International Finance CorporationMultilateral Investment Guarantee AgencyWorld Bank2017-08-162017-08-162010https://hdl.handle.net/10986/27884In the private sector, outsourcing has become a recognized feature of the business scene. While there are various reasons for contracting out functions to external organizations, in general the justification relates to the potential cost-benefit from adopting this approach. This study set out to ascertain whether the same considerations applied to administrative procedures associated with starting a business. Did business registries outsource any or all of their functions? If so, did the same considerations apply as for the private sector? Were there lessons to be learned from their experience? Responses to these and other questions were received from 53 registries. This paper is not about global commerce, at least, not in the usual sense. It is about some of the more mundane administrative procedures that underpin the activities of the private sector, the basics that help it to function. Business registration is seen as a key factor in determining the investment climate of a country.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO TECHNOLOGYADMINISTRATIONASSOCIATIONATAUTHENTICATIONBACK OFFICEBACKUPBALANCE SHEETBANKBASICBEST PRACTICEBIDDINGBOARD MEMBERSBUSINESSBUSINESS CONTINUITYBUSINESS DATABUSINESS ENTRYBUSINESS ENVIRONMENTBUSINESS ESTABLISHMENTSBUSINESS INFORMATIONBUSINESS LAWBUSINESS REGISTRATIONBUSINESS REGISTRIESBUSINESS SERVICEBUSINESS SERVICESBUSINESSESCAECALL CENTERCALL CENTERSCALL CENTRECAPABILITIESCAPABILITYCAPITAL INVESTMENTCENTRAL SERVERCEOCERTIFICATECERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATIONCERTIFICATESCHAMBER OF COMMERCECHAMBERS OF COMMERCECHARTERCHIEF EXECUTIVECITIESCIVIL LAW COUNTRIESCLIENTCOMMERCIAL ACTIVITYCOMMERCIAL BANKSCOMMERCIAL CODECOMMERCIAL LAWCOMMON LAWCOMMUNICATIONCOMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIESCOMMUNICATIONSCOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGYCOMMUNITIESCOMPANIESCOMPANIES ACTCOMPANY FORMATIONCOMPANY INFORMATIONCOMPANY LAWCOMPETITIVE ADVANTAGECOMPETITIVE MARKETSCOMPUTERCOMPUTER NETWORKCOMPUTER SYSTEMSCOMPUTERIZATIONCOMPUTINGCONSULTANTSCONTENTCONTRACTORSCOOPERATIVECOPYINGCOPYRIGHTCORPORATE AFFAIRSCORPORATIONCORPORATIONSCUSTOMERCUSTOMER SERVICECUSTOMER SERVICESCUSTOMERSCUSTOMSDATADATABASEDAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONSDIGITALDIRECTORSDONORE-GOVERNANCEECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTELECTRONIC DATAELECTRONIC FILINGELECTRONIC FORMEND USERSENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENTENTREPRENEURSHIPEXCHANGE COMMISSIONFAXFINANCIAL SERVICESFIRMSFOREIGN COMPANIESFOREIGN TRADEFRONT OFFICEFUNDINGGEOGRAPHICAL AREAGLOBALIZATIONGOVERNMENT DECREEGOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONGOVERNMENT POLICYGOVERNMENT SERVICESGRANTGUARANTEEICTINCORPORATIONINDIVIDUALSINFORMATIONINFORMATION INDUSTRYINFORMATION NETWORKINFORMATION PROVIDERSINFORMATION SERVICESINFORMATION TECHNOLOGYINNOVATIONINSPECTIONINSTITUTIONAL CAPACITYINSTITUTIONSINSTRUCTIONINTELLECTUAL PROPERTYINTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTSINTERESTED PARTIESINTERNETIT SERVICESJOB CREATIONJOINT STOCK COMPANIESJOINT VENTURELEGAL ENTITIESLEGAL ENTITYLEGAL PERSONLEGAL PERSONSLIMITEDLIMITED ACCESSLIMITED PARTNERSHIPSLINKSLTD.MAINFRAMEMAINFRAME COMPUTERMANAGERSMATERIALMATERIALSMEMBER STATEMERGERMONITORINGMONOPOLYMUNICIPALITYNATIONAL BANKNAVIGATIONNETWORKNICHE MARKETOFFICE PROCESSINGONE-STOP SERVICEONE-STOP SHOPONE-STOP SHOPSONESTOP SHOPSONLINE FACILITIESONLINE SALESONLINE SERVICEONLINE SERVICESORGANIZATIONSOUTSOURCINGPARTNER ORGANIZATIONSPARTNERSPARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTSPARTNERSHIPSPAYMENTSPCPERFORMANCEPERFORMANCE INDICATORSPHOTOPILOT PROJECTPLANSPORTALSPOST OFFICESPOTENTIAL BIDDERSPRICEPRIVATE COMPANYPRIVATE ENTERPRISEPRIVATE LIMITED COMPANYPRIVATE NETWORKPRIVATE PARTNERSHIPPRIVATE SECTORPRIVATE SECTORSPROCUREMENTPROFITPROFITSPROGRAMSPROJECTSPUBLIC COMPANIESPUBLIC COMPANYPUBLIC LIMITED COMPANYQUALITY OF SERVICEREGISTERSREGISTRAR OF COMPANIESREGISTRATION OF ENTERPRISESREGISTRIESREGISTRYREGULATORY AUTHORITYREORGANIZATIONRESULTRESULTSSATELLITESCANNINGSCIENCESEARCHSEARCHESSECOND COMPANY LAW DIRECTIVESECURITIESSECURITYSERVERSSERVICE LEVEL AGREEMENTSERVICE PROVIDERSERVICE TO CUSTOMERSSHAREHOLDERSKILLSSLASMALL ENTERPRISESOFTWARESTANDARDIZATIONSTATESTATE ENTERPRISESTATESSTOCKSUBSIDIARYSUFFICIENT CONTRACTUAL SAFEGUARDSSUPERVISIONSYSTEMSYSTEMS DEVELOPMENTTAX IDENTIFICATION NUMBERTECHNICAL INFRASTRUCTURETECHNICAL KNOWLEDGETECHNICAL STAFFTECHNICAL SUPPORTTELECOMMUNICATIONSTELEPHONETRADE UNIONTRAININGTRANSACTIONTRANSLATIONTRUSTUCCUNINCORPORATED BUSINESSESUNIONUNIVERSITYUSERWEBWEB SITEWEB SITESWEBSITEReportWorld Bank10.1596/27884