 394<br />
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Email: customerservice@registrargeneral.gov.mw<br />
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==Eligibility==<br />
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==Fees==<br />
'''Business Name - related fees:'''<br />
*Sole Proprietorship: MK2,000 <br />
*Partnership: MK2,000 <br />
*Business Registration Renewal: MK2,000 <br />
*Amendments: MK2,000 <br />
*Certified Copy: MK1,000 <br />
*Cessation of Business: MK2,000 <br />
*Search: MK1,000 <br />
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'''Companies - related fees:'''<br />
*Company Limited by shares: Capital*20/2000+25500<br />
*Company Limited by Guarantee: MK 20,000<br />
*External Company: MK 20,000<br />
*Amendment: MK 5,000<br />
*Annual return: MK 2,000<br />
*All other filing: MK 1,000 <br />
*Search: MK 1,000<br />
*Name Reservation: MK 5,000<br />
*All Conversations: MK 20,000<br />
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==Validity==<br />
Registered business names must be renewed every three years. <br />
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==Documents to Use==<br />
*[http://www.moit.gov.mw/index.php/policies-strategies-regulations/application-forms Application for Registration of Business Name]<br />
*[http://www.registrargeneral.gov.mw/cms/drg/services/registration-of-businesses.html Other Forms]<br />
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==Sample Documents==<br />
Please attach sample completed documents that would help other people.<br />
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==Processing Time==<br />
It will take about 5 days for the processing of your application to be completed.<br />
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==Related Videos==<br />
Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications. <br />
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type="website">video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites.<br />
Please remove the "&" inside the tags during implementation.<br />
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver, <br />
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube<br />
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.<br />
e.g In the following url "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M" Video ID is "Y0US7oR_t3M". <br />
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==Instructions==<br />
The Ministry of Industry and Trade is responsible for providing application forms for Registration of Business Name.<br />
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Applications may be submitted to the Department of Registrar Generals Head Office in Blantyre and its Regional Office in Lilongwe.<br />
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==Required Information==<br />
A list which displays the kind of information which is required to complete the procedure.<br />
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1. Date of Birth.<br />
2. City or County of Birth.<br />
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==Need for the Document==<br />
Following is a procedure on how you can register a business name in Malawi.<br />
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==Information which might help==<br />
Enter other informations which might help<br />
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==Other uses of the Document/Certificate==<br />
Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.<br />
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.<br />
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==External Links==<br />
*[http://www.registrargeneral.gov.mw/cms/drg/services/registration-of-businesses.html Department of the Registrar General]<br />
*[http://www.moit.gov.mw/ Ministry of Investment and Trade]<br />
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==Others==<br />
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[[Category:Malawi]]<br />
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