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Practice 02

Formation, Registration & Licensing

Company formation, statutory registrations, sector licences and ongoing compliance, engineered so you never lose weeks to regulators.

Formation, Registration & Licensing
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Overview

Get set up correctly the first time and stay compliant as you grow. We handle end-to-end company formation, statutory registrations, sector licences and the ongoing filings that keep your business in good standing, so founders spend time on the business, not on the queue at a regulator. We also help businesses align with the industry standards and compliance requirements that matter to their sector.

Integrated regulatory system alignment
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Problems we solve

Sound familiar?

  • Wrong entity structure

    Registered as the wrong entity for how you'll actually raise, hire and be taxed.

  • Rejected applications

    Filings bounced back for avoidable reasons that cost you weeks and momentum.

  • Undocumented founder deals

    Handshake arrangements between co-founders and early investors that were never papered.

  • Silent compliance drift

    Annual returns, permits and sector filings slipping quietly out of date.

Methodology

Our approach is deliberately sequential. We diagnose the practice against how your business actually operates today, design a plan that fits the stage you're in, and deliver in tight iterations with a single accountable partner. Every engagement is scoped around named outcomes, not billable hours, so decisions are made against deliverables, and the work is auditable at every milestone.

  • 01
    Diagnose

    Map your business against every regulator that touches it.

  • 02
    Design

    Choose the structure and licence stack that fits how you'll grow.

  • 03
    Deliver

    File, follow up and close out every application.

  • 04
    Sustain

    Own the calendar so renewals and returns never lapse.

Expected timeline

Most formation, registration & licensing engagements run on a 90-day operating approach. Weeks 1–2 are spent diagnosing the current state and aligning on the target outcome. Weeks 3–6 focus on design, building the plan, structures and instrumentation. Weeks 7–12 are delivery, where we execute alongside your team and hand over a working system. Longer or lighter engagements are shaped in the discovery call.

Weeks 1–2
Diagnose

Audit, interviews and gap analysis.

Weeks 3–6
Design

Plan, structure, instrumentation.

Weeks 7–12
Deliver

Execution and handover.

Target deliverables

You walk away with a concrete stack of working artefacts, not a slide deck. Everything below is scoped, dated and owned before the engagement kicks off.

  • Company formation

    Name search, incorporation, PIN and KRA registration, share allotment and statutory returns.

  • Sector licences

    Regulatory mapping and end-to-end applications for healthcare, food, manufacturing, logistics, education and more.

  • Founder & shareholder agreements

    Clean, negotiated agreements between co-founders, early hires and angel investors.

  • Compliance operations

    A live compliance calendar with owners, deadlines and reminders, nothing renews late.

What changes
  • Approvals in weeks, not quarters
  • One partner across every regulator
  • Documented founder relationships
  • No surprise penalties or lapsed permits
Frequently asked

Answers, up front.

Yes, our network covers company formation and regulatory approvals across East Africa and select international jurisdictions.
Case studies

What this looks like in practice.

Licensed in 6 weeks
Clinic licensed and trading

A healthcare founder blocked for months. We mapped the regulators, refiled cleanly and opened on schedule.

1 clean structure
Group restructure

Three informal businesses consolidated into one clean holding structure with documented ownership.

Zero open filings
Compliance remediation

Five years of missed returns brought current, with a live calendar so nothing lapses again.

Ready when you are

Let's move on formation, registration & licensing.

Start the 2-minute onboarding, tell us about your business and we'll come back with a scoped plan for this practice.