Zimbabwe Open University, Department of Management and Business Studies, Harare, Zimbabwe
Online published on 11 October, 2019.
This paper looks at the ease of starting a business in Zimbabwe. It analyses the bureaucratic and legal procedures involved. The analysis was done using secondary sources of data. Results show that it takes an average of 91 days to register a business in Zimbabwe and the processes are cumbersome involving moving from one office to another. There is need for government to shorten the time by making use of Information Communication Technology.
Bureaucracy, legal procedures, business formation