Registration

 The government has rolled out a Startup India scheme for the growth of businesses by promoting innovations. The DIPP registration comes with many benefits that startups can leverage by registering a business entity under the StartUp India scheme. This scheme is envisioned at transforming India into a job-provider rather than a job seeker. We advise start-ups in structuring their business model to meet the challenges of online sales and the legislation hovering around e-commerce.

Intellectual Property laws protect the rights of a person or an organization which creates innovative works. These innovative works include technical innovations; works of art, names and symbols used for commercial purposes and are protected by different categories of intellectual property including patents, copyrights, trademarks, geographical indications, industrial designs etc.

Shop and Establishment Act in India have been authorized by the state governments to regulate conditions of the workplace and employment.   Every shop and establishment is required to enrol itself under the Act within 30 days of the beginning of work. 

  Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (M/o MSME) envision a vibrant MSME sector by promoting growth and development of the MSME Sector, including Khadi, Village and Coir Industries, in cooperation with concerned Ministries/Departments, State Governments and other Stakeholders, through providing support to existing enterprises and encouraging creation of new enterprises 

 Food License Registration certificate is required to run a food product business. You have to register under Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) to manufacture, distribute and transport food products. FSSAI is established under the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India. The FSSAI has been established under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006. FSSAI Certificate and FSSAI License are same which ensures the quality, purity and other important factors the customers can rely upon. 

 ISO 9001 sets out the criteria for a quality management system and is the only standard in the family that can be certified to (although this is not a requirement). It can be used by any organization, large or small, regardless of its field of activity. In fact, there are over one million companies and organizations in over 170 countries certified to ISO 9001. 

Legal Metrology Act helps in managing and reducing the ill effects of weight and measurements errors. The clearly defines weighing and measuring instruments, units, standards and compulsory requirements with an aim of ensuring public guarantee from accuracy and security perspective of the weights and measurements. 

 The Government is the single largest buyer of a variety of goods. With a view to increase the share of purchases from the small-scale sector, the Government Stores Purchase Programme was launched in 1955-56. NSIC registers Micro & small Enterprises (MSEs) under Single Point Registration scheme (SPRS) for participation in Government Purchases. 

It is a tax on all kinds of professions, trades, and employment and levied based on the income of such profession, trade and employment. It is levied on employees, a person carrying on business including freelancers, professionals, etc., subject to income exceeding the monetary threshold if any. 

The Employees' Provident Fund  &  Employees' State Insurance wherein the Employees of an eligible organisation are protected against financial distress arising out of sickness, disablement and death due to employment injury.  

 The Importer -Exporter Code (IEC) is a key business identification number which is mandatory for Exports or Imports. No person shall make any import or export except under an IEC Number granted by the DGFT. In case of import or export of services or technology, the IEC shall be required only when the service or technology provider is taking benefits under the Foreign Trade Policy or is dealing with specified services or technologies 

 GST is the product of the biggest tax reform in India which has tremendously improved ease of doing business and increasing the taxpayer base in India by including millions of small businesses. Tax complexities would be reduced due to the abolishing and subsuming of multiple taxes into a single, simple system.