26/02/2023
HOW TO START YOUR OWN BUSINESS.
1. Go online to the website of C**A and register a new company for P320, name is P20 and registration is P300.
- Go to your nearest internet cafe, have an active email address or use your smartphone.
2. Go to FNB and open a business bank account deposit P1000. Or ABSA.
3. Go to BURS, do a tax clearance for free.
4. Go to your nearest LEA ask them to do a business plan for you, for free. Plus other trainings that might be relevant to your field.
- Go to local authority to register your operating license.
5. Go online , register your company with government organizations as a supplier for free.
6. Go to your Council and other government departments office and ask them to register you on their database as a supplier, for free.
7. Go to your nearest institution, attend their financial management short course for a minimum of 5 weeks (once a week), for free.
8. Apply for the MYSC - YDF funding for free. They can give you equipment of up to P100 000, for free.
You only Pay back 50% of the money you requested.
9. Hire people, that will be a great move since unemployment rate is too high in Botswana.
10. Do your business and upgrade it with marketing and branding. Logos, Letterhead, business email, website, landline, social media marketing, etc.