Let’s find the right starting point.

Answer a few questions. Your quote updates as you go, with every fee on its own line.

Step 1 of 3

What would you like to do?

Start a new businessRegister a business name, partnership or company in GhanaManage an existing businessAnnual returns, changes, complianceI’m abroad (diaspora)Priced in US$, remote ID checks, partner-witnessed signingI’m a foreign investorCompany registration plus GIPA, with a partner lawyer

Step 2 of 3

Choose a structure

Compare side by side. You can change this before you pay.

Business nameSole proprietorship

LiabilityPersonal. You and the business are the same in law.

SuitsOne person trading on their own: a kiosk, a studio, a service.

People needed

You, the owner

Typical GHBusinessDesk timeSubmitted within 1 working day of a complete, clean file

GHBusinessDesk service feeGHS 350

Government feesGHS 160

Professional feeNot required

PartnershipTwo or more partners

LiabilityPersonal and shared between partners.

SuitsPeople who trade together and share profit: a practice, a workshop.

People needed

At least 2 partners
A written partnership agreement

Typical GHBusinessDesk timeSubmitted within 1 working day of a complete, clean file, once all partners have signed

GHBusinessDesk service feeGHS 750

Government feesGHS 300

Professional feeNot required

Company limited by sharesSeparate legal entity

LiabilityLimited to the shares you hold.

SuitsGrowth, investors, contracts, and foreign shareholders.

People needed

Min. 2 directors, 1 ordinarily resident in Ghana
A qualified company secretary
Shareholders and beneficial owners

Typical GHBusinessDesk timeSubmitted within 1 working day of a complete, clean file, once every director has signed

GHBusinessDesk service feeGHS 1,800

Government feesGHS 615 + 1% stamp duty

Professional feeGHS 150, witnessing (estimate)

GHBusinessDesk times cover our own work. The authority’s processing time is extra and never promised.

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Step 3 of 3

What you’ll need

For a business name. Have these ready; you can upload them later.

People

You, the ownerGhana Card for identity and TIN

Documents and details

Ghana CardYour number doubles as your TIN
Business digital addressGhanaPost GPS, for example GA-123-4567
Two proposed namesWe run the name search for you
What the business doesOne or two plain sentences

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No account needed until you’re ready to save. Takes about 12 minutes.

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