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Renewals and permits, tracked every year.

Business names, partnerships, operating permits and GIPA registration all come round once a year. Your compliance calendar knows each date and reminds you well before it.

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Private company · Not a government agency · Government fees shown separately

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Four renewals, one calendar.

Reminders for all four are live now. Filing renewals for you opens in stages, and each card says where it stands.

Sole proprietorships · Registrar of CompaniesManaged renewal coming soon

Business-name renewal

A registered business name is renewed every year, counted from its registration date.

  • Renewal date set from your registration date
  • Reminders by email, and WhatsApp or SMS on paid plans
  • Managed renewal: we pay the Registrar and file for you
Business-name renewal fees
FeeAmount
Business name renewalOffice of the Registrar of CompaniesGHS 70
GHBusinessDesk service feeGHBusinessDeskGHS 120
Partnerships · Registrar of CompaniesManaged renewal coming soon

Partnership renewal

A registered partnership also renews every year. Every partner can see the date and the reminders.

  • Renewal date tracked for the whole partnership
  • Reminders to each partner who has access
  • Managed renewal: we pay the Registrar and file for you
Partnership renewal fees
FeeAmount
Partnership renewalOffice of the Registrar of CompaniesPer the current ORC schedule
GHBusinessDesk service feeGHBusinessDeskPublished when the service opens
Most businesses · Your local assemblyReminders available now

Business Operating Permit

Metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies issue operating permits, renewed each year under their own bye-laws.

  • Your assembly and its renewal date recorded on your profile
  • Reminders before the permit lapses
  • Assisted applications, with the assembly’s fee shown separately
Business Operating Permit fees
FeeAmount
Permit feeYour metropolitan, municipal or district assemblySet by your assembly
Assisted applicationGHBusinessDeskComing later
Foreign participation · GIPAWith a partner lawyer

GIPA registration renewal

Under the GIPA Act, 2026 (Act 1173), enterprises with foreign participation register with the Ghana Investment Promotion Authority on an annual cycle.

  • A partner lawyer confirms what applies to your enterprise
  • We coordinate the documents and track the renewal
  • The date sits in the same calendar as your ORC filings
GIPA renewal fees
FeeAmount
GIPA feeGhana Investment Promotion AuthorityConfirmed by a partner lawyer before you pay
Partner lawyer reviewPartner firmQuoted before you pay
Foreign founders

Government fees are indicative and verified against the authority’s current schedule before you pay. GHBusinessDesk does not set government fees or penalties.

How a renewal reaches you.

Each date is computed from your records. Reminders start two months out and get more direct as the date approaches.

How the calendar works
  1. T−60First reminderEmail and in-app
  2. T−30Second reminderAdds WhatsApp or SMS
  3. T−7Due soonEvery channel, plus a task
TDue date
  1. T+1OverduePenalty exposure shown
  2. T+14EscalationA call from your named contact
  3. T+21We can file itManaged-service offer

Email reminders are free on the Basic plan. WhatsApp and SMS reminders come with the Business plan and above. Timings can differ by obligation.

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Private company · Not a government agency · Government fees shown separately

Never be caught out by a renewal date.

Add your business and we’ll set up every renewal it has. The calendar is free on the Basic plan.

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Private company · Not a government agency · Government fees shown separately

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