We started as a small shop, helping people register their first company. Today we do it remotely, nationwide — same care, less queueing.
Founder FastStart is a business registration and compliance service built for people starting or growing a company in South Africa. We handle CIPC registration, SARS setup, BEE certification, and the compliance admin that comes after — the parts that are necessary but rarely anyone's idea of a good time.
We work remotely and nationwide. Whether you're in Durban, Johannesburg, or a small town with no registration office nearby, the process is the same: tell us what you're building, and we handle the paperwork correctly the first time.
What started as a small shop in the centre of Durban became our first lesson in what entrepreneurs actually need.
We met people from all walks of life — real people with real questions and real businesses to build. They could walk in while they were shopping, ask questions in plain language, and leave with a clear next step instead of a stack of confusing forms.
That worked because business registration was never just about paperwork. It was about helping someone understand what they were doing and making the process feel manageable.
That's the approach we kept as Founder FastStart grew into a fully remote, nationwide service.
The shop is gone. The approach hasn't changed.
Clear guidance. Done properly. No unnecessary jargon.