Obtain Business Licenses and Permits

Get a list of federal, state and local licenses and permits required for your business.
Basic permits
The following are the business permits and licenses that are generally required to all business industries.
1. Barangay Clearance The barangay clearance is a certificate that your business complies with the
requirements of the barangay where your business is located. To get a barangay clearance, you may visit
the barangay office where your business is located.
2. DTI Business Name (BN) Registration Certificate This is the certificate of registration of your
business trade name. It gives you the power to use your registered business trade name for business
operation. It also protects your business name against being used and registered by other business
establishments.
3. SEC Certificate of Registration Corporations (stock or non-stock) and partnerships have to secure a
certificate of incorporation or certificate of partnership with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(SEC) to be considered as legal or juridical entities. These certificates are also used as a requirement for
registering with the BIR, Mayors Office, and other government offices.
4. Mayors Business Permit. Businesses have to secure a Mayors Business Permit or the Local
Government Office where their business are located and operated. Requirements in obtaining a Mayors
Business permit vary from different cities or municipalities. This permit is also a requirement by the BIR
in issuing a BIR certificate of registration.
5. BIR Certificate of Registration . Any business must be registered with the Bureau of Internal Revenue
to comply with the Philippine tax requirements. BIR registration will assign a TIN (Taxpayer Identification
Number) to the company or business owner, will give the business authority to print its official receipts
and invoices, and registered its books of accounts.
6. SSS Employers Registration. Republic Act No. 8282 or otherwise known as the Social Security Act of
1997 requires businesses or business owners who use the services of another person or employees in
business, trade, industry, or any undertaking to be registered with the SSS (Social Security System).
7. PhilHealth Employers Registration. All businesses and employers are also required to register with
PhilHealth to enable them to provide social health insurance coverage to their employees.
8. Pag-IBIG Employers Registration. Employers also have to register with the Home Development
Mutual Fund (HDMF) to secure their Pag-IBIG Employer ID Number and to provide the required benefits
to their employees, who should be Fund members.
9. DOLE Registration. Businesses with five or more employees are encouraged to register with the
Department of Labor of Employment (DOLE) for the purpose of monitoring their compliance with labor
regulations. For companies with 50 or more workers, they are required to register with DOLE, under the
Bureau of Local Employment which administers the registration of establishments.

Special permits
The following are the special or secondary permits that are usually required for business establishments
with special operation or industry.
10. Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP
11. Bureau of Food and Drugs (BFAD)
12. Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI)
13. Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR)
14. Bureau of Forest Development
15. Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI)
16. Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and Department of Education (DepEd)
17. DTI-Bureau of Product Standards (BPS)
18. Fiber Industry Development Authority (FIDA)
19. Forest Management Bureau (FMB)
20. Garments and Textile Industry Development Office (GTIDO)
21. Insurance Commission (IC)
22. Intellectual Patent Office (IPO)
23. National Food Authority (NFA)
24. National Subcontractors Exchange (SUBCONEX)
25. National Tobacco Administration (NTA)
26. Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA)
27. Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA)

TYPES OF LAYOUT
Office Layout- means the systematic arrangement of office equipment, machines and furniture
and providing adequate space to office personnel for regular performance of work with
efficiency.

OBJECTIVES

Effective utilization of available floor space

Office supervision is made more easy
Good working conditions Sense of belonging
Employees satisfaction Free flow of communication
Interlinking of each sections
Adequate space between desks
Privacy Frequent mutual consultation
Confidential work should be provided
Sufficient , natural or artificial light
Safety of valuable documents and records

TYPES OF OFFICE LAYOUT

Process Layout
Group Layout

RETAIL LAYOUT
A store layout is e design in which a store's interior is set up. Store layout are well thought out to
provide the best exposure possible. They are designed to create an attractive image for consumer. A
store's/ retail Layout displays the overall image of the store and creates the perception that customer
have about the store's environment. The image of the store not only attracts customer but it also causes
them to purchase goods while shopping there.