Do I need a business license to open a fitness studio?

Need.

I. Necessity of business license

Business license is the certificate that the administrative department for industry and commerce allows industrial and commercial enterprises as legal persons and individual operators to engage in certain production and business activities. It is not only the proof of the legal operation of the enterprise, but also the proof of the legal person qualification of the enterprise. For setting up a fitness studio, it is necessary to apply for a business license to ensure its legal operation, protect consumers' rights and interests and maintain market order.

Second, the process of handling the business license

1. determine the business scope and name: determine the business scope and name of the fitness studio according to its own business plan and market demand.

2. Prepare relevant materials: including ID card, real estate license or lease contract, health permit and other relevant supporting documents.

3. Submit the application: submit the prepared materials to the local administrative department for industry and commerce and fill in the corresponding application form.

4. Examination and registration: The administrative department for industry and commerce shall examine the submitted materials, register those that meet the requirements and issue business licenses.

Third, matters needing attention

In the process of handling the business license, we need to pay attention to the following points:

1. Ensure that the submitted materials are true, accurate and complete, and avoid false declaration.

2. Abide by relevant laws and regulations and shall not engage in illegal business activities.

3. After obtaining the business license, it shall be properly kept and hung or placed in a prominent position in the business place.

To sum up:

Running a fitness studio requires a business license, which is a necessary condition to ensure the legitimate operation of enterprises, protect consumers' rights and interests and maintain market order. In the process of handling, we should abide by relevant laws and regulations to ensure that the submitted materials are true, accurate and complete, and keep and use them properly after obtaining the business license.

Legal basis:

Company Law of the People's Republic of China

Article 7 provides that:

A company established according to law shall be issued a business license by the company registration authority. The date of issuance of the business license of the company is the date of establishment of the company.

The company's business license shall specify the company's name, domicile, registered capital, business scope, name of legal representative and other matters.

Where the matters recorded in the company's business license change, the company shall register the change according to law, and the company registration authority shall issue a new business license.

Regulations of People's Republic of China (PRC) on Individual Industrial and Commercial Households

Article 8 provides that:

Those who apply for registration as individual industrial and commercial households shall apply to the registration authority where the business premises are located. The applicant shall submit an application for registration, identity certificate and proof of business premises.

The registered items of individual industrial and commercial households include the name and domicile, composition, business scope and business premises of the operators. Individual industrial and commercial households use the name, with the name as a registered item.