MSME (Udyam)
Registration and the right classification.
“where numbers align with narratives”
Business Setup & Registrations
The registrations most new businesses need, planned and filed together: MSME (Udyam) registration, Startup India and DPIIT recognition, Shops and Establishments registration, the trade licence, and a trademark application for your name. One checklist, one team, and each registration filed in the right order.
What is covered
Five registrations, filed in the right order.
Registration and the right classification.
DPIIT recognition application and certificate.
State registration for your premises.
Municipal licence where your activity needs one.
Search and application for your brand name.
Everything tracked in one place, filed in the right order.
How the month runs
Plan, register, protect, recognise.
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Step 4
Your part
Our part
A common question
Several of them use the same documents, and some depend on others: DPIIT recognition is stronger with a clear brand and website, and trademark searches are best done before the name appears everywhere.
Doing them together saves repeated document collection and avoids gaps.
See Startup India recognitionWho it is for
Everything after incorporation, in one go.
Registrations and trademark together.
Operating for a while without the paperwork.
Udyam and DPIIT ready.
The rules, in plain English
Companies Act, 2013
A private limited company needs at least two members and two directors (one of each for a One Person Company), and at least one director must be resident in India.
Official source: mca.gov.inLLP Act, 2008
An LLP needs at least two partners, with at least two designated partners, one of whom must be resident in India.
Official source: mca.gov.inTrade Marks Act, 1999
A registered trademark gives the exclusive right to use the mark for the goods or services it is registered for, and is valid for ten years at a time, renewable.
Official source: ipindia.gov.inMSMED Act, 2006
Micro, small and medium enterprises register on the Udyam portal on a self-declaration basis, linked to PAN and GST, and are classified by investment and turnover.
Official source: msme.gov.inThis is general information, not advice for your situation; we confirm what applies to you before any work starts.
Questions we get asked
MSME (Udyam) registration, Startup India and DPIIT recognition, Shops and Establishments registration, a trade licence where needed, and a trademark application.
Yes. The kit is a convenience; each registration can be done on its own.
Company or LLP registration is separate, but most clients take both together.
GST registration is handled by our taxation team when your business needs it.