1. Introduction
The requirements for incorporating a company limited by shares (‘LLC’) in Ghana at the Registrar-General’s Department “RGD” are as follows:
- Finding the Company Name
The incorporation process begins with ascertaining the availability of the proposed name of the Company. This typically takes between 1-5 (one to five) days. There is also the option to reserve a name with the RGD, and a reserved name is valid for 30 (thirty) days. The RGD may reject names which in its opinion are too similar to existing names, misleading, offensive, undesirable or violate existing trademarks or business marks. It is advisable to submit alternate company names and to be creative with the company names in order to avoid them all being deemed too similar to existing company names or trademarks by the RGD.
2. Completing the RGD Forms
Once you have the name reserved, it is time to complete your RGD documents.