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Your business setup journey
Five steps from idea to a compliant, fundable business in PNG.
- 1Choose your structureSole trader, company, association or co-op?Use the pathway tool →
- 2Register with IPABusiness name or company registration.Open guide →
- 3Get your TINRegister with IRC for tax.Open guide →
- 4Stay compliantMonthly & yearly tax, licences, renewals.Open guide →
- 5Fund & growLoans, grants and investors.Open guide →
Official agencies & funders
Resource library
Investment Promotion Authority (IPA)
Investment Promotion Authority
PNG's registry for business names, companies and associations, plus foreign enterprise certification and investment promotion.
How to register a business name
Innovation Hub guide
A step-by-step walkthrough for sole traders and partnerships registering a business name.
How to incorporate a company in PNG
Innovation Hub guide
What you need to register a company under the Companies Act 1997, and what you must do every year after.
Internal Revenue Commission (IRC)
Internal Revenue Commission
PNG's tax authority: TIN registration, income tax, GST, salary & wages tax and tax forms.
Getting your TIN: checklist
Innovation Hub guide
Everything to gather before you apply for a Taxpayer Identification Number.
Tax & compliance calendar for small business
Innovation Hub guide
A monthly and yearly checklist so you never miss a tax, return or renewal.
PNG Customs Service
PNG Customs Service
Import and export procedures, tariffs, declarations and customs brokers.
Centre for Excellence in Financial Inclusion (CEFI)
CEFI
Financial inclusion, literacy and SME support programs in Papua New Guinea.
National Development Bank (NDB)
National Development Bank
Development finance for PNG SMEs, agriculture and rural enterprises.
Bank of Papua New Guinea
Bank of Papua New Guinea
Central bank: monetary policy, financial inclusion, licensed banks and financial institutions.
Loan application pack
Innovation Hub template
A ready-to-fill checklist and outline that lenders expect to see.
Business plan template
Innovation Hub template
A practical 10-section business plan outline designed for PNG small businesses.
12-month cash flow forecast template
Innovation Hub template
Columns and rows to plan every kina in and out for the next year.
Investor pitch deck outline
Innovation Hub template
The 10 slides investors expect, with prompts for each.
Employment basics checklist
Innovation Hub guide
Key steps when you hire your first employee.
National Agricultural Research Institute (NARI)
NARI
Research, improved crop varieties and technical advice for PNG farmers.
NAQIA — export & import certificates
NAQIA
Biosecurity, quarantine and phytosanitary certificates for agricultural trade.
NICTA — National ICT Authority
NICTA
Regulator for telecommunications, radio spectrum and ICT licensing in PNG.
NASFUND — superannuation for employers & self-employed
NASFUND
Superannuation fund information for employers, employees and informal-sector savers.
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