12 Tips to Registering a General Supplies Company in Kenya

12 Steps to Starting a General Supplies Business in Kenya

To start a general supplies business in Kenya, you need to register a business name or limited company. Register on i-tax with Kenya revenue authority and also get a business permit from the local county authority for your office. General supplies business is very lucrative and opportunities are many to win a supply tender in Kenya public and private organisations. 



The fact that you are a general supplier or a general trading company means that you can supply unlimited types of goods and services. Every day, institutions and private companies advertise for open supply tenders at the central government level and local government levels that you can apply for.

This article is a step by step guide on how to set up a successful general supplies business in Kenya and win supply tenders in a short time.

12 Steps on starting a general supplies business in Kenya:-
  • Do a Market Survey on general supplies business
  • Choose 3# proposed names for your general supplies company
  • Prepare the requirements to register a general supplies business
  • Open an e-citizen account
  • Fill in the business name /company registration forms
  • Apply for a Company PIN number from i-tax
  • Open a Business Bank account
  • Register with AGPO if applicable in your case
  • Open a Small office in a convenient location
  • Make a company Profile
  • Make Applications for pre-qualification listing in as many NGOS, Gov’t Institutions and Private Companies
  • Look out for open supply tenders in local dailies and apply oftenly

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