{"id":220827,"date":"2021-05-21T17:09:01","date_gmt":"2021-05-21T16:09:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buzzsouthafrica.com\/?p=220827"},"modified":"2021-05-21T17:09:06","modified_gmt":"2021-05-21T16:09:06","slug":"how-to-register-a-company-or-small-business-in-south-africa-with-cipc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buzzsouthafrica.com\/how-to-register-a-company-or-small-business-in-south-africa-with-cipc\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Register a Company or Small Business in South Africa with CIPC"},"content":{"rendered":"

It really doesn’t matter if your target is to have a large company or a small business; the South African law makes it very important to register with the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) to make the business legal and get government assistance when available. More so, you will have many other rights if you register a company in South Africa with CIPC, including having the reserved right as an official entity to trade under the name of your registered business.<\/p>\n

Even though many, most especially individuals interested in running small businesses, prefer to run their businesses without any form of registration because of the complexities involved in getting a company or business registered, the process is actually a simple one for anyone to follow.<\/p>\n

You Can Either Register A Company or Co-operative<\/strong><\/h2>\n

CIPC groups all companies that you may need to register into two major classes, either as a company or a co-operative. At the same time, there are various other categories under a company registration, and the co-operative stands all on its own. More so, all the registration processes are different.<\/p>\n

Under the company registration, one may register as one of the following:<\/strong><\/p>\n