The current main process for company registration is as follows (taking Shanghai as an example):
1. Naming Information: Applicant provides 3-5 company name options, specifying business scope. Location: Bureau of Industry and Commerce; Time: 5-7 working days. Document Received: Preliminary Approval Notice for Enterprise Name (Note: The process of name approval, commonly referred to as "name reservation," is part of the business registration fee. Although it's estimated to take a week, it often actually takes two weeks or more. Easy Business's "Mingda" name tool offers names that meet expectations and have high approval rates, while also helping to calculate the likelihood of name approval, reducing this stage's time by half.)
2. Submission of Business Registration (Five-in-One Certificate) for License Application: Company Establishment Application, Company Articles of Association, Shareholder's Meeting Resolution, General Manager's Appointment Letter, ID Cards of All Shareholders, Notice of Preliminary Approval of Name, Lease Agreement for Contractual Location: Industrial and Commercial Administration Bureau; Receipt of Documents: Receipt Slip; Time: 15 working days; Obtain the license directly by the date on the receipt slip (based on the local Industrial and Commercial Administration Bureau's processing time).
