# Local Business License Issuing System

## About Local Business License Issuing System

The Local Business License Issuing System enables local government bodies to regulate trading establishments. It also serves to protect the interest of the public at large against possible health hazards and inconveniences that any business operation can cause. With the Business License Issuing application traders can obtain the trade certificate in a simplified manner and ensure compliance with rules and safety guidelines issued by the government. The module offers the citizens and governance bodies a convenient and transparent means of processing trade licenses.

The application makes obtaining a trade licence easy, smooth, and transparent. Hence, the module removes the need for manual processing and streamlines the key trade licence management functions to provide a better user experience.

Click on the link below to download the trade licence brochure.

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## Key Features

<table data-card-size="large" data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th></th><th data-type="users" data-multiple></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Citizen Users</strong> </td><td><p><strong>A</strong>pply for a new trade licence or renew an existing trade licence</p><p></p><p><strong>U</strong>pload all the relevant documents required for the licence</p><p></p><p><strong>M</strong>ake payment for the Trade Licence (New/Renewal) fee using the online payment gateway</p><p></p><p><strong>R</strong>eceive notifications and alerts by email or SMS for new application status updates and pending renewals</p><p></p><p><strong>D</strong>ownload Trade Licence, Payment &#x26; Acknowledgement Receipts online</p></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Employee Users</strong> </td><td><p><strong>C</strong>reate flexible role-based workflows</p><p></p><p><strong>C</strong>onfigure license fee calculation logic</p><p></p><p><strong>V</strong>iew custom dashboards for module statistics</p><p></p><p><strong>F</strong>ilter search results using advanced configurable search parameters</p></td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

## Section Overview

This section contains all docs and information required to understand the Business Licensing module, its key features, functional scope, and configuration details. Click on the links below to learn more about deploying, configuring, customising, and using the business license issuing module.

* [Functional Specifications](/local-governance/access/local-governance-stack/trade-license-tl/tl-module-functional-specifications.md)
* [Local Business License Issuing User Manual](/local-governance/access/local-governance-stack/trade-license-tl/tl-user-manual.md)
* [Master Data Configuration Templates](/local-governance/access/local-governance-stack/trade-license-tl/tl-master-data-templates.md)
* [Local Business License Issuing System Service Configuration](/local-governance/access/local-governance-stack/trade-license-tl/tl-service-configuration.md)
* [Implementation Handbook](/local-governance/access/local-governance-stack/trade-license-tl/tl-implementation-guide.md)

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