Business & Startup
14 documentsSetting up or running a business — the registrations, declarations and agreements a shop, trade or startup needs on file.
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Founding and business agreements
- Memorandum of Understanding (General Business)Two businesses, or a business and an individual, want to record that they intend to work together — a referral tie-up, a distribution or supply arrangement being explored, a joint venture at the discussion stage, a vendor relationship, or any collaboration where the full contract is not ready yet but something needs to be signed now. An MOU of this kind is usually NOT meant to bind either side to go through with the collaboration; what it should bind them to is confidentiality, exclusivity for the period stated, who bears their own costs, and how disputes about the MOU itself are resolved. Say that expressly, because a document that reads like a complete contract — fixed prices, a defined scope of work, deliverables and payment terms — can be treated by a court as binding regardless of what it is called, and language about "sharing profits" between the parties can be read as creating a partnership under s.4 of the Indian Partnership Act, 1932 even where neither side intended one. Clause 8 of this document exists to prevent both. For a general business collaboration in Punjab or Chandigarh. Not for an MOU to buy or sell property — use the Memorandum of Understanding for Sale of Property instead — and not where the parties are in fact ready to sign a binding, definitive agreement now: an MOU that is really a contract in substance should be drafted as one.₹399Open
- Partnership DeedTwo or more people starting a business together as a partnership firm in Punjab or Chandigarh — a shop, trading concern, manufacturing unit, services firm or professional practice. Fixes the firm's name and business, capital contributed by each partner, profit and loss sharing, interest and remuneration if any, who manages and who may bind the firm, what happens on a partner's retirement, expulsion, death or insolvency, and how the firm is dissolved. Needed to open the firm's current bank account, apply for its PAN, GST and Udyam registration, and a trade licence — most of these ask for a copy of this deed. Not for: a one-person business (use the Sole Proprietorship Declaration instead); a company or a limited liability partnership, each a separate legal person from its members, which this firm is not; or partners who intend limited liability, for which an LLP Agreement is the right document.₹1,499Open
- LLP AgreementTwo or more people who have incorporated, or are about to incorporate, a Limited Liability Partnership in Punjab or Chandigarh, and need the written agreement between the Partners that section 23 of the Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008 requires — contribution, profit sharing, who manages, who may bind the LLP, and what happens when a Partner ceases to be one. This agreement is filed with the Registrar of Companies as LLP Form 3 within thirty days of incorporation, or of any change to it. Not for: a partnership firm without limited liability (use the Partnership Deed instead); a company (use the appropriate company document); or the incorporation itself, which is a separate filing (FiLLiP) with the Registrar of Companies that this document does not replace.₹1,499Open
- Founders' AgreementTwo or more people starting a company together in Punjab or Chandigarh — before incorporation, or soon after it — and want to fix, between themselves, what a company's Articles of Association and a later Shareholders' Agreement usually do not spell out in enough personal detail: who does what, the equity split, whether it vests over time, what happens if a Founder leaves early, who owns the intellectual property, and how a disagreement between Founders is resolved before it reaches the board. This is an agreement between the Founders personally. It is not the company's constitutional document, and where the company is already incorporated, this Agreement works alongside the Articles of Association and does not override a provision the Articles fix by law. Once outside investors come in, this Agreement is usually superseded by a Shareholders' Agreement — see that template in this library once that stage is reached. Not for: a solo founder (nothing to agree between co-founders); partners of a firm or LLP, for which the Partnership Deed or LLP Agreement is the right document; or a company that already has a Shareholders' Agreement covering the same ground, which should not simply be duplicated by this one.₹1,499Open
- Shareholders' AgreementThe Shareholders of a private limited company already incorporated in Punjab or Chandigarh — founders together, or founders and an investor — who want to fix, beyond what the Articles of Association say, how the board is composed, which decisions need more than an ordinary board or general-meeting majority, how shares may be transferred (right of first refusal, tag-along, drag-along), dividend policy, information rights, and how a dispute between Shareholders is resolved. This Agreement works alongside the company's Memorandum and Articles of Association and the Companies Act, 2013. Where this Agreement and the Articles conflict, the Articles bind the company and third parties dealing with it; clause 16 deals with what the Shareholders undertake to do about that gap. Not for: the company's own constitutional document (that is the Memorandum and Articles of Association, filed with the Registrar of Companies); a partnership firm or LLP, which has no shares (use the Partnership Deed or LLP Agreement); or the pre-incorporation stage among co-founders only, for which the Founders' Agreement in this library is the better starting point.₹1,499Open
- Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA)Before sharing confidential business information with another business or an individual in Punjab or Chandigarh — evaluating a deal, a due-diligence exchange, a vendor pitch, a pilot, or a potential hire seeing sensitive material before joining. Fixes what counts as confidential, who may see it, how long the duty lasts, and what happens to it when discussions end. Choose one-way if only one side will actually disclose anything (a vendor sharing pricing and process detail with a prospective client, for instance); choose mutual if both sides will share confidential material with each other. Not for: recording that the parties intend to collaborate — use the Memorandum of Understanding (General Business) instead, which this NDA can be used alongside; or a restraint on a departing employee or founder competing with the business, which this template does not attempt (see the notes on this page).₹399Open
- Franchise AgreementA brand owner (Franchisor) letting another business (Franchisee) run an outlet in Punjab or Chandigarh under its brand, system and operating standards, in exchange for a franchise fee and ongoing royalty — a food and beverage outlet, a retail store, a salon, an education or services franchise. Fixes the territory or location, exclusivity, fees and royalty, sourcing and operating standards, training, the trademark licence, and what happens on termination. India has no dedicated franchise statute — this Agreement rests on the Indian Contract Act, 1872, the Trade Marks Act, 1999 for the brand licence, and general commercial law. Not for: a simple product distributorship with no brand-system licence or operating standards — use the Distributor/Dealership Agreement instead; or a one-off licence of a trademark with no ongoing business format — that is a separate trademark licence, narrower than this.₹1,499Open
- Distributor/Dealership AgreementA manufacturer or supplier (the Principal) appointing a business in Punjab or Chandigarh to buy and resell its products in a territory (the Distributor or Dealer) — fixes the territory, exclusivity, pricing and discount, payment terms, purchase targets, after-sales service, permitted use of the Principal's brand, and what happens on termination. This is a buy-and-resell relationship: the Distributor buys the Product on its own account and resells it at its own risk and profit, unlike an agent who sells on the Principal's behalf without taking title. Recital C and clause 2 say so expressly, because the label a document uses does not decide this — how it actually operates does, and getting it wrong affects GST treatment, who bears the risk in transit, and whether the Indian Contract Act, 1872 chapter on agency applies at all. Not for: an agent who sells in the Principal's name and never takes title to the goods — that needs a different, agency-based document; a franchise where the Distributor also licenses a business format, operating manual and brand identity beyond ordinary reseller marketing — use the Franchise Agreement instead; or a one-off sale of goods with no ongoing appointment — an invoice or a simple sale agreement is enough for that.₹1,499Open
- Board Resolution for Bank Account and Authorised SignatoryA company opening a current account, changing who may operate an existing one, or authorising someone to sign for it generally (contracts, applications, GST and tax filings, tenders) — a bank, or a counterparty, asking "who is authorised to sign for the company, and what is the bank's own mandate needs beyond this. For a company in Punjab or Chandigarh incorporated under the Companies Act, 2013. Not for: authorising someone to buy, sell, lease or mortgage immovable property, or to appear before a Sub-Registrar — use the Board Resolution Authorising a Signatory template in this library instead, which is built for that; an LLP, whose designated partners are authorised under the LLP Agreement, not a board resolution; or a one-person company or a company with a sole director, where there is no board to convene a meeting of.₹99Open
Registrations and statutory declarations
- Shop & Establishment AffidavitYou are registering a shop, office or commercial establishment under the Punjab Shops and Commercial Establishments Act, 1958 — as applicable in the State of Punjab, and as extended to and applied in the Union Territory of Chandigarh — and the local authority or the online portal wants a sworn affidavit from the proprietor, partner or authorised signatory confirming the establishment's particulars before it issues the registration certificate. Many municipal bodies now accept a self-certified online declaration for a first registration, without a notarised affidavit; use this document where a sworn affidavit is specifically asked for — on renewal, on a change of particulars, where the online route is unavailable for the applicant's category of establishment, or simply because the office handling the application wants one on file. It affirms who runs the establishment, what it does, where, since when, how many people work there, and its weekly holiday and working hours, and undertakes to comply with the Act. For a shop or commercial establishment in Punjab or Chandigarh. Not a substitute for the registration application form itself, which is filed separately with or through the relevant Labour Department or municipal portal; this affidavit supports that application.₹199Open
- Udyam / MSME DeclarationAn enterprise registered on the Udyam portal wants to record and declare its Udyam Registration Number and MSME classification in one document — to hand to a customer or buyer who needs it on file, to a bank for a loan application, or simply as its own record of the basis on which it is classified. Udyam Registration itself is done online, based on self-declaration, using the enterprise's PAN and GST-linked data, under the notification of the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises dated 26 June 2020 issued under ss.7 and 8 of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006, with effect from 1 July 2020. This document does not replace that registration — it is what an already-registered enterprise signs to declare its Udyam particulars to a third party, most often because s.9 of that Act requires certain buyers to disclose in their annual accounts the amount due to micro and small enterprise suppliers, and because s.15 fixes the time within which such a buyer must pay — never later than forty-five days from the day of acceptance where there is a written agreement, and interest under s.16, at three times the bank rate notified by the Reserve Bank of India, compounded monthly, becomes payable on a delayed payment. For any enterprise registered, or applying to register, on the Udyam portal, wherever it is located, including Punjab and Chandigarh. Not the registration application itself, which is made only at udyamregistration.gov.in.₹99Open
- Trade Licence AffidavitYou are applying to a Municipal Corporation or Municipal Council for a trade licence to run a trade the municipal law treats as one requiring a licence — commonly the "dangerous and offensive" trades scheduled under the applicable municipal Act, such as an eatery or dhaba using fire, a business storing or selling chemicals, timber, scrap, or similar goods, or another trade the local byelaws specify — and the municipal office wants a sworn affidavit from the applicant along with the application form. In Punjab this is issued under the Punjab Municipal Corporation Act, 1976 in a Corporation area, or the Punjab Municipal Act, 1911 in a Municipal Council or Nagar Panchayat area; in Chandigarh, under the Punjab Municipal Corporation Act, 1976 as extended to and applied in the Union Territory, administered by the Municipal Corporation, Chandigarh. The affidavit affirms the trade carried on, the premises it is carried on at, whether the applicant owns or occupies the premises with the owner's consent, and any fire or pollution clearance the trade needs before a licence can issue. For a trade licence application or renewal in Punjab or Chandigarh. Not a substitute for the licence application form itself, and not the Shop & Establishment registration, which is a separate requirement under a different Act — many businesses need both.₹199Open
- FSSAI DeclarationA food business operator wants a signed declaration recording its FSSAI registration or licence particulars and confirming it meets the basic requirements of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 and the Regulations made under it — to support a fresh application, a renewal, or simply to hand to a landlord, distributor or buyer who wants it on file. Every person carrying on a food business in India needs either Basic Registration or a Licence under the Food Safety and Standards (Licensing and Registration of Food Businesses) Regulations, 2011, depending on the scale of the business: broadly, Basic Registration for a petty food business operator with annual turnover up to Rs 12 lakh, a State Licence above that and up to Rs 20 crore, and a Central Licence above Rs 20 crore or for specified categories of business regardless of turnover — confirm the current thresholds and categories against the Regulations before relying on the tier stated here, since they are revised from time to time. This declaration records which tier the business falls in and confirms compliance with the premises, hygiene and labelling requirements those Regulations set. For any food business in Punjab or Chandigarh. Not the registration or licence application itself, which is filed online through the Food Safety Compliance System (FoSCoS) at foscos.fssai.gov.in.₹99Open
- Proprietorship DeclarationA bank, GST authority, government department or tender wants proof that a business is a sole proprietorship — one individual owns it, with no partner, no company and no separate legal existence apart from that individual — and wants it in the form of a signed and sworn declaration rather than, or in addition to, other registration certificates. The Reserve Bank of India's KYC directions for opening a current account in the name of a proprietary concern normally call for any two of a list of documents showing the firm's name and address — a registration certificate, GST certificate, Udyam certificate, importer-exporter code, a licence issued by a municipal authority, or similar — and, where the bank cannot get two such documents, a declaration from the proprietor confirming sole proprietorship, together with any other document the bank reasonably asks for. This document is that declaration, drafted as a sworn affidavit so it is accepted wherever a plain declaration would not be. For an individual who is the sole proprietor of a business in Punjab or Chandigarh, wanting to prove that status to a bank, authority or other third party. Not a registration of the business itself — a proprietorship has no separate registration of its own; what exists are the GST, Udyam, Shop & Establishment or trade registrations the business may separately hold, which this declaration lists where available as supporting evidence.₹199Open