Register Your Business
When you operate your business under a name other than your own, you require to register that name because you will require apply for loans, proof of business registration to open bank accounts, and many other business start-up and business building activities. Business registration is a Two-Step Process:
- Submit Your Business Name Request:
The first step in registering your business is the approval of your business name by submitting your name request either online at B.C. Registry Services or in person at Small Business BC. Name approval prevents the use of names, which are so similar to mislead people, and it provides a record allowing the public to determine ownership of the company.
- Register Your Business
Once you have been notified that your business name has been approved, you have 56 calendar days to complete your incorporation process or register your business name. If you choose to register as a sole partnership or proprietorship, There are three options:
- Online at the One Stop Business Registry.
- In person at Small Business BC.
- By mail to the B.C. Corporate Registry.
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