Start a business
You have an idea and a name, and you need the company to exist properly.
Choose the job you need done. You complete a short online form, we prepare the paperwork and keep the record in your portal. These are paid services with fixed prices shown before you start.
Every card below is a paid, done-for-you service with a clear scope, price and online order. We tell you if government fees, specialist work or a client authority step is needed.
Name reservation, registration, share certificate and a clear online form to get started.
Register my companyMost people arrive knowing the outcome they want, not the form number that gets them there. Start from the job and we will show you the paperwork behind it.
You have an idea and a name, and you need the company to exist properly.
The moment somebody works for you, three registrations and a contract become compulsory.
Every tender asks for the same file. Assemble it once and stop scrambling per bid.
Registrations are easy. It is the yearly filings that quietly deregister companies.
Three regulators at once: PSiRA registers the company and every officer, the police licence the firearms, Labour governs the pay.
Importing or exporting means SARS customs codes and, for controlled goods, permits before anything ships.
From the first registration to the yearly return, and back again if CIPC has deregistered you. Everything CIPC in one place, including the free name checker and the guides.
Company registration, name reservation and share certificate. CIPC fees included.
typically 48 to 72 hoursRegister my company → NO UPFRONT BUILD FEEfrom R10 000/moWorkflow automation, live dashboards, internal portals, reports and alerts built around how your business already works. Secure, browser based and quoted up front after one free discovery call.
weeks to a few months, depending on the projectBook a free discovery call → FOREIGN OWNEDR3 470No South African director needed. Company registration, SARS representative setup, import and export codes and your tax compliance PIN, with the public officer rule explained before it catches you.
Start from abroad → KEEP IT CURRENTFrom R390Update directors, address or company name and keep the CIPC record accurate.
typically 3 to 10 business daysMake a company change → CIPCfrom R690Lost the registration certificate or MOI? Re-issued from CIPC records with a current disclosure certificate, usually the same day. Archived CK and CM files for older companies retrieved for R1 290.
same business day for electronic re-issuesGet my company documents → CIPCR2 290Your close corporation converted to a private company on CoR18.1, keeping its number, history, contracts and bank account. Resolution, MOI and directors prepared and filed. CIPC fee included.
file ready in 2 business days, CIPC 5 working daysConvert my CC → OWNERSHIP STRUCTURER1 950Move a company under a holding company with the transfer documents and ownership records prepared properly.
Set up the structure → CIPC FILINGR490Prepare and file the ownership record required before an annual return can be completed.
File beneficial ownership → CIPCR690Prepare the annual filing so the company record does not lapse. CIPC fee is shown separately.
File my annual return → CIPCR1 490Deregistered company brought back with outstanding returns filed. CIPC fees at cost.
Bring it back → YEARLYR1 490/yrYour CIPC annual return filed, beneficial ownership confirmed and every deadline reminded, every year. About R124 a month.
Never miss a date → POPIAR390Your information officer registered with the Information Regulator, deputy added, certificate filed.
within 2 business daysRegister the officer → POPIA AND PAIAR890Every private body must report its access requests to the Information Regulator between 1 May and 30 June, even a nil report. Prepared from your records and submitted on the Regulator’s portal.
prepared within 3 business daysSubmit my PAIA report → CIPC + NPOR1 490Register a non-profit company at CIPC and get the NPO number funders ask for. Founding documents included.
Register a non-profit →PSiRA registration for the company and every officer, firearm applications, and the equipment rules that decide what you may buy. See everything for the security industry, or answer a few questions and get your own plan.
For guarding companies bidding on government work. CSD, tax clearance, BEE affidavit and the bid document folder. No CIDB, because you do not need one. Saves R330.
Get tender ready → TENDERSR2 790A new company built to bid: registration, ownership filed, SARS access, tax PIN, CSD and the BEE affidavit, in the order each depends on. Saves R610.
typically 3 to 4 weeks end to endBuild my company to tender → CONSTRUCTIONR4 990Company, CIDB Grade 1, NHBRC, COIDA and UIF in one order, with a straight answer on which ones you actually need. Saves R760.
typically 4 to 8 weeks end to endStart my construction company → SECURITYR5 490Company, both directors registered at Grade B, PSiRA business registration, COIDA and UIF. Done in the order PSiRA requires, because getting the R9 100 back means a refund application and a 10 percent fee. Saves R1 550.
Start my security company → PSIRAR3 990Accredit your own training centre on form PSiRA 47A. Every owner registered, training policies drafted and the inspection prepared. Not the same as an instructor certificate.
Accredit my academy → PSIRAR3 490All ten documents, the suretyship checked line by line and the infrastructure inspection prepared. PSiRA fees at cost.
typically 3 to 5 weeks end to endRegister the business → SECURITYR390Renew a security officer registration before it lapses, or lodge a grade upgrade. R465 to renew, R540 to upgrade.
Renew my registration → PSIRAR390 eachEach officer screened against section 23 and registered on ePSiRA. Citizenship checked before any fee is spent.
Register my officers → SAPSR390Checklists for SAPS 517 and 271, the section chooser and a motivation worksheet. You submit in person.
Get the pack → EQUIPMENTR890Uniform, radios, PPE and firearm storage checked against the rules before you spend money on stock.
within one business dayCheck my kit → FULL AUDITR5 990PSiRA, firearms, COIDA, UIF and the sector fund in one file, with a 24 month renewal calendar.
Audit my business →For companies already registered. We prepare the return, check beneficial ownership and remind you before key CIPC dates.
See the annual planTax clearance, VAT registration, eFiling access and a plain English read of any SARS letter. Filing itself stays with you or your registered tax practitioner.
Check your status, identify blockers and prepare the PIN you can share with a client or tender.
typically 1 to 5 business daysGet my tax clearance → SARSR1 490A SARS tax number for an individual, freelancer or sole proprietor, eFiling set up with the identity step passed, and the provisional tax question answered before the first penalty.
usually 2 to 5 business daysRegister me with SARS → SARSR490Behind with SARS? One page with every outstanding return, balance and penalty from SARS records, plus a fixed catch up quote from a registered tax practitioner.
2 business days from eFiling accessGet my backlog report → SARSGuideWhat your return needs, the Filing Season 2026 deadlines, and why only a registered tax practitioner may be paid to file it. We are not one, and we refer you to someone who is.
Read the guide → SARSR2 490VAT101 preparation, document check and support through the SARS registration process.
typically 10 to 21 business daysStart VAT registration → BUNDLER3 790A new company taken all the way to a VAT number: CIPC registration, beneficial ownership, SARS representative and the VAT registration, in the order SARS forces. R4 460 of services.
typically 4 to 6 weeks end to endBuild my company to VAT → EFILINGR690Set up the representative appointment that can block an eFiling account.
typically 3 to 7 business daysUnlock eFiling → DISPUTESR150Any official letter explained in plain English within one business day.
within one business daySend the letter →Useful before a tender, supplier application, VAT step or business account.
Get the CSD, tax compliance and standard tender paperwork in one orderly file.
within 3 to 5 business daysGet tender ready → TENDERSR490Sworn affidavit on the dtic template with the ownership check done, plus the proof bundle a bid asks for.
within 2 business daysGet tender ready → TENDERSR5 990Drafted for your tender, not a blank template: shares, lead partner, money, liability, guarantee, B-BBEE and CIDB, default and exit settled before you bid. First draft in 3 business days.
first draft within 3 business daysDraft my agreement → TENDERSR3 290The four registrations you need before bidding on government construction work: CSD, CIDB Grade 1, COIDA and a SARS tax clearance PIN. Saves R430.
Get tender ready → TENDERSR490Central Supplier Database prepared and submitted. The CSD itself is free at csd.gov.za.
Get on the CSD → CONSTRUCTIONR1 490Grade 1 grading prepared and submitted on the CIDB register, class of works chosen with you. Tender for public work up to R500 000.
Register with CIDB → CONSTRUCTIONR2 990Assessed grading done properly. Financial and track record evidence assembled, and the grade your numbers actually support confirmed before anything is lodged.
Get me graded → CONSTRUCTIONR690Already on the register and a tender needs a class you do not hold. Returning client price, one fee however many classes you add, with the CIDB fee at cost.
Add my classes → HOME BUILDERSR1 490Home builder registration prepared and submitted, technical assessment and induction booked. Required before you build a house for anyone else.
Register with the NHBRC → TRANSPORTR990Form 1B, the affidavit and a route description the regulator will accept, prepared for your province. Taxi, e-hailing, bus and charter.
Prepare my application → TRANSPORTR1 490C-BRTA goods, taxi, bus and tourist permits: the right class, duration and countries chosen, the vehicle and operator file checked, and the application lodged on Cross-Easy. Agency fees at cost.
lodged within 2 business days of documentsApply for my permit → EXPORTR350/hrOne hour on your shipment: which certificates, declarations and safety data sheets it needs, who issues each one, the fees and the order to apply in. In writing afterwards.
Book the hour → ESTATE AGENTSR1 490The full Fidelity Fund Certificate file for a new agency: firm and principal applications, trust account or exemption, auditor, FIC, BEE and tax clearance, lodged on MyPPRA.
within 5 working daysRegister my agency → ELECTRICIANSR690Annexure 3 for the business and Annexure 5 for the registered person, checked against the regulations, lodged with the department and the annual renewal diarised.
within 1 working dayRegister my business → SOLARR890Certificate, inverter certificate and test report checked against the supplier’s list, the Eskom or municipal application lodged and chased to approval.
Register my solar → TOURISMR490Provider accreditation checked with CATHSSETA, the pack built to your province’s checklist, lodged with the registrar and followed to the card and badge.
within 1 working dayRegister me as a guide → TOURISMR890Right category, the four discount documents in order for 80 to 90 percent off, lodged with the TGCSA and the criteria for your star target before the assessor visits.
within 5 working daysGet me graded → ESTATESR1 490The 14-day duty met properly: the right route against the R250 000 rule, every Master’s form completed, the declarations drafted and the pack lodged at the correct office.
within 1 working dayReport the estate → TRUSTSR1 490The Master’s forms completed, the file lodged at the office with jurisdiction, followed to the letters of authority, and the beneficial ownership register filed.
within 1 working dayRegister my trust → TRUSTSR690For a trust that already exists. Every founder, trustee, named beneficiary and controller identified from the deed, the Master’s template completed and lodged online. The register banks now ask for.
prepared within 2 business daysLodge my trust register → VEHICLESR490No number, no vehicle in the company’s name. The ANR completed, the letter of proxy drafted and the counter pack built so the first visit is the only visit.
within 2 working daysPrepare my application → CIPCR690Close a dormant company or close corporation properly. Consents collected by PIN, lodged on e-Services and watched through the objection period. CIPC charges nothing.
within 2 working daysClose my company → EMPLOYERSR690Security, cleaning and building employers are bound by a council agreement whether they joined or not. We find the right one and register you.
within 3 working daysRegister with the council → SARSR890The threshold rose to R2.3 million. We test whether you qualify and price the exit charge on retained assets before you commit.
within 3 working daysDeregister for VAT → CIPCR990Five members, one vote each. Constitution drafted to section 14 rather than downloaded, lodged on CO-OP1. CIPC charges R175.
within 3 working daysRegister my co-operative → CIPCR690Members joining, leaving or changing percentages. CK2 with the proof of transfer CIPC has wanted since 2024. No CIPC fee.
within 2 working daysChange the membership → NON-PROFITSR1 490Founding document fixed, the EI1 completed, activities matched to the Ninth Schedule, and both approvals asked for in one file at the Tax Exemption Unit.
within 5 working daysApply for exemption → TENDERSR690A designed company profile PDF, written from your details, for tenders, quotes and funding applications.
Get my profile → TRUSTR490/yrIdentity, CIPC, ownership and tax standing checked, with a public badge page customers can see.
Get verified → BEFORE YOU PAYR290A one page vetting report on any supplier before the deposit leaves your account.
Check a supplier → ACCOUNTANTS & ADVISORS20% offRefer your clients' COIDA, PSiRA, POPIA and compliance work to us. We invoice you, you keep the client.
Become a partner →The approval a specific kind of business needs before it can trade, and the plan funders ask to see.
Your provincial liquor licence application prepared: forms, notices and the zoning and police steps. You lodge it.
Prepare my liquor licence → MUNICIPALR690Certificate of Acceptability prepared, with a readiness checklist so your premises have the best chance of passing the health inspection first time.
Sort my food certificate → FUNDINGR1 990A lender-ready plan with a three-year forecast for a bank, SEFA or NYDA application. Written from your numbers.
typically 5 to 7 business daysGet my business plan →Registration, permits, NRCS support and qualified case help when a shipment is stopped.
Prepare the SARS customs client registration before you begin moving goods regularly.
Get my customs code → EXPORTR2 190Registered with SARS as an exporter under the trade agreement, blank certificates applied for, and the first consignment walked through so your buyer pays less duty.
lodged within 3 business days of documentsRegister me for certificates → TRADE CASE SUPPORTFrom R750Permit preparation, product-approval support and qualified case help with an appointed clearing-agent route.
Get trade case support →UIF, COIDA and SARS employer duties handled before they become a CCMA problem.
Compensation Fund registration and the paperwork needed to work toward good standing.
within 1 business dayRegister for COIDA →RAND MUTUALR1 290Metals, engineering, galvanising, garages and mining are covered by RMA, not the Compensation Fund. Your class confirmed first.
within 1 business dayRegister with RMA →COMPENSATION FUNDR690Already registered? Your annual return of earnings filed and a fresh letter obtained.
within 1 business dayRenew my letter → COMPENSATION FUNDR1 890Owing the Fund and cannot get a letter? You do not have to clear the whole balance first. We file the missing returns and arrange instalments, and the letter is issued month to month while you pay.
Sort out my arrears →COMPENSATION FUNDR1 290Closed down or no staff left? The Fund keeps assessing you until you tell it to stop, and those estimates are legally binding. We file the outstanding returns and lodge form CF-1C.
Close my COIDA account →COMPENSATION FUNDR890In a higher risk class than your work justifies? We check it and apply to have it corrected.
Check my class →DATA PROTECTIONR1 890A client or tender asking for proof? Eleven documents plus your Information Officer registered.
See what is included → UIFR690Register as an employer with the Department of Employment and Labour before your first salary run, so every worker can claim.
Register for UIF → UIF SERVICESFROM R690Registration, monthly declarations, catch-up, employee changes and deregistration through the correct authority process.
See UIF services → COMPENSATION FUNDQUOTE FIRSTAnnual ROE preparation and submission from the employer records you provide.
See ROE support → COMPENSATION FUNDQUOTE FIRSTStatements, registered-detail changes, assessment support and payment-allocation queries.
See account support → EMPLOYERSR390Someone leaving? The UI-19 termination declaration and certificates, so their claim does not stall on you.
Sort out an exit → EMPLOYERSR590121 days at 66% for the mother, 10 days for the other parent. The employer paperwork that unlocks both.
Sort the paperwork → EMPLOYERSR1 290Deducted UIF but never declared it? We reconstruct the record so your former employee can finally claim.
Get this fixed → EMPLOYERSR190/moBCEA payslips, the monthly UIF declaration and leave balances for up to 5 employees, in your portal by the 25th.
Sort my payslips → EMPLOYERSR490A BCEA-compliant contract written for your actual role, permanent or fixed-term, in editable Word and PDF.
within 1 business dayDraft my contract → FULL SETUPR2 390UIF, COIDA and SARS employer registrations prepared together, with contracts and payslip templates.
Set up as an employer → YEARLYR690Your return of earnings filed and a fresh letter of good standing, every year.
Renew my letter → NEW EMPLOYERR890SARS payroll taxes registered before your first salary run.
Register for PAYE → HOUSEHOLDSFree guideEmploy a domestic worker or gardener? The five duties that apply to you, in plain English.
Check my duties →Get online properly, protect your business name or organise a community-scheme file.
Your .co.za domain, protected business email and Google Business Profile set up in your name.
typically 2 to 4 business daysGet my business online → PROTECT YOUR NAMER1 990Search and prepare the application for your business name or logo. Government fees are separate.
within 5 business daysProtect my brand → COMPANYR290CIPC, WIPO and TMview searched before you file. One-page risk report in 2 business days, credited against the filing.
within 2 business daysSearch my trademark → COMMUNITY SCHEMESFixed quotePrepare registration, annual-return and change-of-detail files for trustees and managing agents.
See CSOS support →Every done-for-you service has a written scope, a client authority step where one is required, and a portal record. If a government body requires its own mandate or a regulated practitioner, we tell you before the work starts.
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