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Business Studies for Secondary Schools
(b) Trading of counterfeit or expired Skills lab activity
products; and You have been provided with several
(c) Trading illegal or unregistered types of small businesses, for example,
products. food stalls, tailoring shops, poultry
suppliers, and mobile money kiosks.
Exercise 3.4 Pick one among the listed club's
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businesses or you may choose any
Zawadi is a hard-working woman other unique business of your choice
in Iringa who started a small snacks and then:
business near a busy bus station. Her 1. Determine what type of registration
snacks are popular and attract many is required for the business you
customers daily. However, Zawadi have picked or choosen.
never registered her business thinking 2. Identify the offices or authorities
it was not necessary since her business involved (example BRELA,
was small. After a few months, she municipal council, health office)
was visited by local authorities during for its registration.
a routine inspection. They asked 3. Mention the documents,
for her business licence and health information or fees needed for its
compliance certificate, but she had registration.
none. As a result, her stall was closed 4. Explain the consequences of
for operating illegally. Describe the operating that business without
types of sanctions that Zawadi’s registration.
business is likely to face when 5. Prepare and present a project
operating an unregistered business. output, outlining all the steps you
will need to take for its registration,
and use visual aids with the types
Business licensing compliance for of documents and information
operation needed at each step.
Most Acts that establish the issuance
of business licences clearly state that
no business may commence operations
without first complying with the relevant Project activity
requirements. In particular, small Reflect on the business idea you already
businesses in Tanzania are not permitted identified or imagine you are ready
to operate without a valid business to start your dream business in your
licence. Therefore, any small business community. What steps would you take
that lacks a valid licence is prohibited to register it properly and legally? Your
from starting or continuing its operations. task is to:
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