Start-up & Setup — company secretarial and corporate compliance services in Maharashtra

Start-up & Setup

Startup Services

Incorporation to investor-ready, with compliance from day one.

  • Advisory on the right type of organisation for your business need
  • Company / LLP / OPC / Partnership Firm registration
  • DPIIT Startup India recognition & benefits advisory
  • Founders' agreements & ESOP policy structuring
  • Fundraise support: SHA/SSA review & allotment filings

Business Licences

Every registration your business needs to operate legally.

  • FSSAI food licence: registration, state & central
  • Shops & Establishment (Gumasta) registration
  • Import Export Code (IEC) & ICEGATE registration
  • PAN & TAN applications
  • GeM (Government e-Marketplace) registration
  • MSME / Udyam registration
  • Professional Tax, PF & ESIC registrations

DSC Services

Digital signatures issued in 24 hours, because no DSC means no filing.

  • Class 3 DSC: individual & organisation
  • DGFT DSC for import-export businesses
  • Renewals with expiry tracking & reminders
  • USB token supply & installation support

FAQs

It depends on three things: whether you plan to raise external investment, whether you want to give employees equity, and how much annual compliance cost is proportionate to your revenue. A private limited company is effectively required if investors are in the picture, because institutional investors will not invest in an LLP and ESOPs need a company. An LLP carries much lighter annual compliance and suits professional practices, family businesses and service firms with no funding plans. An OPC gives a single founder limited liability without a second shareholder, but you will likely convert out of it once you add a co-founder. Converting later is possible but costs time and fees, which is why this conversation is worth having before you register, not after.

Typically one to two weeks once we have complete documents from all directors and shareholders, assuming the proposed name is available and there are no queries from the Registrar. Name approval is the usual bottleneck. Sending us two or three name options in order of preference, rather than one, saves the most time.

It is a recognition granted to eligible startups that unlocks a set of benefits, including concessional trademark filing fees, self certification under certain labour and environment laws, and access to specific government schemes. Broadly it applies to newer entities below a turnover threshold that are working on innovation or a scalable business model. We assess eligibility before applying, because a rejected application wastes time you could have spent qualifying properly.

Related:

Companies Act & ROC · Tax & Accounts (In association with CA)

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