Business license is a certificate issued by the administrative department for industry and commerce to industrial and commercial enterprises and individual operators to engage in certain production and business activities. Its format shall be uniformly stipulated by the State Administration of Market Supervision.

The registered items of the business license include: name, address, person in charge, amount of funds, economic composition, business scope, business mode, number of employees, business period, etc. Business licenses are divided into originals and duplicates, which have the same legal effect. The original shall be placed in a prominent position in the company's domicile or business premises, and the business license shall not be forged, altered, leased, lent or transferred.

Without a business license, industrial and commercial enterprises or individual operators are not allowed to start business, engrave official seals, sign contracts, register trademarks or advertise, and banks are not allowed to open accounts.

The business license process is as follows:

1. Recognize this name. After determining the company's type, name, registered capital, shareholders and contribution ratio, you can submit an application for name verification at the industrial and commercial bureau site or online. If it fails, it needs to be re-signed. It takes 1-3 working days;

2. Submission of materials. After approval, confirm the address information, senior management information and business scope, and submit the pre-application online. After the online pre-trial is passed, submit the application materials to the industrial and commercial bureau according to the appointment time. After passing, you will receive a notice of approval for establishment registration. It takes 5- 15 working days;

3. Get a license. On the day of appointment, bring the Notice of Approval of Establishment Registration and the original ID card of the agent to the Industrial and Commercial Bureau to obtain the original and copy of the business license.

To apply for a business license, the following materials shall be submitted:

1. Application for company establishment registration signed by the legal representative of the company;

2. Articles of Association signed by all shareholders;

3. corporate shareholders qualification certificate or identity card of natural person shareholder and its copy;

4. Copies of appointment documents and ID cards of directors, supervisors and managers;

5. Certificate of designated representative or entrusted agent;

6. The agent's ID card and its copy;

7. Certificate of residence and use.

Article 17 of the Regulations of the People's Republic of China on the Administration of Company Registration shall apply for pre-approval of the name for the establishment of a company. Where laws, administrative regulations or the State Council decisions stipulate that the establishment of a company must be approved, or the business scope of the company belongs to matters that must be approved before registration according to laws, administrative regulations or the State Council decisions, the company name shall be pre-approved before being submitted for examination and approval, and the company name approved by the company registration authority shall be submitted.