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Business Studies for Secondary Schools

(b) Develop a persuasive approach to the visited business owners on the licences that
they lack, and inform them about the agencies responsible for such licences.
(c) Record any challenges they face in accessing such licences.

Generally, business registration in Tanzania is a multifaceted phenomenon as
demonstrated in Figure 3.1. However, business registration depends on the form of the
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business (size, business organisation, and products), type of sector, locality (Tanzania
Mainland versus Zanzibar), ownership (local versus foreign), location (rural versus
urban), and many others. Based on the Tanzania SME Development Policy of 2003,
capital invested in the business and the number of employees is a criterion used in
determining the category of registered businesses, including small businesses.

Figure 3.1: Thoughts on the organs responsible for registering businesses

The following are types of licences and certificates for small businesses registration:
Business name registration certificate
This is an opportunity for businesses including small businesses to register a trading
name with the licensing authority. The individual business name is owned by one natural
person or legal person. BRELA and BPRA are responsible for registering business
names in the Tanzania Mainland and Zanzibar, respectively. Figure 3.2 presents samples
of the business name registration certificates offered by BRELA and BPRA.

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