SECURING BUSINESS PERMITS AND BUSINESS （确保业务许可证和业务）.pdf

SECURING BUSINESS PERMITS AND BUSINESS REGISTRATION (sources: Board of Investment, Department of Trade and Industry) Doing business in the Philippines, either as single proprietorship, partnership or corporation, calls for licenses or permits from government. An investor or businessman needs to obtain a business license in the locality where he will establish his business, as well as register his business with the Department of Trade and Industry in case of sole proprietorship, or with the Securities and Exchange Commission in the case of partnerships and corporations. Business Registration Guide Following are the government agencies that a start-up business needs to register with: AGENCY WHAT Department of This is where you register if your enterprise is a single Trade and Industry proprietorship. The agency will issue a certificate of (DTI) registration of business name. Securities and If your enterprise is a partnership or a corporation, this is Exchange where you will register. It will issue a certificate of Commission (SEC) registration. Cooperative If your set-up is a cooperative, register with this body. The Development agency will issue the certificate of registration. Authority (CDA) Local You register with the municipality or city where you will set Government Unit up your business. This office will issue the business permit. (LGU) You register with the specific barangay in the municipality Barangay Hall or city where you will operate your business. This office will issue the barangay clearance.